A week ago, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone was attempting to disrupt the Trickbot botnet, a malware crime machine that has infected millions of computers and is often...
Read moreOur podcast is back for Series 3 - here's Episode 1!
Read moreOver the past 10 days, someone has been launching a series of coordinated attacks designed to disrupt Trickbot, an enormous collection of more than two million malware-infected Windows PCs...
Read moreCompanies victimized by ransomware and firms that facilitate negotiations with ransomware extortionists could face steep fines from the U.S. federal government if the crooks who profit from the attack...
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Really interesting conversation with someone who negotiates with ransomware gangs:
For now, it seems that paying ransomware, while obviously risky and empowering/encouraging ransomware attackers, can perhaps be comported so...
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When a company pays a multimillion dollar ransomware blackmail demand, where do you think the money goes?
Read moreTyler Technologies, a Texas-based company that bills itself as the largest provider of software and technology services to the United States public sector, is battling a network intrusion that...
Read moreA Dusseldorf woman died when a ransomware attack against a hospital forced her to be taken to a different hospital in another city. I think this is the first documented...
Read moreThe crooks wanted $15,000,000. They didn't get it. Huzzah!
Read moreWhen ransomware hits, there are always 3 questions. How much? Did they pay? And the big one: How did the crooks get in?
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