Researchers discovered an information-stealing and spying malware named Qarallax, a remote access trojan targeting Swiss nationals who use Skype to seek help with U.S. visa applications.
A recently discovered, low profile ransomware named Crysis is setting its sights to become TeslaCrypt’s successor following news that Crysis has become more prevalent than Locky.
The University of Calgary was recently hit by a ransomware attack, forcing it to pay a ransom of $20,000 to restore access to affected files and systems.
A new ransomware variant named BlackShades has been discovered offering an alternative payment method via Paypal and adding hidden, taunting messages to those analyzing the malware.