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Chicago Police Department Pays $600 Cryptoware Ransom to Cybercriminals

Chicago Police Department Pays $600 Cryptoware Ransom to Cybercriminals

February 23, 2015Wang Wei
Cyber criminals have started targeting government enforcement of the Ransomware in an attempt to extort money. Recently, the police dep...
17-Year-Old Hanged Himself After Receiving Police Ransomware Threat Email

17-Year-Old Hanged Himself After Receiving Police Ransomware Threat Email

January 23, 2015Mohit Kumar
Ransomware  malware threat has forced somebody for the terrible suicide and once again has marked its history by somebody’s blood. Sad, but...
Police Ransomware Malware Targeting Android Smartphones

Police Ransomware Malware Targeting Android Smartphones

May 06, 2014Swati Khandelwal
After hacking PCs, Cyber criminals have now begun targeting Smartphones with a special piece of malicious software that locks up the de...
Police Ransomware threat of huge Fine forced Family to Commit Suicide

Police Ransomware threat of huge Fine forced Family to Commit Suicide

March 13, 2014Swati Khandelwal
Till Now we all have heard about the Ransomware Malware that encrypts your files or lock down your computer and ask for a random amount...
Go Daddy Sites Serve Up Ransomware Malware

Go Daddy Sites Serve Up Ransomware Malware

November 27, 2012Mohit Kumar
Domain name registrar and website hosting provider Go Daddy is responding to a DNS attack targeting a "small number" of its ho...
Latest Java vulnerability exploitation leads to ransomware

Latest Java vulnerability exploitation leads to ransomware

November 10, 2012Mohit Kumar
Imagine someone getting access to your computer, encrypting all your family photos and other priceless files, and then demanding a rans...
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