May 7, 2018

Despite Last Year’s Surge, Ransomware Attacks on the Decline in 2018

2 min read - Although major, widespread campaigns such as WannaCry drove a 415 percent increase in ransomware attacks last year, recent research revealed that the threat vector is fading in 2018. F-Secure’s “The Changing State of Ransomware” report found that the lack of…

October 24, 2017

Locky Ransomware Attacks Exploit Microsoft DDE to Increase Effectiveness

2 min read - The cybercriminals behind Locky ransomware have adopted a new DDE hijacking technique to infect as many victims as possible while evading detection.

October 19, 2017

Necurs Downloader Takes Screen Grabs to Improve Ransomware Attacks

2 min read - The cybercriminals behind the Necurs botnet are now taking screenshots of victims' machines to improve the performance of ransomware attacks.

September 26, 2017

Ransomware Threat Means IT Managers Cannot Afford to Get Locky

2 min read - Locky ransomware is a rising threat again as millions of spam emails have been sent out in a new series of attacks.

May 15, 2017

Locky’s Distributors Launch Jaff Ransomware

2 min read - Jaff ransomware is a new variant from the authors of Locky. It works in a similar manner, but is much more expensive for its victims.

Malware April 24, 2017

The Necurs Botnet: A Pandora’s Box of Malicious Spam

11 min read - Since its initial launch five years ago, the Necurs botnet has quickly ascended the cybercriminal ranks. Today, it controls more than 6 million endpoints.

April 17, 2017

Cerber Ransomware Owns the Market

2 min read - According to recent reports, Cerber ransomware dominated the malware marketplace in the first months of 2017, reducing Locky to irrelevance.

January 19, 2017

The Future of File Fraud? Spora Ransomware Offers Tiered Pricing and Complex Encryption

3 min read - Researchers recently discovered a new strain of ransomware, Spora, that allows victims to select tiered options in a slick, user-friendly payment process.

November 22, 2016

Locky Ransomware Spread Via Facebook Messenger

2 min read - Security researcher Bart Blaze discovered that cybercriminals have been spreading Locky ransomware using the Facebook Messenger app.

Intelligence & Analytics November 4, 2016

It Only Has to Happen Once: Protecting Your Brand in the Digital Age

4 min read - The challenge of protecting your brand is growing as ransomware and other targeted attacks become increasingly frequent and complex.