For a little over a month, researchers and previous victims have been quietly helping TeslaCrypt victims get their files back using a flaw in the TeslaCrypt’s encryption key storage algorithm. The information thatRead More →
Cyber-crooks secretly develop new Asacub Android malware, deploy it for the first time this Christmas. Over the past six months, security experts from Kaspersky have observed the slow evolution of theRead More →
Dr.Web, a Russian antivirus maker, has detected a new threat against Linux users, the Linux.Ekocms.1 trojan, which includes special features that allow it to take screengrabs and record audio. DiscoveredRead More →
We are all very familiar with URL shortening services, which are regularly used in Tweets and other social media. It is no secret that cyber criminals also use URL shortenersRead More →
A ransomware strain based on the open source Hidden Tear ransomware is infecting users, encrypting their files and losing the encryption key along the way, rendering all files unrecoverable. LastRead More →
A new type of RAT (Remote Access Trojan) has been discovered in use against governments and civil society organizations in South-East Asia, the Arbor Security Engineering & Response Team (ASERT)Read More →
Encrypting all HTTP traffic has long been considered a key security goal, but there have been two key obstacles to this. First, certificates are not free and many owners areRead More →
Malware was infecting machines, adding them to its botnet.Similar-looking malware targeting both Linux and Windows computers has been linked to a DDoSing toolkit sold by Chinese hackers via the ddos[.]tfRead More →
Highly destructive malware creates “destructive events” at 3 Ukrainian substations. Highly destructive malware that infected at least three regional power authorities in Ukraine led to a power failure that left hundredsRead More →
Ransom32 may be the first cross-OS ransomware family. A new type of ransomware has been spotted, the first of its kind, a ransomware that uses JavaScript to infect its users, beingRead More →
