A ransomware referring to itself as RAA and RAA SEP is running in the wild. What makes it unique is that it comes along with the Pony Infostealer Trojan and is written entirely in Javascript. The ransomware encrypts files with…
Not only your personal computer and smartphone are prone to ransomware attacks. TrendMicro researchers just unveiled that your Android TV is also exposed to the risk of being locked and becoming unusable until a ransom is paid. The threat, dubbed…
Ransomware which is associated with the .7h9r file extension has been reported to affect users on a massive scale. The ransomware uses an extremely strong file encryption to encode the files of infected users. In addition to that, 7h9r leaves…
PlusNetwork.com is the main site page of a browser hijacker. As part of the Plus! Network, you can also witness advertisements and redirects to the rogue anti-malware program ReImage Plus. You can find a download link for that program on…
LinkedIn is making the headlines once again: Microsoft has just announced that it is acquiring LinkedIn for $26 billion, $196 per share. The social network for professionals has 433 million users, and this means that Microsoft is getting hold of…
We all know about the dangers of torrents and pirated software, but nonetheless, there are still successful malicious campaigns based on popular torrent websites [and lesser educated users]. Such a campaign was just spotted by Symantec [who just acquired Blue…
Takahiro Locker is the name of a ransomware, which has its ransom message written in Japanese. Despite that, Japanese users might not be the only ones targeted. The ransomware seeks to encrypt files with a small number of extensions, but…
A heavily advertising browser extension on Google Chrome has been reported on Reddit and other web forums. The extension is named ZenMate free VPN, and it is believed to be installed along with other setups. The pop-ups caused by the…
The family of Crysis ransomware viruses is able to encode files on different drives as well as external devices. The virus uses an extremely powerful combination of three ciphers to encrypt data – AES, RSA key to lock the AES…
Data breaches are [currently and generally] a major privacy issue, and that’s why we decided to ask you, our readers, how you feel about your credentials being exposed to exploits. The worst part is that the knowledge of data incidents…
GamesLagoon(.)com is a site of an adware gaming platform called GamesLagoon. The website is filled with online games and in almost every game you can see ads. Additional advertisements can fill your browsers if you are on the site. Other…
Ransomware virus from the “@” family has been reported yet again on security forums to encrypt files of unsuspecting users. The ransomware is believed to be widespread via e-mails that contain malicious attachments and it uses a powerful cipher to…
“If you torture the data long enough, it will confess.” – Ronald Coase, Economist Big data. Data collection. Data mining. Data aggregation. Data technology. Data privacy. Data breach. What do all those big data terms mean and how are they…
Ransomware, known as CryFile has been reported to infect computers primarily in Russia. This nasty crypto-virus is reported to encrypt files of the infected users, denying them access to them. The newly encrypted files have the .criptiko, .criptoko, .criptokod, .cripttt,…
Search.easyweatheraccess(.)com is the search engine of a browser hijacker app named Easy Weather Access. The hijacker is developed by SaferBrowser and can take control of the browsers on your computer. SaferBrowser is has a bad fame when it comes to…
Have you ever thought that it would be possible to stop a cyber attack before it happens? A startup company, Cylance, not only believes it is possible but it also has started an AI project to show us how. Meet…
Mega (data) breaches are a major public problem, even though the public may not be too interested in the subject. If you’re a user of popular social media such as LinkedIn, Myspace, Tumblr, and dating websites like BeautifulPeople, you shouldn’t…
The Jigsaw ransomware makes its appearance yet again. This time, it is called Payms. The crypto-virus encrypts more than 120 file extensions like previous variants, adding a .payms extension or a variation of it. Unfortunately, the Jigsaw ransomware is sold…
Android is an amazing operating system, mainly because of one and only feature – customization. However, some phone brands release their devices with some automatically configured settings because not every user is capable of dealing with advanced settings themselves. It…
The notorious Troldesh family of ransomware viruses has just increased with a new variant. The new crypto-ransomware variant encrypts the user files adding a .Better_call_saul file extension after them. It is reported by researchers at Nyxbone to utilize a powerful…
