Medical research centres in Pakistan and Afghanistan were among the surveillance targets.
The attack has a success rate of about 90% and takes less than a minute to carry out, researchers said.
Group has reportedly obtained information on the Clinton Foundation.
The hacked Instagram accounts have passwords and profile pictures altered.
FireEye said it is now dealing with cybercrimes that are easier to resolve.
Database holds email addresses, usernames, passwords and IP addresses.
CryptFile2 belongs to the CrypBoss ransomware family.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has promised that no citizen data was lost.
Police investigating the murder say "no indication" of DNC link in murder probe.
The suspected German-speaking hackers have misspelt ransomware as 'ransonware'.
The ransomware also lets hackers remotely send commands to the infected devices via a web-based control panel.
Samsung has played down the reports, claiming a hack is 'extremely unlikely'.
Extended support for the 15-year-old OS ended in April 2015.
The Dutch security researcher exposed around 20 security holes in the airlines' software systems.
The mobile network provider says most of the devices were not infected and blamed a supplier for the issue.
Security researcher finds 12 out of 16 smart locks can be easily hacked and opened via Bluetooth.
Password reset initiated for Micros customers after hackers launched malware attack.
Intelligence agencies collect unknown software vulnerabilities for their own use.
An Garda Síochána refused to elaborate further on the type of malware.
WikiLeaks dismisses Assange comments in TV interview as just 'a joke'.
Rumours of his demise have been denied by confidante Glenn Greenwald.
The low-profile hacker group has been active since 2011 and has infected 36 systems across 7 different organisations.
All Android OS versions are susceptible and can be affected by four identified security flaws.
Cyber Command is planned to be made equal to other military combat branches to reflect the importance of cyber operations in modern warfare.
This year's conference has highlighted how hackers can manipulate every gadget and even the Internet of Things to launch attacks.
Court challenge by activists aims to stop GCHQ's programme of worldwide hacking.
Malicious content via social media and mobile apps rose by 60% in the two months leading up to the Games.
Since its launch in early July, the game has officially been released in over 35 counties so far.
Data exposed includes IBM, Panasonic, VMWare, EA, Toshiba, Intel, Sony Ericsson employee accounts and more.
The cyberespionage campaign also targets officials of the Apec summit and an international law firm.