Today a new Locky Ransomware variant was discovered by security researcher Derek Knight and then quickly followed by Stormshield malware analyst coldshell that switches to the .ykcol extension for ...

Early this morning, security researcher Derek Knight discovered a new Locky campaign spewing out emails that pretend to be an ISP complaint stating that SPAM has been detected coming from the computer ...

Ransomware with apparent links to a Dridex botnet affiliate has been spotted attempting to infect at least 450,000 computer users. Brandon Levene, Micah Yates, and Rob Downs, all security researchers ...

Check Point has identified a dozen attacks in September that bore the LockBit stamp, with half of them attributed to the ...

Ransomware can strike any industry, from logistics and media companies to non-profit organizations and governments. Even hospitals are targets for ransomware, holding data and lives hostage.

People who have fallen victim to FortuneCrypt, Yatron, WannaCryFake or Avest ransomware should now be able to retrieve their encrypted files without giving into the extortion demands of cyber ...

A new form of ransomware, which shares similarities with Locky, allows its victims to negotiate the price for retrieving their encrypted files. The file-encrypting malware is deployed when the victim ...

We offer tips on how companies can avoid being infected by ransomware and how those who do fall victim can stop and mitigate damage from an attack. It’s simple, it’s obvious and it directly addresses ...

If you see a new image or graphic file on your computer that you don’t recall downloading, do not open it. The Locky ransomware program has moved on from MS Office Word to Facebook and LinkedIn ...

Attackers are demanding $300 in Bitcoin as part of the ransomware attack. (Bigstock Photo) A global cyberattack using ransomware, malicious code that locks down computers and files until users pay a ...