Law Firms are Opening Bitcoin Wallets in Anticipation of Potential...
With the recent rise of ransomware attacks targeting corporations worldwide, law firms are taking what many are deeming ‘appropriate’ preemptive security measures. WannaCry...
More Malware Threats Coming in 2017
Bitcoin ransomware attacks have regularly hit the headlines this year, giving cryptocurrency negative press, however malware, in general, has been increasing making ransomware a much...
Microsoft: WanaCry Blame Game Ends At NSA, Consumers’ Door
Microsoft has defended itself in the aftermath of WanaCry, saying system modernization is “a high priority for everyone.” NSA, Consumers Firmly To Blame As the Windows attack...
WanaCrypt0r 2.0 Ransomware Myths Fail To Shake Bitcoin Optimism
Bitcoin is shrugging off links with the ongoing international WanaCrypt0r 2 cyber attack as the media struggles to work out who to blame. WanaCrypt0r 2: Media Perpetuates Bitcoin Myth...
Bitcoin Demand Rises as U.S. Corporations are Stocking Up
Bitcoin has attracted a great deal of interest over the last couple of years, and mainstream investing has skyrocketed with the ever-growing Bitcoin price. Now, a new market sector is...
Ransomware as a Service is Bringing In Some Serious Money
Ransomware is now becoming standardized to create a lucrative business model, ransomware as a service for amateur hackers. Also read: OXBTC Releases New BTC/ETH Cloudhash Hosting...
Office 365 Zero-day Leads To Ransomware Phishing Attacks
Sometimes it feels like the only way Bitcoin makes headlines is either through a price change or ransomware. Cerber, one of the most dangerous types of Bitcoin ransomware alive today...
New Report Shows Healthcare IT Security is On Wobbly Legs
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will recall the story of several hospitals being infected with Bitcoin ransomware earlier this year. A new study on how hospitals treat patient privacy and...
Bitcoin Ransomware Popularity Increased Spectacularly In 2015
Bitcoin ransomware threats are once again making the headlines these days. Albeit they are now popular than screen-blocker ransomware, this is not news to be proud of by any means...
500 Million Records Stolen in 2015 Due To Security Vulnerabilities
Despite the wide variety of cyber attacks against companies and individual users all over the world, far too many websites contain security vulnerabilities. Hackers have a relatively...
Dridex Banking Trojan Evolves Into Bitcoin Ransomware Distributor
People active in the world of security will have heard of the Dridex malware before, which is a Trojan designed to infiltrate banking infrastructure. But it looks like Dridex is...
Bitcoin Ransomware CryptoWall is Back With Improvements
Bitcoin ransomware has been a new type of malware attacking computers and networks all over the world. By decrypting all important file extensions, and forcing the device owner to pay...