The personal details of over 2.5 million PlayStation and Xbox users has been hacked on PSP ISO and Xbox ISO forums. These forums aren’t directly linked to the distributors of the gaming counsels…
January Ransomware in Review
2017 has arrived, and ransomware definitely isn’t going anywhere. In fact, ransomware attacks are expected to double compared to the numbers of 2016. While that doesn’t seem like a terrible increase,…
Should I Worry About Getting Hit by Ransomware?
In 2016, ransomware attacks quadrupled in number over those in 2015. 2017 cybersecurity statistics for ransomware are projected to double again over the number of attacks in 2016. The threat from…
Cyber Ransom v. Ransomware
By now, we have all heard about ransomware as it has taken over the cybersecurity scene over the last couple of years. However, we want to make sure that everyone is clear about the difference…
Satan Ransomware-As-A-Service
It’s no secret that 2016 was the ‘Year of Ransomware.’ While we don’t know for certain what 2017 holds, could it be the ‘Year of Ransomware-As-A-Service?’ Over the last two weeks, two…
New Phishing Campaign Targeting Gmail Users
A new phishing campaign has been discovered this week that targets even the most tech-savvy Gmail users. By posing as someone you may know, cybercriminals are gathering personally identifiable…
Spora - The Ransomware of 2017
Spora, the Russian word for ‘spore’ is a new family of ransomware that appeared yesterday (Jan. 11). Spora is being compared to Locky and Cerber variants that were the most successful versions of…
From Russia With Love - Cerber Ransomware-as-a-Service
The number one ransomware attack from 2016, Cerber, has been definitively tied back to Russian ransomware-as-a-service developers. It has been confirmed that Cerber is a Russian-based ransomware as…
Russia Hack Report Quick Facts
On Friday, January 6, 2017, the U.S. Intelligence Community released a declassified document pointing direct blame on the Russian Government for the Democratic National Committee (DNC) hack, as well…