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Ransomware operators might be dropping file encryption in favor of corrupting files

September 22, 2022

Via: CSO

Ransomware started out many years as scams where users were being tricked into paying fictitious fines for allegedly engaging in illegal online behavior or, in more serious cases, were blackmailed with compromising videos taken through their webcams by malware. The […]


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DarkSide ransomware explained: How it works and who is behind it

May 13, 2021

Via: CSO

DarkSide is a ransomware threat that has been in operation since at least August 2020 and was used in a cyberattack against Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, leading to a major fuel supply disruption along the East Coast of the US. The […]