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.

Ransomware Tactics, Techniques And How it Has Evolved

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Ransomware Landscape Has Adapted and Evolved Author: Kyle Fedorek Ransomware attacks have increased manifold over the years and so have the ransom demands. This year-over-year evolution of ransomware threats is primarily...

RegretLocker, new ransomware, can encrypt Windows virtual hard disks

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Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new ransomware called RegretLocker that can quickly encrypt virtual had disks on Windows machines. Cybersecurity researchers discovered a new ransomware last month called RegretLocker...

The Week in Ransomware – October 9th 2020 – Giant ransoms

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Ransomware continues to run rampant this week, with well-known organizations getting hit with massive ransomware attacks. The biggest news this week is the Clop ransomware attack against Software AG, where...

PYSA, the ransomware attacking schools

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PYSA is big game ransomware that's been used in targeted attacks against large private organizations, healthcare, and most recently, the education sector. The education sector’s cybersecurity problem has compounded...

Tyler Technologies paid ransomware gang for decryption key

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Tyler Technologies has paid a ransom for a decryption key to recover files encrypted in a recent ransomware attack. Tyler Technologies states that they are the largest software company in...

Analysts “strongly believe” the Russian state colludes with ransomware gangs

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"We have the smoke, the smell of gunpowder and a bullet casing. But we do not have the gun to link the activity to the Kremlin." “We have the...

How ransomware gangs are connected, sharing resources and tactics

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New research by Analyst1 sheds light on the cooperation between some of the ransomware gangs dominating the cybersecurity news. Many of us who read the news daily encounter a...

Ransomware turncoat leaks Conti data, lifts the lid on the ransomware business

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An individual involved with the Conti ransomware gang decided to leak how-to documents and software for affiliates. Last week, The Record broke the news that a self-described “pen tester”...

VideoBytes: Ransomware gets wasted!

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On today's VideoBytes, we look at how ransomware is on the rise, attacking corporations with malware that not only encrypts files, but also steals it. Hello dear readers, and...

Colonial Pipeline Paid Darkside Hackers Nearly $5 Million in Ransom

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By William Turton, Michael Riley, and Jennifer Jacobs  Payment came shortly after attack got underway last week FBI discourages organizations from paying ransom to hackers Colonial Pipeline Co. paid nearly $5 million to Eastern European...
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