The Carbon Black Threat Research Team has recently discovered a new family of ransomware, which they dubbed “PowerWare,” that targets organizations via Microsoft Word and PowerShell. PowerShell is the scriptingRead More →
A new ransomware has been discovered by security researcher Yonathan Klijnsma called Maktub Locker that shows the most attention to detail that I have see on its ransomware payment site. Before we get toRead More →
Researchers say that wireless mouse could expose billions of computers to hacking Bastille Networks, a startup cyber security company that looks to better patrol wireless traffic has discovered a flaw thatRead More →
The IT systems of three US hospitals have been infected with ransomware, which encrypts vital files and demands money to unlock them. The systems, at Kentucky Methodist Hospital, Chino ValleyRead More →
A chatbot developed by Microsoft has gone rogue on Twitter, swearing and making racist remarks and inflammatory political statements. The experimental AI, which learns from conversations, was designed to interactRead More →
A unique data-stealing trojan has been spotted on USB devices in the wild – and it is different from typical data-stealing malware. Each instance of this trojan relies on the particularRead More →
Apple is a company that has maintained and reinforced the statement over and over again that it takes consumer privacy very seriously — This approach is indeed inspiring and admirable. ButRead More →
How-to guide also included, showing sysadmins how to protect their enterprises from malicious macro malware. Microsoft is finally addressing the elephant in the room in terms of security for Office usersRead More →
Company’s just-unveiled bug bounty program aims to outdo industry norms. Over the past decade, there’s been an explosion of bug bounty programs that pay hackers big cash rewards for finding vulnerabilitiesRead More →
Softpedia talked with Sean Willians, author of Cryptostalker. A while back, we stumbled upon an interesting GitHub repo dubbed randumb, which included an example called Cryptostalker, advertised as a tool toRead More →
