Cryptowall attackers are smashing businesses in the Australian state of Queensland, according to the owner of a Townsville sex shop which has paid $1,058 to ransomware attackers to have itsRead More →
New Android malware was discovered, able to steal money from online banking accounts, and hide SMS notifications coming to confirm financial transactions. This new malware detected by Dr.Web as theRead More →
After two weeks of sharp, last minute changes in the Bitcoin price, the markets caught a break this week, with the price remaining fairly stable throughout. Thus, it seems asRead More →
Just a few minutes ago, September 20, Animesoft International had the great pleasure of informing Softpedia about the immediate availability for download of the final release of their Linux MangakaRead More →
At the Air Force Association Air & Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland (near Washington), Major General Burke Wilson revealed a new US Air Force project, an innovative airborne hackingRead More →
Hackers can’t easily get malware directly in iOS apps so they’re taking a different approach: Modifying the programming environment that Apple provides to make apps. Google’s open approach to AndroidRead More →
Anonymous Philippines, an affiliate of the online hacktivist group Anonymous, hacked and defaced the official website of the country’s National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Sunday afternoon. The act of hacktivism was a resultRead More →
Sometime yesterday, 17 September, hackers took over the websites of Silicon Valley’s Embarcadero Media Group, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, theAlmanac, the Mountain View Voice, the Pleasanton Weekly, andRead More →
AT&T has filed a lawsuit against 3 former call center employees, accusing them of installing malware on their servers with the purpose of aiding a phone unlocking service in obtainingRead More →
THE APPLE ECOSYSTEM is well known for very rarely letting any dodgy apps enter it because of the company’s stringent security checks. But recently, nearly two dozen malicious pieces ofRead More →
The world of computer viruses and antivirus solutions is in a constant change, with cyber-crooks evolving their code and cyber-security firms trying to keep up but always being two stepsRead More →
A simple mistake by networking gear manufacturer D-Link could have opened the door for costly damage. Private keys used to sign software published by D-Link were found in the company’sRead More →
Russian national pleads guilty in global hacking scheme. Russian Hacker Vladimir Drinkman faces 30 years sentence after pleading guilty to hacking NASDAQ, stealing 160 million credit cards. Vladimir Drinkman, aRead More →
When you open File Explorer in Windows 10, the system’s default file browsing and management tool, you will notice immediately that it displays two panes in the main interface. TheRead More →
Last year, the Washington Post published a story on airport luggage handling that contained unobscured images of the “backdoor” keys of the Transportation Safety Administration, along with many other security agenciesRead More →
Ransomware has emerged as major threat to consumers and businesses in recent years, and law enforcement agencies and security researchers have taken note. Authorities last year disrupted the Cryptolocker ransomwareRead More →
15-day-old campaign has spiked in past 48 hours, with >5,000 new infections daily. Attackers have hijacked thousands of websites running the WordPress content management system and are using them toRead More →
A malicious spam campaign that’s been doling out zipped Javascript (.js) files remains an issue, the SANS Internet Storm Center warns. The campaign was spotted earlier this year, but BradRead More →
