Tag Archives: ransomware

If you are following the news, by now you might be aware that a security researcher has activated a “Kill Switch” which apparently stopped the WannaCry ransomware from spreading further. But it’s not true, neither the threat is over yet. However, the kill switch has just slowed down the infection …

Ransomware has risen dramatically since last few years… so rapidly that it might have already hit someone you know. With hundred of thousands of ransomware samples emerging every day, it is quite difficult for traditional signature-based antivirus products to keep their signature database up-to-date. So, if signature-based techniques are not …

Your device’s lock screen PIN is believed to keep your phone’s contents safe from others, but sadly not from a new piece of ransomware that is capable of hijacking safety of your Android devices. A group of security researchers has uncovered what is believed to be the first real example …