Ransomware

Ransomware news and articles. Stay up to date with the latest cyber crime trends. Enjoy exciting stories of cybercriminals using online extortion. From hackers and organized crime to some nation state sponsored hackers. The Cyber Post brings you world wide cyber security news dedicated to ransomware.

In today’s digital age criminals are always lurking on the web. Whether it be phishing attacks or straight up digital extortion, many threats exist. But the cyber post is here to educate its readers. Learn from experts and cybersecuirty industry vets on how you can better protect your data. Enjoy reading on how thieves and hackers employ tricks to steal your personal information. So then you can use this information to better protect your own identity.

Largest Attack On health Services firm UHS by Ryuk Ransomware

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The Ryuk ransomware is suspected to be the culprit. A ransomware attack has shut down Universal Health Services, a Fortune-500 owner of a nationwide network of hospitals. The attack occurred in...

Inside A Ryuk Ransomware Attack: From Start To Finish

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Security researchers map out how a ransomware attack plays out over a two week period. By Steve Ranger Security researchers have revealed the anatomy of a ransomware attack, showing how cyber criminals gained...

Netwalker Ransomware Proves Attackers Dont Need Cutting Edge Malware

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Malware and related records show that ransomware administrators needn't bother with a bleeding edge weapons store to be viable. A malware apparatus set and related documents that analysts at Sophos...

Texas Courts Hit With Ransomware Attack

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Officials say they will not pay any ransoms or demands of the attackers! Texas officials have revealed that a ransomware attack was launched against its court system but insists no...

Conti Ransomware Using Unique Features To Cripple Networks With Blazing Fast Encryption

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By Catalin Cimpanu for Zero Day A lesser-known ransomware strain known as Conti is using up to 32 simultaneous CPU threads to encrypt files on infected computers for blazing-fast encryption...

REvil Threatens To Release Dirty Laundry On President Trump If Ransom Is Not Paid

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Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks, one of the top entertainment law firms in the US, was recently the target of a ransomware attack.Revil, the group behind the attack, on...

Small & Medium Sized Businesses Targeted By Dharma Ransomware

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Small and medium businesses (SMBs) are witnessing an increased ransomware attack globally, including in India, this year and the ransom demands have reached nearly $8,620 (nearly Rs 6.4 lakh)...

REvil Ransomware Operators Actively Recruiting & Putting Up a 1 Million Dollar Bond

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REvil ransomware deposits $1 million in hacker recruitment drive By Lawrence Abrams The REvil Ransomware (Sodinokibi) operation has deposited $1 million in bitcoins on a Russian-speaking hacker forum to prove to potential affiliates...

Chaos in a cup: When ransomware creeps into your smart coffee maker

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This International Coffee Day, we looked at coffee machines that helped bring down a network of systems. Who would've guessed? When the fledgling concept of the Internet of...

The ransomware ‘industry’ is becoming more commercial and professional than ever

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by Adi Gaskell Recently my wife’s hospital trust in the UK received a rather aggressive sounding email demanding large sums of money or the sender would release large quantities of patient...
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