Vgkf ransomware is yet another generic file-encrypting malware from the notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family. Because it encrypts files, it’s considered to be one of the most dangerous malware infections users can encounter. Once files are encrypted, you will not be able to open them unless you first use a decryptor on them. And you can recognize encrypted files by the…
Sbpg ransomware comes from the notorious Djvu/STOP malware family and is classified as a file-encrypting infection. It’s a dangerous malware infection because once it encrypts files, it won’t necessarily be possible to recover them. Copies of files in backup is always a good recovery option but not all users have the habit of regularly backing up files. When there is…
The last edition of cybersecurity news headlines for 2021 reports on three stories. Two of them are related to scams and how scammers make millions of dollars by taking advantage of users. It has been revealed that scammers made $7.7 billion by scamming cryptocurrency investors. And it is estimated that fake giveaways and survey scams make scammers up to $80…
Miia ransomware is a generic file-encrypting malware from the notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s essentially identical to all other versions but you can identify it by the .miia extension it adds to encrypted files. You will not be able to open files with that extension because they have been encrypted. The only way to decrypt them is to use the…
4 Cybersecurity Trends for 2022
The evergrowing threat of ransomware
2021 was an especially brutal year for businesses and organizations because of ransomware. Ransomware is by no means a new threat but it has received a significant amount of attention from governments and law enforcement organizations this year because of a few large-scale attacks. This year saw some of the biggest ransomware…
Loov ransomware is malware that encrypts files. It comes from the notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family that has released hundreds of versions of the same ransomware in the past couple of years. They are more or less all identical to one another but you can differentiate them by the extensions they add to encrypted files. This ransomware adds .loov, which is…
Myunderthf.work is a very generic scam website that tries to trick visitors into allowing advertisements on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do that. The feature allows sites that get users’ permission to show push notifications directly on the desktop. When you get redirected to the site, you will get a browser alert saying “Myunderthf.work wants to…
Pecialukize.work is a very generic but highly suspicious website that pushes a social engineering scam. It misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show users push notifications on the desktop. This is why you will see an alert saying “Pecialukize.work wants to show notifications” immediately upon entering the site. It’s not a good idea to allow these notifications…