Five Russian banks have been under intermittent cyber-attack for two days, said the country’s banking regulator. The state-owned Sberbank was one target of the prolonged attacks, it said. Hackers sought…
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SMBs Face Serious Ransomware Damages
On average, a single crypto-malware attack may cost small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) up to $99,000. By Tara Seals Kaspersky Lab’s 2016 Corporate IT Security Risks survey found that more…
An online market that offered cheap hacked servers returns
The xDedic site had been offering access to hacked servers across the world. By Michael Kan A website that offered access to hacked servers for as little as $6 is…
Kaspersky: Ransomware that encrypts is booming
Android mobile ransomware is on the rise, too. By Tim Greene Over the past year the number of machines hit by ransomware that encrypts all or part of the hard…
Hackers sold access to 170,000 compromised servers, many in the US
New data paints a much darker picture of the underground market for hacked servers. By Lucian Constantin The market for hacked servers might be much larger than previously thought, with…
A black market is selling access to hacked government servers for $6
“It is a hacker’s dream,” says Kaspersky Lab. By Michael Kan Want access to a government server? An online black market is selling access to thousands of hacked servers for…