Ransomware News

As tech advances, so too, do the malware attacks. Amid a pandemic, ransomwares are turning to privacy-centric coins to get away with crime.

Avaddon ransomware is exploiting Excel 4.0 macros to deploy an attack against users.

EvilQuest ransomware is launching attacks against macOS users through infected installers.

Microsoft research shows crypto-related attacks grew in Indonesia during from 2018 to 2019.

The University of California at San Francisco has paid a million-dollar ransom following unsuccessful negotiations with a ransomware hacker group.

Proofpoint research shows that phishing-based ransomware attacks are on the rise amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Symantec revealed that a WastedLocker ransomware attack was blocked on time after an early alert by the cybersecurity firm.

Maze and Doppelpaymer are threatening to leak data from LG and Mitsubishi respectively after launching a ransomware attack.

CryCyptor ransomware poses as a government-backed COVID-19 Android tracing app to deploy its attack.

Ransomware group threatens to auction secrets stolen from a law firm specializing in the entertainment industry.

REvil ransomware gang immediately auctioned sensitive data after a card services provider failed to cover their ransom.

NCC Group revealed that a ransomware variant is now asking for million dollar ransoms.

NetWalker continued to launch ransomware attacks to the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ransomware gang REvil launched a second attack on an australian drink manufacturer.

Kroll’s team says transnational cybercrime groups are launching unemployment fraud schemes in the US.