Last year businesses worldwide lost billions of dollars due to ransomware. This year, however, some ransomware criminals are looking to collect something other than money. Researchers at Emisoft have discovered a ransomware that demands payment of a different kind – nude photographs. The creator of the ransomware distorts the typical sextortion scam which is to… Read more »
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FBI Warns Over Ransomware Attacks
The FBI recently issued a warning to the private industry providing information and guidance on the LockerGoga and MegaCortex Ransomware. LockerGoga and MegaCortex are ransomware infections that target the company by compromising the network and encrypting all devices. When the network is compromised, the perpetrator be residents of the network for months before they release… Read more »
Three Frightening Predictions for Cyber-security in 2020
Technology over the past year has improved drastically and while this is a great thing as it relates to productivity, it has also meant a rise in security breachesand attacks. Unfortunately, it is not looking much better for 2020. According to recent articles, here are three predictions as it relates to Cybersecurity for 2020:… Read more »
Have you been caught watching porn?
If you haven’t received an email yet that accuses you of watching porn, it may be arriving soon. A familiar scheme with updated context has been making the rounds lately. The scam involves data from a previous breach which had emails and associated passwords. Assuming the end-user uses passwords across multiple sites, the perpetrator contacts… Read more »
Disney+ Accounts Hacked and on Sale For $1
Disney’s new demand streaming service has been available for less than two weeks and that is all it took before hackers were able to compromise the streaming service , selling hacked accounts for as little as $1. On November 12th, only hours after the service launched, Disney + users took to social media outraged that… Read more »
