by ITLogixAdmin | Dec 10, 2019 | Ransomware, Security
Zak Doffman posted: “Iran’s state-sponsored hackers have deployed a new strain of malicious malware, warns IBM, which has been aimed at the “industrial and energy sectors” in the Middle East. No specific companies have been identified, but there’s no surprise in...
by ITLogixAdmin | May 28, 2019 | Email Security, Ransomware
Brian Krebs just posted the following alert: “Some of the most convincing email phishing and malware attacks come disguised as nastygrams from a law firm. Such scams typically notify the recipient that he/she is being sued, and instruct them to review the...
by ITLogixAdmin | May 14, 2019 | Ransomware, Uncategorized
Despite the ability to properly protect against ransomware attacks, the latest data from AppRiver shows SMBs simply aren’t prepared to respond, and will, instead, pay up. Ransomware is increasing at an alarming rate and from the looks of it, SMBs simply aren’t...
by ITLogixAdmin | Feb 6, 2019 | Ransomware, Security
A Short History of Ransomware The year 2014 may well go down in the history books as the year that extortion attacks went mainstream.” -Brian Krebs, security journalist “Fueled largely by the emergence of the anonymous online currency Bitcoin, these shakedowns are...
by ITLogixAdmin | Jan 16, 2019 | Ransomware, Uncategorized
A new malware attack has been detected in the wild. This nasty combines two known pieces of malware: the Vidar data harvesting malware followed by GandCrab ransomware. Vidar exfiltrates a wide variety of data, including passwords, documents, screenshots, stored 2FA...
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