October’s edition of cybersecurity news features three stories that made headlines. In early October, it was revealed that live-streaming platform Twitch has suffered perhaps one of the biggest hacks in recent years when the platform in its entirety got leaked online. The 125GB torrent was posted on a hacking forum and included the payouts for the platform’s biggest streamers. In…
Rivd ransomware is the most recent file-encrypting malware to come from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. It’s practically identical to the majority of other versions because they’re released by the same people. The cyber gang has released hundreds of ransomware, and they’re all distinguishable by the extensions they add to encrypted files. This version adds .rivd, hence why it’s known as Rivd…
Everalyearsfou.xyz is a very generic scam website that tries to trick users into agreeing to ads on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites to show users push notifications on their desktops. This is why you will get a browser alert saying “Everalyearsfou.xyz wants to show notifications” when you end up on the site. But instead…
Rugj ransomware is one of the most recent file-encryption malware to come from the Djvu/STOP malware family. There are many almost identical ransomware threats out there because the gang behind Djvu/STOP keeps releasing new versions essentially on a daily basis. The extension they add to encrypted files helps differentiate between them. This particular ransomware adds .rugj to files it encrypts,…
Tterismyperson.xyz is a very generic scam website that pretends to be a sports news website to trick users into allowing advertisements on the desktop. It misuses a legitimate browser feature to do this, hence why you will see a browser alert saying “Tterismyperson.xyz wants to show notifications” when you end up on the site. Pressing “Allow” would permit the site…
Maql ransomware is malware that encrypts files and demands money for their decryption. It comes from a notorious Djvu/STOP family of ransomware infections. The gang behind this infection has released hundreds of similar ransomware. Maql is one of the most recent ones It can be differentiated by the .maql extension it adds to encrypted files. Unfortunately, users will not be able…
Zaps ransomware is the most recent file-encrypting malware from the Djvu/STOP ransomware family. The Djvu gang has released hundreds of ransomware versions, all of which can be differentiated by the extensions they add to encrypted files. This particular ransomware adds .zaps, hence why it’s called Zaps ransomware. It’s a serious malware infection that encrypts files, and currently, it’s not possible to decrypt…
“Unfortunately, there are some bad news for you” email scam is a generic sextortion email campaign that threatens to release a private video of you watching pornography if you do not agree to pay $1750 in Bitcoin. It’s a very typical sextortion scam that follows a particular pattern and there’s nothing unique about it. It goes without saying that your…