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The Reveton ransomware gang is selling a version of CryptoLocker that can infect Android devices. The version of the kit that’s being advertised by the Reveton gang has variants for victims in more than 30 countries, including the United States, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Spain. 
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New virus Cryptolocker is sweeping through systems in the UK, holding hundreds of thousands at ransom for Bitcoins.
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The cyber-gang running the CryptoLocker extortion racket is splitting its ransomware take with criminal botnet owners, says Symantec, which is monitoring this underworld activity online.
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Threats like these are opportunistic, and as with many modern threats your best protection against them is to employ basic online street smarts:
Street smart rule #1 is don’t blithely open attachments in emails you weren’t expecting, even if they appear to come from someone you know.
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Threats like these are opportunistic, and as with many modern threats your best protection against them is to employ basic online street smarts:
Street smart rule #1 is don’t blithely open attachments in emails you weren’t expecting, even if they appear to come from someone you know.
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=RANSOMWARE
- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?tag=CryptoLocker
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The FBI has become aware of the recent news regarding the ransomware that’s designed to target Mac OS X users. The agency’s Internet Crime... Via Gust MEES
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Fake antivirus, also called scareware, is a well-known Windows problem. Symantec researchers have found fake antivirus aimed at Android devices, and it's even nastier.
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Naturally Hamada advises using Norton Mobile Security for protection. PCMag's own Editors' Choice in this area Bitdefender Mobile Security and Antivirus 1.2.3; Lookout Mobile Security Premium held the Editors' Choice honor previously.
===> Whichever you choose, it does seem you'd be wise to protect your Android phone. <===
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June 25, 2013 9:35 AM
Naturally Hamada advises using Norton Mobile Security for protection. PCMag's own Editors' Choice in this area Bitdefender Mobile Security and Antivirus 1.2.3; Lookout Mobile Security Premium held the Editors' Choice honor previously.
===> Whichever you choose, it does seem you'd be wise to protect your Android phone. <===
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Based on US-CERT’s report, I can’t say for certain if the emails in question contain links or attachments that hide the ransomware itself, or if the warning message is displayed directly in the email. Check also: - http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=RANSOMWARE
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Cops bust complex cybercrime network
Reuters reports that the cybercrime gang impersonated Europol itself and could have taken millions of euros a year. Europol has dismantled the scheme and arrested 11 people.
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The German Federal Police are warning of new malware which displays child pornography while claiming that victims' computers have been used for illegal purposes.
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INFOGRAPHIE - Des virus bloquent à distance les ordinateurs puis leurs propriétaires sont sommés de payer une «amende».
La supercherie, découverte aux États-Unis par le FBI avant de gangrener l'Europe, a provoqué un vent de panique à l'échelle planétaire. Selon nos informations, pas moins de 1284 plaintes ont déjà été enregistrées depuis novembre 2011 par la gendarmerie en France. «Ce n'est que la partie émergée de l'iceberg, car au moins dix fois plus d'internautes ont été infectés par le virus», précise le colonel Freyssinet. «Si une partie d'entre eux ont eu la bonne idée de ne pas verser la rançon, d'autres ayant fréquenté des sites illégaux préfèrent ne pas se vanter de leur mésaventure et tentent de régler le problème en bidouillant leur ordinateur avec les moyens du bord», renchérit-on à la Direction générale de la gendarmerie nationale.
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January 28, 2013 3:15 AM
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- http://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet?tag=RANSOMWARE
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As if CryptoLocker wasn't causing enough problems by infecting and locking thousands of innocent users' Windows computers, security researchers have discovered a new variant of the ransomware that takes its propagation to a new level.
Up until this, CryptoLocker couldn’t travel under its own steam. You would encounter it by opening an email attachment or clicking on a link perhaps claiming to come from your bank or a delivery company. However, the new version can spread between removable drives – posing as activation keys for tools such as Adobe Photoshop and Microsoft Office, seeded on P2P file-sharing networks.
===> That means, of course, that the bad guys behind this new variant don’t have to blast out a spam email campaign to spread their malware. And, it might make it easier for CryptoLocker to infect PCs across your organisation. <===
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There's a scary new computer virus called CryptoLocker that's spreading like mad.
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December 4, 2013 6:11 AM
At this point, if you work in or even remotely around IT, you have heard of this, hopefully you have not witnessed this first-hand, but this is a very real reason to ensure that your employees, family, YOU, are educated on why not to click the shiny link you just received that says you just won a new iPad!
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CryptoLocker, the ransomware menace that has been snowballing in profile of late, is stepping up its game even further.
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Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
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Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
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July 22, 2013 2:48 PM
Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
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July 22, 2013 2:53 PM
Further customizations of the Mac ransom pages discovered today shows the bad guys are busy updating their templates for each country's police force.
===> Not all countries currently have their own ‘theme’ but it is only a matter of time before the bad guys roll them out. <===
Learn more:
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security
- http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=RANSOMWARE
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For years, Windows users have been plagued by ransomware demanding several hundred dollars to unlock their computers. Now there's a growing market to target Macs. Via Gust MEES
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Security Spotlight is a program highlighting threat trends in online protection. Our topic this week is Ransomware. This is the first of 5 top security trend...
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La police espagnole en collaboration avec le centre européen de lutte contre la cybercriminalité vient de démanteler le ré...
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An unusual new strain of ransomware makes good on its threat, doing what the majority of other varieties only claim to do.
In this case however, Blinka has witnessed the Trojan encrypting images, documents and executables in an attempt to hinder any removal attempts. Whomever is responsible for the malware is not in the business of completely crippling machines, so Windows system files are not included in the forced encryption. Infected computers will still function for the most part, but data will be lost and many third-party programs will not work.
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January 31, 2013 9:33 AM
===> BEWARE of the MALWARE!!! <===
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Symantec helps consumers and organizations secure and manage their information-driven world.
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Computer users are getting infected with ransomware because criminals have managed to hack the DNS records of Go Daddy hosted websites.
Read more: http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/11/23/hacked-go-daddy-ransomware/
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The version of the kit that’s being advertised by the Reveton gang has variants for victims in more than 30 countries, including the United States, UK, France, Germany, Australia and Spain.