Ransomware, scams and scoops predicted for 2014

Last Updated: Monday, January 27, 2014, 21:48

Warning against the threats posed by ransomware such as Cryptlocker, AVG Technologies Australia security advisor Michael McKinnon has reportedly said that the emergence of such sophisticated modern malwares can result in scams and scoops.

Cryptolocker ransomware 'infects about 250,000 PCs' since September

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 22:24

Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to unencrypt it.

`Locker` malware demands ransom to restore infected files

Last Updated: Saturday, December 14, 2013, 13:39

A latest malware reportedly demands ransom to restore the files that the hackers have encrypted.

Ransomware virus is a bad problem getting worse: McAfee

Last Updated: Sunday, November 24, 2013, 13:25

Taking advantage of anonymous payment services, cyber criminals are increasingly using a malicious software 'ransomware' that holds a computer hostage until the victim pays to free it, online security firm McAfee says.

Cyber criminals to use more targetted attacks in 2014: Websense

Last Updated: Friday, November 15, 2013, 18:53

Organisations around the world are likely to witness more complex and diverse cyber-attacks in 2014 even as volume of malware attacks will decrease, security solutions provider Websense said today.

Quick Heal detects virus that demands a USD 300 ransom

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 19:45

Ramsomware, a kind of malicious software, is designed to block access to a computer until a certain sum of money is paid. Generally, it targets individuals.