2016 in computing

family of encrypting ransomware discovered in 2016

large cyberattack that affected Europe and North America in 2016

Go match between AlphaGo and Lee Sedol

malware that turns computer systems running Linux into remotely controlled "bots"

heist via the SWIFT network from a Bangladesh Bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York

computer security vulnerability

Locky is ransomware malware released in 2016. It is delivered by email (that is allegedly an invoice requiring payment) with an attached Microsoft Word document that contains malicious macros. When the user opens the document, it appears to be full of gibberish, and includes the phrase "Enable macro if data encoding is incorrect," a social engineering technique. If the user does enable macros, they save and run a binary file that downloads the actual encryption Trojan, which will encrypt all files that match particular extensions. Filenames are converted to a unique 16 letter and number combin

cross-protocol attack against TLS using the SSLv2 protocol

Hitler-Ransomware, or Hitler-Ransonware, is a form of ransomware created in 2016 originating in Germany. It requests payment within one hour; otherwise, it will delete files from the infected computer.