Phil Muncaster Reports are emerging of a new sextortion campaign in which victims are asked to pay thousands of dollars in Bitcoin to keep quiet a supposed webcam video of…
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WannaCry ransomware bitcoins move from online wallets
More than $140,000 (£105,000) worth of bitcoins paid by victims of the WannaCry ransomware outbreak have been removed from their online wallets. It has been nearly three months since infections…
Petya hackers issue fresh ransom demand
The perpetrators of a recent cyber-attack that disrupted businesses across the world appear to have accessed the ransom payments they raised. Just over £7,900-worth of virtual currency has been moved…
US libraries hit by ransomware attack
Libraries across the city of St Louis are gradually regaining control of their computer systems, following a malware attack several days ago. Criminals broke into the systems of 17 libraries,…
US Healthcare records offered for sale online
Three US healthcare organisations are reportedly being held to ransom by a hacker who stole data on hundreds of thousands of patients. The hacker has also put the 650,000 records…
Reinvented ransomware shifts from pwning PC to wrecking websites
‘CTB Locker’ targets WordPress, offers live chat to help victims pay up. Darren Pauli A new ransomware variant appears to be ripping through WordPress sites encrypting data and demanding a…