CrySiS ransomware decryptor keys posted
The decryptor keys for the CrySiS ransomware were posted in a Bleeping Computer forum early on November 14, possibly by one of the ransomware’s developers.
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Lansing, Mich., utility admits paying ransomware demand
Officials with the Lansing Board of Water & Light publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that the utility paid $25,000 to regain control of its accounting and email systems in the days following an April 25 ransomware attack.
Scammers pose as OPM staffers to push Locky
Cybercriminals attempting to place Locky ransomware are posing as Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees to con their victims into opening their phishing email and its malware-laden attachment.
Researchers spot first cryptor to exploit Telegram protocol
Kaspersky Lab researchers Anton Ivanov and Fedor Sinitsyn spotted what they are calling the first encryption malware to exploit the Telegram protocol.
The ultimate cyberattack is on the horizon
If you think teenagers sitting around a campfire spin the scariest stories, then take a listen to cybersecurity pros whose nightmarish tales are much more probable than zombies or a murderer’s call coming to a lone babysitter coming from inside the house.
Phishing emails claiming account suspension spread Locky malware
Cyber crooks are looking to exploit financial fear by spreading Locky in phishing emails that claim the recipient’s credit card has been suspended.
Breaches of Madison County? Indiana officials stymied by ransomware
Public officials in Madison County, Indiana are reportedly unable to access the county server following a ransomware attack that targeted their files and demanded payment for their safe retur
Locky ransomware distributors reduced to potty talk
After a two week break that saw few Locky ransomware attacks, the Cisco Talos research team discovered a new variety that sports not only a scatologically named extension for the encrypted files and another reference that insults Linux.
Python ransomware uses a unique key for each file that is encrypted
A new ransomware variant written in Python and named CryPy has been uncovered by an Avast security researcher that while dangerous is also littered with flaws that make it less effective.
Researchers spot uptick in phishing cyberattacks leveraging WSF files
Symantec researchers noted an uptick in phishing email attacks using malicious WSF attachments to infect users with ransomware.
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