CTB-Locker Ransomware Spreading Rapidly, Infects Thousands of Web Servers

In last few years, we saw an innumerable rise in ransomware threats ranging from Cryptowall to Locky ransomware discovered last week.



Now, another genre of ransomware had been branched out from the family of CTB-Locker Ransomware with an update to infect "Websites", according to Lawrence Abrams of BleepingComputer.



The newly transformed ransomware dubbed "CTB-Locker for Websites"

Volatile Cedar — Global Cyber Espionage Campaign Discovered

Security firm Check Point has uncovered what seems to be a successful, and long-running, cyber-surveillance campaign called “Volatile Cedar.” Check Point found that targets of the attack included, but were not limited to, defense contractors, media companies, telecommunications, and educational institutions.



The attack is said to have originated in Lebanon and possibly has political ties