Ransomware

WannaCry was the biggest story of the week, as the ransomware used the EternalBlue exploit to infect thousands of systems around the world.

WannaCry’s impact may still be palpable among organizations around the world, but a “kill switch” will help them keep the ransomware at bay. Here’s what IT/system administrators and InfoSec professionals can do.

Here’s what you need to know about this ongoing threat and what you can do to protect against it.

This week’s roundup of latest ransomware sightings: a spate of ransomware as a service, one that exploits hacked remote desktops, and the return of notorious mobile ransomware, SLocker.

File-encrypting malware that are still in development and ransomware that appear to take cues from older families highlight this week’s ransomware recap.

The notorious Locky and CERBER families highlight the trend of ransomware gaining new features while still relying on traditional distribution tactics.

This week's recap highlights new distribution methods that make ransomware more unpredictable in terms of how they infect their victims.

A new wave of Hidden Tear ransomware once again shows how easily open source code can be abused. We also see ransomware developers deviating from the typical threat behavior.

This week we see ransomware using new evasion techniques, a different programming language, and tougher payment policies.