and ransomware attacks. Beyond direct financial crimes, it also involves spreading malware to infect computers or networks and trafficking in illegal materials. In India, the profile of victims of ...

WannaCry is far and away the most severe malware attack so far in 2017, and the spread of this troubling ransomware is far ... the victim pays a ransom of $300 in bitcoins at the time of infection.

Ransomware attacks are usually associated with gangs encrypting a target's systems, preventing access until money for a decryption key is paid. However, Liska says there's been a rise in data ...

Jumpy Pisces, a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor also known as Onyx Sleet, or Andariel, has recently shifted its focus to ransomware attacks ... roughly 300 victims in its first year ...

The City of Columbus, Ohio, has notified 500,000 residents that their personal data may have been compromised in a ransomware attack that occurred in mid ... Ross, known as “Connor Goodwolf,” informed ...

The Houston Housing Authority was victim of a ransomware attack on Sept. 22, the agency said in a press release. Ransomware is malicious software that makes critical systems unusable unless a sum ...

Ohio's capital city (with a population of over 905,000) was hit by the ransomware attack on July 18 ... Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther told local media that the leaked data should not concern ...

You get into the car, and the chief of staff tells you the company’s been hit by a ransomware attack. The attackers are demanding $50 million in bitcoin or else they’ll release all of the ...

However, it was unclear what other information was compromised. The city is working with local law enforcement in response to the ransom. The statement read in part, "We understand that this ...

The City of Columbus, Ohio’s state capital, has confirmed that hackers stole the personal data of 500,000 residents during a July ransomware attack. In a filing with Maine’s attorney general ...

A relatively new ransomware operation named Interlock attacks organizations worldwide, taking the unusual approach of creating an encryptor to target FreeBSD servers. Launched at the end of ...