SC Magazine UK |
New Simplocker ransomware uses XMPP to bypass Android security apps
SC Magazine UK Check Point has discovered a variant of the Simplocker ransomware program that uses a novel communications technique to bypass security. Researchers also garnered enough communications data to determine the success rate of the ransomware … |
All ransomware is not created equal and therefore should not be universally feared, a researcher will tell the Black Hat 2015 conference this week.
Engin Kirda
In fact, some ransomware – which locks up infected computers until a demanded sum is paid – makes false claims about the damage it is capable of doing, and some of the data it purports to seize can be recovered, says Engin Kirda, the cofounder and chief architect at Lastline Labs.
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The Daily Star |
How Kaspersky Internet Security protects from ransomware
The Daily Star Ransomware is a kind of malware that steals users' files and exacts a ransom from its victims. The most effective approach is to encrypt the files and offer decryption keys for ransom — hence why this malicious programming is also referred to as … |
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