Quellenangabe: Jonas Spieckermann, Watchguard Artikel vom WatchGuard Security Center: http://watchguardsecuritycenter.com/ Last week, a new ransomware variant called Locky began spreading in the wild. Locky encrypts data on an infected system using AES encryption, and then leaves a blackmail letter (which is localized in several languages) asking for half a bitcoin to get…
How to prevent ransomware and other malicious malware with your Firebox
The number of ransomware incidents has exploded in the last few years, infecting hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide. Ransomware is malware that’s designed to hold your data hostage unless you pay up. Wait too long —or try to rescue it — and that data can be gone for good….
Everything You Wanted to Know About Cryptolocker…
Ein sehr interesantes Video von Corey Nachreiner, Watchguard Director of Security Strategy zur Malware Cryptolocker.