Ransomware

Hacking groups linked to North Korea will continue to devastate the UK with major cyberattacks over the next year, former GCHQ director Robert Hannigan has warned.

Was the BadRabbit cyberattack a red herring, designed to throw people off the scent of the mission's real objective?

Upon analysis, multiple cybersecurity firms – including Cisco Talos, FSecure and Symantec – have now concluded that an exploit known as 'EternalRomance' helped the malware spread.

The National Audit Office (NAO) led an investigation into NHS response to the cyberattack, one of the largest to hit the healthcare service.

The data of Tarte Cosmetics' customers was left publicly exposed via two unsecured MongoDB databases, which were later accessed by the Cru3lty ransomware gang.

According to Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, the virus now spreading is dubbed "BadRabbit" and is a form of ransomware that locks down machines and demands bitcoin.

DoubleLocker is based on a banking trojan and could become a "ransom-banker" that tries to wipe out victims' bank or PayPal accounts.

"We will not respond immediately," the ransom message reads.

Booby-trapped links were spotted serving up malware that could lock down your files.

Researchers warned the current period of 'relative stabilisation' will see cybercriminals diversifying their potential victims.

The ransomware is targeting the healthcare, education, manufacturing and tech sectors, using highly customised phishing emails.

Targeted company SwiftQueue says it 'totally refutes' allegation of millions impacted.

Mamba infected 900 computers used by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency last year.

They may not be a sexy target for hackers, but manufacturing plants make them money.

The arrest of MalwareTech caused a shockwave - so what exactly is accused of creating?

Marcus Hutchins - aka MalwareTech - was credited with stopping WannaCry.

The company said it discovered that some of its systems were infected with ransomware in February.

FedEx: 'We cannot estimate when TNT services will be fully restored'.

McAfee alerted Google to infected apps, each downloaded more than 1,000 times.

From WannaCry to NotPetya, NCSC experts says 'major' cyber incidents are on the rise.

Hackers have plagued Ukraine with numerous ransomware attack strains including WannaCry and Petya.

It's not a killswitch, but here are preventative steps you can take to secure your computers against Petya.

'Petya' ransomware took the world by storm, locking computers and demanding money.

Huge ransomware cyberattack is spreading across Europe - who's been hit so far?

ATMs across Ukraine have been hijacked by ransomware, as thousands of computers go offline.

Petya ransomware is believed to be behind an ongoing cyberattack against thousands of computers across Europe.

The strain of ransomware appears to be Petya, which locks down vital system files.

All cameras remain online but some had to be re-booted, officials said.

WannaCry caused a global incident last month after infecting machines in 150 countries.

South Korean web hosting firm had 153 Linux servers infected by Erebus ransomware.