Armada Collective group has carried out three attacks in five days and is demanding 20,000 Bitcoin from each bank. Michael Moore Greece may be about to suffer another hit to…
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Cryptowall ransomware revenue may flow to one group
The latest version alone may have generated $325 million in revenue for the attackers. By Jeremy Kirk Just one cybercriminal group may be collecting the revenue from Cryptowall 3.0, a…
Cyber-miscreants use Brit e-tailers as personal cash machines
Online resellers hit by serious issues this week. John Leyden British e-tailers are trying to manage website disruption after they were systematically targeted this week by DDoS extortionists. Bolton-based online…
Dutch arrest two in 'CoinVault' computer blackmail case
Pair thought to have affected 1,500 computers. Reporting by Toby Sterling, editing by Larry King Reuters: Dutch police said on Thursday they had arrested two men on suspicion of using…
Finance firms targeted by cyber extortion gang
Banks, media groups and gaming firms are being hit with extortion demands by a cyber gang who threaten to knock them offline unless they pay up. In a report, net…