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Watch out for your email inbox because one of the biggest ransomware botnets is back
By Dave James published
News After being taken down by Microsoft and the Pentagon ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the group behind Trickbot is up and running again.

Windows 10 has a built-in ransomware block, you just need to enable it
By Paul Lilly published
News Turns out there is a mechanism in Windows Defender that can protect your files from ransomware.

Acer says it’s ‘constantly under attack’ amid reports of a $100M ransomware demand
By Paul Lilly published
News It would be the largest ransomware payout ever, if it comes to pass.

Microsoft has been attacking a major malware botnet and is winning
By Paul Lilly published
News Operational since late 2016, Trickbot is now 94 percent disabled as a result of a recent offensive effort by Microsoft.

WannaCry ransomware could still wreak havoc if there’s an internet outage
By Paul Lilly published
News While the threat has largely been contained, it still lies dormant on potentially hundreds of thousands of PCs.
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