New Wave of CTB-Locker/Critroni Ransomware Hitting Victims
There is a new wave of attacks delivering the CTB-Locker or Critroni crypto ransomware, arriving through spam messages with a variety of lures in several different countries. CTB-Locker is one of the...
View ArticleNew Spam Campaign Pushing CTB-Locker Ransomware
The SANS Institute reports a new strain of CTB-Locker ransomware moving this week via spam messages.
View ArticleWindows 10 Upgrade Spam Carries CTB-Locker Ransomware
Spam messages spoofing Microsoft and promising a free Windows 10 upgrade instead drop the CTB-Locker crypto-ransomware on compromised machines.
View ArticleCTB-Locker/Critroni Finds New Legs Targeting Websites
Researchers are calling the latest variant of CTB-Locker "CTB-Locker for Websites" because it targets websites, encrypt their content, and demands a 0.4 bitcoin ($425) ransom for access to the...
View ArticleRansomware A Two-Year Nightmare in the Making
The last two years have seen an astounding growth in the number of people encountering ransomware.
View ArticleResearchers Break MarsJoke Ransomware Encryption
Victims infected with the MarsJoke ransomware can now decrypt their files; researchers cracked the encryption in the CTB-Locker lookalike last week.
View ArticleMicrosoft Bolsters Ransomware Protection in Windows 10 Anniversary Update
Microsoft beefs up ransomware defenses in Windows 10 Anniversary Update starting with Edge browser and the Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) tool.
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