Cisco’s Talos team says 500k already pwned and leaking data By Shaun Nichols A newly-disclosed malware infection has compromised more than 500,000 home and small office routers and NAS boxes.…
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Ransomware infects Ukraine energy ministry website
Hackers have used ransomware to take the website of Ukraine’s energy ministry offline and encrypt its files. The website currently contains a message written in English, demanding a ransom of…
Malware Spikes Coincided with 2017 Geopolitical Incidents
Phil Muncaster A new report has linked outbreaks of malware activity to geopolitical events and tensions. Comodo Threat Research Labs’ Global Malware Report 2017 was compiled by former NSA analyst, Kenneth…
BlackEnergy Malware: How Hackers May Tackle our Infrastructure
Adam Vincent CEO of ThreatConnect On December 23 2015, 230,000 people in Ukraine were left in the dark for six hours after hackers compromised several power distribution centres which provide electricity to residents…
Hop on, Average Rabbit: Latest extortionware menace flopped
The buck stops… somewhere in Ukraine, Turkey, Japan? By John Leyden As the dust settles from Tuesday’s Bad Rabbit ransomware outbreak, it’s already clear that it is far less severe…
'Bad Rabbit' ransomware strikes Ukraine and Russia
A new strain of ransomware nicknamed “Bad Rabbit” has been found spreading in Russia, Ukraine and elsewhere. The malware has affected systems at three Russian websites, an airport in Ukraine…