RansomeWare

Massive Ransomeware Hits 74 Countries

May 12, 2017 Dan Uff

(CNN): Security firm Kaspersky Lab has recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries in the past 10 hours. Most of the attacks have targeted Russia. What is it? The ransomware, called “WannaCry,” locks down all the files on an infected computer and asks the computer’s administrator to pay in order to regain control of them. […]

New RansomeWare found for Mac promising decryption add-on for popular software

February 22, 2017 Dan Uff

(AppleInsider.com): New ransomware for the Mac has been discovered by security researchers, with the “poorly coded” malware created in Swift encrypting the user’s files and demanding a payment, without any possibility of decrypting the files even if the ransom is paid. Circulating via BitTorrent sites and called “Patcher,” the malware poses as a crack for pirates […]