Targeted Ransomware on the Rise: SamSam Nets $6.5m
The Sophos Labs 2019 Threat Report discusses a rise in targeted ransomware. The SamSam ransomware campaign for example was estimated to have earned more
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Ransomware
Sophos 2017 malware trends and predictions
It’s impossible to predict what will happen in 2018, however it’s a fair bet that Android and Windows will continue to be heavily targeted with ransomware
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Businesses top the 2017 Ransomware crime wave
2017 will be remembered as the year the ransomware threat suddenly and spectacularly evolved with advanced threat actors targeting businesses
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Android ransomware on the rise
According to SophosLabs analysis, the number of attacks on Sophos customers using Android devices increased almost every month in 2017
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Petya ransomware swarms European and US companies
Among countries most affected were Russia and Ukraine, although nine other European countries were targeted
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