The realities of ransomware: Extortion goes social in 2020
2020-09-24
John Shier, senior security advisor at Sophos explains the growing threat of ransomware that threatens to publish companies’ private data.Read More…
Maze operators tried three different ways to execute Maze ransomware finds Sophos
2020-09-20
Sophos, today published a report, “Maze Attackers Adopt Ragnar Locker Virtual Machine Technique,” which shows how attackers tried three different ways to execute Maze ransomware during a single attack while demanding a $15 million ransom. On the third try, the Maze operators attempted to leverage virtual machines (VM) to spreadRead More…
Sophos reveals the findings of its global survey on ransomware
2020-05-13
Sophos today announced the findings of its global survey, The State of Ransomware 2020, which reveals that paying cybercriminals to restore data encrypted during a ransomware attack is not an easy and inexpensive path to recovery. In fact, the total cost of recovery almost doubles when organizations pay aRead More…
eScan can protect you against Maze Ransomware
2020-04-21
MicroWorld today announced that its popular eScan Enterprise Endpoint Security solution has the necessary capability to mitigate maze-like ransomware threats.Read More…