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Maze ransomware affects Canadian insurance company and its computer network Ransomware attacks do not seem to be stopping for now. Malicious actors have been looking for reliable companies that hold big packages of data and could pay a huge ransom price. This time, Maze ransomware developers have shown their power […]

Maze ransomware encrypts 245 computers of a Canadian insurance company

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Within just a month of its existence, Zeppelin ransomware was improved and built-up by criminals behind it Zeppelin ransomware,[1] a newly developed threat, has been spotted attacking major healthcare and technology organizations worldwide. Victims have been found across Europe, Canada, and the USA. According to Cylance researchers, this malware is […]

Zeppelin ransomware targets organizations in US, Canada, and Europe

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Microsoft warns about a complex threat that prevents detection and receives needed updates as frequently as needed A large surge of reports about large-scale malware campaigns started in October 2018, according to the report from Microsoft Defender ATP Research Team.[1] Based on the particular characteristics of the malware, it got […]

Dexphot malware turned 80,000 computers into Monero miners

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Louisiana state government experiences a ransomware attack that affects its servers Ransomware attacks have become a common occurrence nowadays. As a confirmation to this fact, security experts released reports that the state government of Louisiana has become another victim of ransomware developers.[1] On the 18th of November, John Bel Edwards […]

Louisiana state government experiences a major ransomware attack

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Ryuk ransomware hit computer servers and stopped administrative work at Mexican state oil company Pemex Pemex, the oil provider company, reported that hackers attempted to infect their network and stop the critical operations that caused the entire network being disconnected from the Internet until Monday afternoon.[1] While the operations were […]

Pemex claims to neutralize attempted Ryuk ransomware attack

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Cybercriminal gang Platinum developed a new backdoor dubbed Titanium for campaigns in South and Southeast Asia According to cybersecurity researchers at Kaspersky, a new malware campaign that targets South and Southeast Asia is on the way.[1] Developed by advanced persistent threat (APT) group Platinum, the backdoor Titanium uses stealthy techniques for […]

Platinum criminal group releases a sophisticated Titanium backdoor

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Targeted ransomware attacks on two victims from Spain – Everis IT consultancy firm and leading radio network Cadena SER The first Monday of November, 2019 came with huge news about the targeted cryptovirus attack on two major Spanish companies.[1] Both companies reacted very quickly, and informed their employees to shut down […]

Is WannaCry still alive? Ransomware hits Spanish companies

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