Tag: Ransomware

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Bitcoin Ransomware Attacks Are Growing at an Alarming Rate

According to experts, bitcoin ransomware attacks occur for one reason and one reason only… Because hackers love bitcoin. Bitcoin Ransomware Attacks: Will They Ever Stop? Members...

San Francisco University Is the Latest BTC Ransomware Victim

Bitcoin ransomware is on the rise. Ransomware Comes in a Big Way During the present COVID scare, many malicious actors have used the unstable environment to...

BTC Ransomware Attack on Travelex Ends with Payout

It’s happened again, folks. Another bitcoin ransomware attack has occurred, only this time, it appears the victimized company – in this case foreign exchange...

New Coronavirus App is Crypto Ransomware in Disguise

There are malicious actors and applications out there looking to take advantage of the fear and panic surrounding the coronavirus so they can get...

BTC Ransomware Hits New Orleans While Those Refusing to Pay Get Humiliated

The city of New Orleans in Louisiana has declared a state of emergency after being hit with a massive ransomware attack. Ransomware Takes Out the...

Jerez de la Frontera Under Attack by BTC Cyber Thief

As we have seen in the crypto world, nobody is safe from crypto-based ransomware, and in the case of one Spanish city – Jerez...

Two Bitcoin Addresses Sanctioned by U.S. Treasury Department

The U.S. Treasury Department has sanctioned two Bitcoin addresses used to funnel funds derived from ransomware to Iran. The ongoing sanctions by the United States...

Bitcoin Ransom of $20,000 Paid by Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations

The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations in Canada recently paid a ransomware hacker $20,000 in bitcoins. Computers are a tremendous boon to modern life. For...

Canadian Town Pays Off Hackers Behind Ransomware Attack

A small town in Canada has decided to pay off the hackers behind a ransomware attack to get their computer systems back online. One of...

New Malware Combines Cryptojacking, Cryptomining with Known Ransomware

Ransomware has been a big problem over the past few years. Criminals are now actively revisiting this malware family to focus on cryptomining and...

New Ransomware Nets $640K in Bitcoin in Just Two Weeks

North Korea may be behind Ryuk, a new ransomware, that has earned $640,000 in BTC in just two weeks with targeted attacks. A powerful new...

Hackers Target PGA with Ransomware, Demand Bitcoin

Hackers have attacked the servers of the PGA with ransomware, demanding that the golf association pay Bitcoin to release encrypted files. When one thinks of...