Alleged extortionists wielded CTB-Locker aka Critroni and Cerber file-scrambling nasties By Richard Priday Five people suspected of infecting Windows PCs with ransomware – and extorting money from more than 170…
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Ransomware 'here to stay', warns Google study
By Mark Ward Technology correspondent, BBC News in Las Vegas Cyber-thieves have made at least $25m (£19m) from ransomware in the last two years, suggests research by Google. The search…
Apache Struts 2 exploit used to install ransomware on servers
Attackers exploit a Struts vulnerability patched in March to install the Cerber ransomware on Windows servers. By Lucian Constantin Attackers are exploiting a vulnerability patched last month in the Apache…
Cerber ransomware earns $2.3mil with 0.3% response rate
Affiliates get access to easy-to-use management tools. By Maria Korolov The fast-growing Cerber ransomware earned nearly $200,000 in July despite a payment rate of just 0.3 percent as a result…