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The Rise of Ransomware

Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Software and e-Business, 2017
Ransomware continues to be one of the most crucial cyber threats and is actively threatening IT users around the world. In recent years, it has become a phenomenon and traumatic threat to individuals, governments and organizations. Ransomwares not only penalized computational operations, it also mercilessly extorts huge amount of money from the victims
Wira Zanoramy A. Zakaria   +3 more
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Overinfection in Ransomware

2019
Ransomware, the kind of malicious software that prevents users from accessing their data and demands payment of a ransom, in order to give this access back, has become a fast growing problem among computer users. This is why several papers in this field have focused on the ways of detecting it or on describing the infection and encryption processes ...
Yassine Lemmou, El Mamoun Souidi
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Ransomware and the GDPR

Network Security, 2017
Ransomware is a unique form of hacking that leaves data intact but still disrupts enterprises around the globe. This special malware encrypts computer files, network file shares and even databases, thereby preventing user access. To release the files, the victim is asked to pay a ransom to the cyberthieves.
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Ransomware

Direito & TI, 2016
Ransomware originou-se da aglutinação das palavras ransom (resgate) e software (código/programa), ou seja, programa de/para resgate. Esse nome surgiu devido à peculiaridade de sua atuação nos dispositivos informáticos. Tal mecanismo originou as expressões “sequestro” de dados, interpretada como ato de bloquear, inutilizar ou inviabilizar o acesso à ...
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Ransomware

2009
In computer virology, advanced encryption algorithms, on the bright side, can be utilized to effectively protect valuable information assets of enterprises. Yet, on the dark side, they can also be of use for malicious attackers to conduct pernicious activities. This article attempts to discover the surreptitious features of ransomware and to address it
Xin Luo, Qinyu Liao
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The worsening state of ransomware

Communications of the ACM, 2021
Sophisticated, dangerous ransomware is the new normal … and there is no simple fix.
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Ransomware Honeypot: Honeypot solution designed to detect a ransomware infection identify the ransomware family

2019 11th International Conference on Electronics, Computers and Artificial Intelligence (ECAI), 2019
Ransomware poses a major threat to information integrity and availability. This type of malware will encrypt files on infected computers and demand ransom in return to restoring access. These scale to companies and institutions with devastating consequences. The goal of this paper is to propose a solution based on low cost hardware that will serve as a
Cristian Pascariu, Ionut-Daniel Barbu
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Ransomware at X-Rays

2017 IEEE International Conference on Internet of Things (iThings) and IEEE Green Computing and Communications (GreenCom) and IEEE Cyber, Physical and Social Computing (CPSCom) and IEEE Smart Data (SmartData), 2017
Ransomware is a new form of malware that is plaguing an impressive number of victims, by applying a very effective paradigm of attack: to block data or computers and require a ransom to the victim for restoring the functionality of the infected machine.
Danilo Caivano   +4 more
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Extinguishing Ransomware - A Hybrid Approach to Android Ransomware Detection

2018
Mobile ransomware is on the rise and effective defense from it is of utmost importance to guarantee security of mobile users’ data. Current solutions provided by antimalware vendors are signature-based and thus ineffective in removing ransomware and restoring the infected devices and files.
Alberto Ferrante   +4 more
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Inside GandCrab Ransomware

2018
A special category of malware named ransomware has become very popular for cyber-criminals to extort money. This category limits users from accessing their machines (computers, mobile phones and IoT devices) unless a ransom is paid. Every month, security experts report many forms of ransomware attacks, termed as ransomware families. An example of these
Yassine Lemmou, El Mamoun Souidi
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