The creators of CryptoLocker, a piece of malware that encrypts user data and holds it for ransom, are giving users who removed the malicious program from their computers a second chance to recover ...

The takedown earlier this week of a major malware-spewing botnet has crippled the distribution of Cryptolocker, one of the world’s most sophisticated examples of ransomware, a researcher said today.

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NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Ransomware, a particularly annoying breed of computer virus, is spreading like the plague. This malware locks you out of your computer files until you pay up -- and it is ...

A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a report by security researchers. Cryptolocker scrambles users' data and then demands a fee to ...

People want to spend, goes a popular maxim in sales, all you have to do is remove any barriers that might prevent them from doing so. That principle tends to be applied to the sale of fancy knives or ...

The Justice Department has disrupted what it calls one of the most sophisticated cyber threats ever, and they are now trying to capture the man behind it all, federal prosecutors announced today. Over ...

CryptoWall might have been just a CryptoLocker wannabe a few months ago, but since CryptoLocker went down with the GameOver ZeuS ship in June, CryptoWall has taken its place as the top ransomware on ...

Infected victims are given a time limit to release their data before they lose it forever A virulent form of ransomware has now infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, according to a ...