Two new ransomware variants have been spotted: BadBlock currently found infecting home users while DMA Locker has been found using the Neutrino exploit kit to distribute the malware.
The Kansas Heart Hospital in Wichita, Kansas was hit by a ransomware attack, but instead of getting the necessary decrypt tool after paying the ransom, the hospital got extorted a second time.
Cerber, a cypto-ransomware variant that made the rounds in early March this year, has been discovered using email as another way to distribute the malware,
A Tor website was found selling Locky ransomware for $3,000, as well as a “new generation” ransomware named Goliath that caters to rookie cybercriminals.