Tag: ransomware
How to prevent a ransomware attack? What to do in case you are hit...
Ransomware is a form of malware that gains access to your system and then locks you out of your computer until you pay a ‘ransom’ to gain back control. Ransomware can creep into your...
What is a nation-state Attack? This is how Microsoft is helping preventing it
In the past five years, there has been a significant increase in malicious cyber activity. The advent of nation-states using cyber-attacks has led to the emergence of new security threats against which every network...
New Android ransomware lures victims via SMS messages pretending to be porn
If you have an Android smartphone, you need to be careful about a new family of ransomware that has been discovered. According to security researchers, the newly-found Android ransomware goes deeper into the handset...
Bitcoin scammers are sending bomb threats to demand ransoms
Spammers have reportedly threatened business, schools and other places with bomb explosions in order to force them to pay Bitcoins. The police is in the countries that have been threatened is being cautious and it...