One of the most complex tasks for the cybercriminals is to ensure their malicious code goes undetected by antivirus and achieves its goal. For this, they have invested a lotRead More →
A bill proposed in congress this week would require that all users provide identification and register prepaid ‘burner’ phones upon purchase. Earlier this week we reported that burner phones are what keptRead More →
The IDs and passwords of about 18 million Internet users have been found on a computer server set up by a Tokyo company, which was found in November to haveRead More →
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 →
Researchers at Fox-IT warn that the website of security certification provider EC Council has been compromised to host the malicious Angler Exploit Kit. No one is secure, we are allRead 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 →
Hackers reportedly stole the records of 1.5 million customers of Verizon Enterprise which are offered for sale in the criminal underground. According to KrebsOnSecurity, data leaked after a security reach at VerizonRead More →
Petya uses old-school ransomware tactics, seems to be doing fine without employing powerful encryption. Malware experts from German security firm G DATA have found a new type of lock-ransomware that usesRead 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 →
US authorities announced charges against seven Iranian hackers for attacking computer systems atUS authorities announced charges against seven Iranian hackers for attacking computer systems at banks and a dam inRead 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 →
CVE-2016-1788 is difficult to exploit, but within the capabilities of nation state attackers. Users are advised to update to iOS 9.3 to reduce the risk of attack. Users of AppleRead 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 →
Ransomware attacks have made a lot of headlines in the past year with several high-profile cases, including that of the Hospital in Los Angeles which had its data encrypted and endedRead More →
FOR YEARS, CAR owners with keyless entry systems have reported thieves approaching their vehicles with mysterious devices and effortlessly opening them in seconds. After having his Prius burgled repeatedly outsideRead More →
