eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Ransomware. Attackers often use botnets to send out spam or phishing campaigns to carry out distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Unlike ransomware, it might be a criminal operation that does not involve the collection of a ransom.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Even in the worst-case-scenario of any ransomware attack, there’s at least a promise (which could admittedly be false) of a decryption key that can be purchased for a price. On February 25, the Conti ransomware group announced that it would retaliate against any known physical or cyberattacks against Russia.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 31, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans).

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

From mining cryptocurrency to launching DDoS attacks against networks, there are countless ways in which malware can access and utilize victim’s computers and data. Malware can be categorized based on how it behaves (adware, spyware and ransomware), and how it propagates from one victim to another (viruses, worms and trojans).

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eSecurity Planet

OCTOBER 21, 2022

From ransomware attacks locking businesses out of their data until they pay potentially millions of dollars to spyware tracking users’ every move through their infected device, the effects of malware can be devastating. Ransomware. Ransomware is one of the most virulent forms of malware on the modern Internet.

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 21, 2023

Anonymous used a variety of techniques, including Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks, to take down websites and disrupt online services. One of the most famous examples of a malware attack occurred in 2008, when a worm called Conficker infected millions of computers around the world.

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Security Boulevard

APRIL 8, 2022

Famously attributed to the SolarWinds and StellarParticle attack campaigns, this group has been operating since about 2008 and has targets ranging across most of the planet, including both the Democratic and Republican National Committees in the US. Offline Backups Ransomware is a highly profitable industry , and most APTs have realized this.

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