FBI Issues Alert on LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware

The FBI sounded the alarm around two strains of ransomware, LockerGoga and MegaCortex, shortly before the holiday break.

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U.S. Wary of a Ransomware Attack Against 2020 Election

A report Monday confirmed that the U.S. government is concerned about foreign hackers spreading ransomware that can manipulate voter databases ahead of next year's election..

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GandCrab Ransomware Gang Calling It Quits

The cybercriminals are reportedly winding down operations around the ransomware after claiming to have made $2 billion in ransom payments

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Global Aluminum Manufacturer Still Recovering From Ransomware Attack

Norway's Norsk Hydro, the company ensnared in one of the week's biggest stories – a ransomware attack that crippled its systems – is still in the process of recovering.

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US Charges Hackers in Multimillion Dollar Ransomware Campaign

The Department of Justice indicted two men on Wednesday for their role in a chain of devastating ransomware attacks dating back to 2015. The US Treasury Department - for the first time ever - sanctioned two Bitcoin addresses used by the men to funnel funds.

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A History of Ransomware Attacks: The Biggest and Worst Ransomware Attacks of All Time

Take a look at the history of ransomware, the most damaging ransomware attacks, and the future for this threat.

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Ryuk Ransomware Goes After the Big Fish

Over the last two weeks attackers have been using the Ryuk ransomware to carry out tailored attacks against large organizations.

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Deep in the Crypto Mines

The future of malware is here and it’s not coming for your data or your passwords or your bank account details. It’s coming for your computing power.

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Following Ransomware Attack Indiana Hospital Pays $55K to Unlock Data

A hospital paid 4 BTC (Bitcoin) - roughly $55,000 - to regain access to its computer systems over the weekend.

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Eternal Blues

The WannaCry worm was one of the more notable attacks of 2017, and since it emerged in May there has been constant speculation about who was responsible for it. The White House this week sought to end that speculation by publicly attributing the attack to North Korea, saying that country’s government was directly responsible for the ransomware campaign and that it was part of a pattern of bad behavior from North Korea.

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