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Cyber criminals using a new form of ransomware are going after healthcare and technology companies across Europe, the US and Canada in what researchers describe as 'carefully chosen' attacks.
Named Zeppelin, the ransomware appears to be based on another family of network-encrypting malware – VegaLocker – but has been built upon and improved to such an extent that the security analysts at BlackBerry Cylance who discovered it have classed it as a new form of ransomware.
Analysis of the code reveals that Zeppelin was first compiled in early November this year, but in the space of a month alone it has been discovered targeting networks of tech and healthcare companies across Europe and North America.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=RANSOMWARE
Cyber criminals using a new form of ransomware are going after healthcare and technology companies across Europe, the US and Canada in what researchers describe as 'carefully chosen' attacks.
Named Zeppelin, the ransomware appears to be based on another family of network-encrypting malware – VegaLocker – but has been built upon and improved to such an extent that the security analysts at BlackBerry Cylance who discovered it have classed it as a new form of ransomware.
Analysis of the code reveals that Zeppelin was first compiled in early November this year, but in the space of a month alone it has been discovered targeting networks of tech and healthcare companies across Europe and North America.
Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:
https://www.scoop.it/t/securite-pc-et-internet/?&tag=RANSOMWARE