Travelchem2.xyz is a scam website that attempts to trick visitors into allowing ads on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do that, which is why you will get a browser alert saying “Travelchem2.xyz wants to show notifications” when you get redirected to the site. Normally, if you were dealing with a legitimate site, notifications would contain content…
Several Ukrainian government websites are currently inaccessible after the country was hit with a massive cyberattack earlier today. Among affected websites are official government sites, including the Foreign Ministry and Education Ministry. For a short period of time, the Foreign Ministry’s website displayed a message warning Ukrainian citizens that their personal data has been leaked, a claim the government has…
Pornography Warning Error is a generic tech-support scam alert that falsely informs users that access to their PC has been blocked. “Pornography-warning-error-code: #0x268d3(x8)” is what this fake security alert shows. Supposedly, your computer has been infected with “pornographic spyware” that’s stealing your sensitive data and files. The pop-up claims that Microsoft has blocked your computer for security reasons. In reality,…
Nqhd ransomware is a generic file-encrypting malware that adds .nqhd to files. If you find this extension added to your files, you will not be able to open them unless you decrypt them first. This ransomware is part of the notorious Djvu/STOP ransomware family and is one of the hundreds of similar infections that have been released already. It’s a…
.dehd is the file extension added to files encrypted by Dehd ransomware. If your files suddenly have this extension and you cannot open them, they have been encrypted by ransomware. Dehd ransomware comes from a notorious malware family known as Djvu/STOP and is a very serious computer infection. Encrypted files will be unopenable unless you first use a decryptor on them. But…
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…