Ventsislav is a cybersecurity expert at SensorsTechForum since 2015. He has been researching, covering, helping victims with the latest malware infections plus testing and reviewing software and the newest tech developments. Having graduated Marketing as well, Ventsislav also has passion for learning new shifts and innovations in cybersecurity that become game changers. After studying Value Chain Management, Network Administration and Computer Administration of System Applications, he found his true calling within the cybersecrurity industry and is a strong believer in the education of every user towards online safety and security.
A virus imitating the notorious Cerber ransomware has been reported b malware researchers to be a part of the notorious EDA2 ransomware project. The fake Cerber malware aims to encrypt the files on the computers it compromises, demanding 10.5 BTC…
A crypto-virus, called CryptoWire has surfaced during Autumn, 2016 and now it has resurfaced with a successor variant, calling itself UltraLocker. The virus most likely uses AES encryption algorithm to render the files of the victims no longer usable and…
“000-PLEASE-READ-WE-HELP.html” is the file used by the new Samas/SamSam ransomware which encrypts files possibly via the RSA encryption algorithm, adding .VforVendetta file extension after encryption. The virus also opens this .HTML file which contains a ransom note that has instructions…
The ransomware world has brought us yet another child, named FLRK. The virus uses the Blowfish encryption algorithm with 512 bytes from the files encrypted using it., which are enough to render them no longer openable. Also, the virus ads…
Since Christmas is coming, we at Sensors Tech Forum have decided to change it up a bit and introduce to you several cool ideas of gifts that someone working in the IT industry would really enjoy. When it comes to…
We all know what happens during winter holidays – people begin to use their cards and banks become very busy due to the increased amount of transactions conducted due to winter holidays. This is also the perfect opportunity for cyber-criminals…
Brand new vulnerabilities have been revealed concerning the IP White Box cameras made by Sony. Two primary alerts have popped out this week concerting the IP cameras, suggesting the IoT security is beginning to become a widespread problem for both…
Created by Stellar Information Technology Pvt. Ltd., Stellar Photo Recovery is a smart software that restores your photos, video files and audio files in case you cannot locate them or have deleted them. We have decided to test the software…
New variant of Petya and Mischa ransomware has popped out in the open, called GoldenEye ransomware. The virus encrypts hard drives, just like the previous variants did. Many believe it is an improved version of Mischa and Petya ransomware since…
Since many of the users on our forum and on our complaint e-mails have reported to be victims of infections caused by .js files(JavaScript source code file format) we have decided to serve the need of knowledge our readers should…
A very intriguing ransomware virus been detected by malware researchers. The malware is carrying the name SurveyLocker and has been detected recently in the wild. This interesting idea of locking the screen of the victim PC and asking for the…
The e-mail address “bahij2@india.com” has been used by one of the latest iterations of the second version of Globe ransomware. This crypto-virus uses the aid of encryption to render any files ineffective and ask a ransom to be paid for…
Microsoft has decided to improve further the security of it’s Windows 10 by adding new security features in multiple aspects of the OS in it’s Anniversary Update. The company has begun to demonstrate that they are aware of the ransomware…
Linux is one of the most widely known and used operating systems out there, being used by many experienced power users and many begginers are increasingly switching to Linux for privacy and security concerns. The complexity of the OS however…
U.S. has officially followed Britain’s mass surveillance changes and has passed the previously suggested Rule 41, once again introduced in congress back in September, 2016. This rule allows the Federal Bureau of Infvestigation to have an advanced procedures at their…
The 1st of December marked the beginning of a new Cerber ransomware virus with several interesting changes. The ransomware again wants it’s victims to pay a hefty sum of 499$ to get back the files, which are encrypted via RSA-512…
A ransomware virus believed to have something about CryptoMix as well as CryptXXX is reported to be infecting users and to encrypt their files adding the .rmd file extension to them. The virus has been reported to encrypt victims’ important…
Yet another variant of the notorious Dharma ransomware has been detected in the wild, this time using the .zzzzz file extension mimicking the notorious Locky ransomware. This ransomware which was recently discovered is claimed by malware researchers to be an…
What appears to be the biggest botnet so far – Mirai has created yet another menace, this time for the German company, Deutsche Telekom. The botnet has managed to login to the admin panel of most broadband routers, affecting the…
If you have been infected by the Dharma virus, this article aims to help you remove it and try to restore the .wallet files for free. Dharma ransomware which was latter established to be a variant of the CrySiS ransomware…
