The ransomware epidemic has taken the world by storm. It has impacted everyone from large enterprises to home users. The small and medium businesses (SMBs) have seen a drastic uptake in ransomware attacks in 2016. This year alone, The Inquirer reported the number of ransomware attacks hitting the SMB market has increased 800%. Ransomware distributers have found […]
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New Ransomware, Telecrypt, Released Into the Wild A new ransomware variant was recently found. BleepingComputer reported the variant, named Telecrypt, requires an internet connection to infect computers. Telecrypt uses Telegram and command and control servers to execute its infection. To infect PCs the ransomware requires a binary to launch. Upon launch, and there is a confirmation process of
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14M Emails Infected With Locky Ransomware Another ransomware campaign was sent out on October 24th, distributing 14 million emails with Locky ransomware attached. The email included a “complaint letter”, which of course was really ransomware. Upon opening the attachment, the ransomware went to work encrypting user’s files. The typical ransom demand made with Locky infections
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Update: After five days of battling to get systems back up and running, Madison County has paid the ransom demands to regain access. Herald Bulletin reported, the county was encouraged to pay the ransom amount by their insurance provider, who paid the $28,000 demand. The county was left paying the insurance deductible, along with $17,500
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Step-by-step guide to removing FBI MonkeyPak ransomware If you have been infected with the MonkeyPak ransomware, and a system restore is not an option via SafeMode, there is an alternative way to remove the malware. It should be noted, you will need a bootable USB device with a minimum of 32 MB memory that can
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One of the current tactics ransomware authors are using to infect your network, is to send email attachments containing malicious scripts. These scripts are often VBScript (.vbs), Windows Script Files (wsf), or JavaScript (.js) files, and when executed, will download a DLL or EXE to spawn the infection. An example JavaScript which downloads and executes
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A ransomware attack stuck three Rainbow Children’s Clinic locations in Texas in August. Over 33,000 patients who have rendered services at these facilities, have had their information compromised. The clinic is offering free credit monitoring services to those who have been impacted. Information Management reported some files have been completely lost due to the ransomware corruption.
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CryPy ransomware takes the time to encrypt each file independently, to make decryption more difficult… Ransomware continues to evolve in various ways. First, there was polymorphic ransomware, changing codes every few seconds to avoid detection from the traditional blacklist security software programs. Then, there has been ransomware that will not only encrypt your data, but steal
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Hutchinson Community Foundation recovered from a ransomware attack, to find the criminals hacked their data too… On September 19, 2016, Hutchinson Community Foundation, in Hutchinson, Kansas, found out they had been hacked. Not only had they been hacked, but they were hit a ransomware attack. Ransomware is the malware that will encrypt users files, locking them until
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MSPs, what protection are you offering your clients? Ransomware continues to spread at an epidemic level. With that comes a need for an advanced security solution that includes ransomware protection. From a Managed Service Provider (MSP) perspective, this is a massive opportunity to provide a higher level of protection to PC users. MSPs provide various
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