TeslaCrypt closes doors, offers master decryption key
In a surprising turn of events, notorious ransomware TeslaCrypt seems to be no more.
Samsam and Petya: The New Wave of Ransomware
Malware development, like any other area in IT, is a hotbed of innovation and change. At the forefront of this trend are the groups responsible for developing ransomware applications such as TeslaCrypt and Cryptowall. Today’s news brings two new challengers:...
TeslaCrypt 4.0 ransomware ups the ante with unbreakable encryption
When TeslaCrypt first arrived on the ransomware scene about a year ago, it seemed like a CryptoLocker copycat with a few new tricks, such as renaming existing files, deleting browser history to hide the source of the infection, and a...
CryptoWall returns for another round with CryptoWall 4.0
The gold standard in ransomware, CryptoWall, is making the rounds again with a new 4.0 release. In this revision, there are some pretty important changes that are going to make life more difficult for both infectees and security researchers looking...
Venom security vulnerability threatens data centers, virtual machines
Security Researchers At CrowdStrike have uncovered a vulnerability that makes it possible for an attacker to escape from a virtual machine and gain access to the host hypervisor and the other virtual machines running on it. And that could mean...
Rombertik: What you need to know about malware’s suicide bomber
Researchers at Cisco Systems’ Talos Group have identified a new variety of malware that, if detected, attempts to take its host computer with it. Known as Rombertik, it is unique in terms of the lengths it will go to avoid...
What SMB business continuity and disaster recovery plans are missing
When we talk about business continuity and disaster recovery, data backup is always an important part of any suggested plan. And it’s true: if your SMB clients aren’t backing up their data, they’ll have big problems if they have a...
