Ransomware

What Ransomware is, and What to Do If you Get a Ransomware Email

We use the internet every day without thinking of the risks that come with it. Going online carries numerous risks that you should be aware of. This article will look at one of the risks-ransomware, and what to do if you get a ransomware email. What is Ransomware? Ransomware is a form of malware or

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How Much Did Walcott Pay to Ransomware Attack and What was the Result?

Ransomware attacks have been on the rise in the recent past that they are slowly becoming common. Many have lost so much from the attacks. Ransomware attacks have become widespread probably because of the ease with which they spread. One common ransomware attack that took the world by storm was the Walcott attack. When such

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How to Protect Yourself from Ransomware?

Ransomware is one of the most significant threats to many industries. Be it a small organization or big firm; no one can actually be immune from this malicious software. Ransomware can be disguised in so many ways that no normal person can recognize it. And, the ransomware actually attacks the most vulnerable systems. Just one

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How To Decrypt Files Encrypted By Ransomware?

We all wonder how to decode your files, which is snarled by ransomware attacks. In this article, we tell you how to decrypt your information encrypted by ransomware attack. Ransomware is a perilous malware that locks and encrypts your computer information and drops a demand message in content or HTML. It is organized with contact

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What Is Ransomware Virus?

Ransomware is a dreadful malware that can attack anyone and at any time.  Access denied! Pay ransom! These are the phrases used by cyber thieves and can be a waking nightmare for you if you ever come across this malware. After all, who could have thought of switching on their desktop and realizing you no

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How To Avoid Ransomware?

Have you ever thought about how protected your computer and organization is against ransomware attacks? Have you just heard about this in the news or around the office? You probably do not know why ransomware is such a fuss. Maybe you are in a problem then. Ransomware attacks are malicious software used by cyber-attackers to

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Suspected Ransomware Infections, Delays Houston County’s School

Alabama’s Houston County Schools are in a dilemma, as the start of its school year had to be delayed in order to buy more time in recovering from a malware attack. The school’s officials are tightlipped about what specific malware strain infected the schools’ networks. However, like what we have reported multiple times here, only

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Why Small Cities Are Attractive For Ransomware Authors?

It is becoming fairly common that small city or municipalities are the most profitable victims of cyber threats and cyber attacks using their ransomware campaigns. Here, we have featured at least two cities that were victims of ransomware infection, Riviera City (Florida) and Baltimore (Maryland). The city councils of both cities decided to pay the

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Ransomware: Less With Consumers, More In The Enterprise

The system admins’ favorite antivirus program Malwarebytes has released the State of Malware Report covering the first quarter of 2019, highlighting the state of malware globally. The highlight of the report is the visible decreasing frequency of global ransomware infections, from 12 million incidents recorded in the first quarter of 2018 to just 4 million

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Fundamental Things You Need To Know About Ransomware

This article is written for the purpose of empowering our readers with much deeper knowledge of ransomware, with the goal of lessening the chance that your Windows computer will be the next victim. Ransomware is a type of malware that ranks high on the Internet as cybercriminal’s favorite milking-cow. A computer infected with this virus

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