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nRansom Joke Locker Demands Nude Pics as Payment.

A new joke screen locker called nRansomware was released that demands 10 nude pictures, which they will sell on under ground sites, in order to unlock the screen. This article will take a brief look at the malware and show how its nothing to be concerned about. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nransom-joke-locker-demands-nude-pics-as-payment-/
New Wyvern BTCWare Ransomware Released

A new variant of the BTCWare ransomware was discovered by ID-Ransomware's Michael Gillespie that appends the .[email]-id-[id].wyvern extension to encrypted files. The BTCWare family of ransomware is distributed by the developers hacking into remote computers with weak passwords using Remote Desktop services. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-wyvern-btcware-ransomware-released/
The Week in Ransomware - September 22nd 2017 - Locky, Sex Sells, and More

The big news this week is a new variant of the Locky ransomware and its distributors continuing to use massive spam campaigns to distribute it. In other news, we had some small variants that will never make it into distribution or are jokes, but have an interesting "twist" to them. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-week-in-ransomware-september-22nd-2017-locky-sex-sells-and-more/
Info on CCleaner Infections Lost Due To Malware Server Running Out of Disk Space

According to Avast, the database where the CCleaner hackers were collecting data from infected hosts ran out of space and was deleted on September 12, meaning information on previous victims is now lost to investigators and the number of computers infected with the second-stage backdoor payloads may be larger than initially believed. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/info-on-ccleaner-infections-lost-due-to-malware-server-running-out-of-disk-space/
Popular Android Keyboard App Caught Collecting User Data, Running External Code

GO Keyboard, an insanely popular custom keyboard app for the Android OS, also available on the official Google Play Store, was caught collecting user data and downloading and running code from a third-party server. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/popular-android-keyboard-app-caught-collecting-user-data-running-external-code/
Zero-Day Demoed Hours Before Official macOS High Sierra Launch

Hours before Apple was supposed to launch its new macOS version β€” codenamed High Sierra (10.13) β€” Patrick Wardle, a well-known Apple security researcher, former NSA hacker, and Chief Security Researcher at Synack, published a video demonstrating a zero-day exploit in the company's upcoming OS. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/software/zero-day-demoed-hours-before-official-macos-high-sierra-launch/