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CoinVault

10 articles

  • Ransomware

CoinVault: Caught red-handed

In the Netherlands, the creators of one of the first ransomware cryptors are on trial, thanks largely to us.

  • Leonid Grustniy

  • July 19, 2018

Ask the expert: Jornt van der Wiel talks ransomware
  • Ransomware

Ask the expert: Jornt van der Wiel talks ransomware

How to protect yourself from ransomware? Are there any cross-platform cryptors? How much time does it take to catch a cybercriminal? Jornt van der Wiel discusses all of that and more

  • Marvin the Robot

  • July 20, 2016

  • CoinVault

Paying up or not? Ransomware situation isn’t getting easier

An FBI representative speaking at the 2015 Boston Cyber Security Summit gave a piece of advice on ransomware which the San Francisco Chronicle called “disquieting”: he said it’s recommended victims

  • Yuri Ilyin

  • November 2, 2015

  • bitcryptor

To pay or not to pay – the dilemma of ransomware victims

While FBI recommends victims to pay the ransom, Kaspersky Lab won back the access to the files for dozens of thousands of CoinVault and Bitcryptor victims.

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • October 30, 2015

  • CoinVault

CoinVault down: suspects arrested by Dutch Police

Two young individuals were arrested by Dutch police on suspicion of involvement in CoinVault ransomware attacks.

  • Yuri Ilyin

  • September 25, 2015

  • analysis

Security Week 38: Cisco routers under attack, a bug in AirDrop, and the arrest of cryptohawkers

Our today’s weekly news digest covers three stories about the mistakes coders make when programming robots, the way other people exploit those design flaws, and then the reckoning.

  • Konstantin Goncharov

  • September 21, 2015

  • arrests

Criminals behind the CoinVault ransomware are busted by Kaspersky Lab and Dutch police

Kaspersky Lab joined hands with the Dutch police to arrest the criminals behind the CoinVault dangerous ransomware.

  • Kate Kochetkova

  • September 17, 2015

Kaspersky Lab expert Andrey Pozhogin answers questions about ransomware
  • ask expert

The ransomware epidemic: why you should be more concerned

Andrey Pozhogin, cybersecurity expert at Kaspersky Lab, provides his expertise on the growing trend of ransomware attacks and what users and companies can do to protect themselves.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • July 15, 2015

How Kaspersky Internet Security protects from ransomware
  • Ransomware

How Kaspersky Internet Security protects from ransomware

Ransomware is a huge problem nowadays, with new examples circulating on a regular basis. Learn how to protect yourself.

  • Marvin the Robot

  • May 21, 2015

How to remove CoinVault ransomware and restore your files
  • bitcoin

How to remove CoinVault ransomware and restore your files

Kaspersky Lab and the Dutch cyber-police created a tool that restores files encrypted by CoinVault ransomware.

  • Alex Drozhzhin

  • April 14, 2015

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