All of a sudden a wayward comment by an FBI agent is making big headlines suggesting that the FBI is telling victims of ransomware to "just pay" the ransom. That's not exactly true ...
The CryptoWall variant of crypto-ransomware cost US businesses and consumers at least $18 million between April 2014 and June 2015. The total damages could be much higher.
The twins had purchased an armored door for their apartment, and they set up text message alerts to warn their associates to destroy evidence once the police showed up. It wasn't enough to keep the cops out, or themselves out of jail.
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The latest visual meme in ransomware comes from a cult TV show...about ficticious crooks. Paul Ducklin walks you through "PolloCrypt," more correctly known as Troj/LPoLock-A...
TeslaCrypt is a new ransomware that goes above and beyond CryptoLocker in the types of files it seeks out to hold for ransom, including those related to video games. SophosLabs dug in to find out what TeslaCrypt has in store for gamers, and everyone else.