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Tag Archives: Ransomware
WannaCry ransomeware outbreak at Boeing
[German]The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing fallen victim to a successful ransomeware attack. The malware is assigned to WannaCry Ransomeware, although its spread is probably limited
Windows 10: Bypassing Controlled Folder Access Anti-Ransomware Protection
[German]In Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (V1709) Microsoft introduced Windows Defender Folder Access as a protection against Ransomware. Nor a security researcher has bypassed this protection using OLE. Microsoft don't see a vulnerability an will fix it in future versions … Continue reading
#BadRabbit #Ransomware outbreak in Eastern Europe
[German]Urgent warning to all administrators in corporate environments. Eastern Europe has been hit by an outbreak of BadRabbit ransomware campaign. Affected are Windows systems and networks in corporate environments. It's similar to the NotPetya infection in early summer this year. … Continue reading
WannaCry infection stops Mercedes Benz production?
[German]Strange story that's going around right now. In German factories of car maker Mercedes Benz (Daimler AG) production computers are supposed to be infected with WannaCry ransomware. Also vendor Festo is claimed to be infected with WannaCry.
News about (Not)Petya ransomware – Killswitch/vaccine found?
Currently a new variant of Petya ransomware (aka PetyaWrap, aka NotPetya) are infecting companies and organisations (see Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties). First analyses indicating, that this ransomware not only broke infected systems. There are indications, that … Continue reading
Petya ransomware is back – using WannaCry vulnerabilties
[German]According to several sources, the Petya ransomware is back in a modified version, infecting worldwide heavily computer systems from enterprises, banks, and power supplies.
Kaspersky RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware
[German]In case someone's system has been infected by XData ransomware and documents are encrypted, I've good news. A RakhniDecryptor for XData ransomware has been released by security vendor Kaspersky.
WannaCry & Co.: EternalBlue Vulnerability Checker and Crysis Ransomware Decryptor
Security vendor ESET has published two tools allowing users to fight against ransomware attacks like WannaCry (WannaCryptor) or Crysis. The EternalBlue Vulnerability Checker and the Crysis .wallet/.onion Decryptor are available for free.
Wannacry: first WCry-Decryptor for Windows XP
[German]Good news with a grain of salt for users with systems affected by #WannaCry ransomware. A first decryptor has been developed, but it works only under Windows XP and only if some conditions are true.
Ransomware WannaCry infected worldwide thousands of Windows systems
[German]A massive ransomware campaign started May 12, 2017, infected worldwide thousands of Windows systems. Hospitals, banks, companies are out of order, because their systems are affected and critical data are encrypted. Here a short overview, what is known so far.