November 03, 2017

2018 Malware Forecast: learning from the long summer of ransomware

SophosLabs looks at the summer of 2017's most prolific ransomware families

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August 17, 2017

It’s baaaack: Locky ransomware is on the rise again

Locky had been quiet until new variants started appearing last week. Here's what you need to know

Naked Security

June 23, 2017

Ransomware families – and how to fight them

SophosLabs looked at the most prolific ransomware variants. And, we offer you the tools to better defend against them.

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April 26, 2017

Why ransomware continues to dominate conference agendas, despite being ‘old news’

While there are still victims of ransomware who feel they have no option but to pay up, we'll continue to focus on it

Naked Security

April 24, 2017

Ransomware hidden inside a Word document that’s hidden inside a PDF

Spam campaign delivers Locky ransomware that, like a Russian matryoshka doll, is nested inside not one but two layers

Naked Security

March 01, 2017

Unholy trinity of AKBuilder, LokiBot and Betabot used in new malware campaigns

Betabot, Dyzap and AKBuilder join forces - but keeping Office up to date should keep you protected

Naked Security

February 22, 2017

Global spam drops by more than half – now what?

Global spam levels plummeted at the end of 2016 and haven't gone back up - but sadly there's still an awful lot of spam left.

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October 18, 2016

Data-stealing CryPy ransomware raises the spectre of variable pricing for files

The CryPy ransomware steals a list of filenames, and uses a unique encryption key for each one - which makes variable file pricing possible.

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October 06, 2016

Odin ransomware takes over from Zepto and Locky

First it was Locky, then it morphed into Zepto, and now it's become Odin.

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