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Cybercrime Hurting Businesses To Tune Of $600 Billion

SAN FRANCISCO - A report Wednesday says cybercrime may now be costing businesses worldwide as much as $600 billion. Why? Because criminals know it's unlikely they'll get caught. There's even a new trend called Ransomware-As-A-Service. "The digital world has transformed almost every aspect of our lives, including risk and crime, so that crime is more

By |2018-02-23T09:47:16-05:00February 23rd, 2018|Cyber Defense|

No More Ransom Database Helps Those Compromised By Ransomware

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - No More Ransom is a joint effort by Europol, the Dutch police, Kaspersky and McAfee to help people who've been compromised by ransomware get their data back without paying off criminals. It's "a repository of keys and applications that can decrypt data locked by different types of ransomware." There's still ransomware out

By |2017-12-28T19:39:17-05:00December 28th, 2017|Cyber Defense|

LeakerLocker Ransomware Attacks Android Phones From Apps Downloaded From Play Store

SAN FRANCISCO - Security firm McAfee discovered the latest attack, called LeakerLocker, which affects Android phones through apps downloaded from the Google Play store. Most ransomware locks up your files or hard drive, but LeakerLocker takes your private data and browsing history and threatens to share it with the friends and family on your contact

By |2017-07-13T21:46:40-04:00July 13th, 2017|Cyber Defense|