Blockchain networks: possible attacks and ways of protection

Any network can be attacked, and blockchain is no exception. However, attacks on distributed ledgers differ from attacks on conventional computer networks, even secure ones. Here crooks try to...

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Ransomware Chronicle

This is a comprehensive report on ransomware-related events covering a time frame of May – December 2016. The incidents herein are visually broken down into categories, including new ransomware, updates of existing strains, decryptors released, and other noteworthy news. Security researchers and users interested in the ransomware subject can now use this all-in-one knowledgebase instead […]

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Remove OSIRIS ransomware and decrypt .osiris extension files

A brand-new iteration of the deleterious Locky ransomware is out. Expert reports about the update started to appear on December 5, which is almost a fortnight after the ZZZZZ precursor surfaced. The latest tweak means that the files affected by Locky will now have the .osiris extension appended to them, hence the generic name of […]

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