Meltdown-Spectre: Malware is already being tested by attackers
German antivirus testing firm AV-Test has identified 139 samples of malware that seem to be early attempts at exploiting the […]
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Ransomware crooks test a new way to spread their malware
A new form of ransomware has emerged which is, unusually, being distributed by two separate exploit kits – one of […]
New global cybersecurity center announced at Davos
The World Economic Forum announced plans Wednesday to launch a new coordinating group to counter emerging cybersecurity threats and help […]
Dark Caracal: Good News and Bad News
Few days ago EFF and Lookout announced a new report, Dark Caracal, that uncovers a new, global malware espionage campaign. […]
Man Charged with Spying on Thousands of Mac Users for Thirteen Years
Thirteen years of spying is a long run. As Naked Security reported on January 12th , the technical description of […]
Mailsploit – E-mail spoofing and code injection vulnerabilities
Mailsploit refers to a series of bugs found in e-mail clients that allow a potential attacker to spoof the e-mail […]
Discovery of New Internet of Things (IoT) Based Malware Could Put a New Spin on DDoS Attacks
Slightly over one year ago, several major distributed denial-of-service (“DDoS”) attacks took place, including a major event affecting the domain […]
New Ransomware ‘Bad Rabbit’ Spreading Quickly Through Russia and Ukraine
There’s a potentially massive new ransomware spreading in Eastern Europe. The malware, dubbed Bad Rabbit, has hit three Russian media outlets, […]
Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software
Hackers have successfully breached CCleaner’s security to inject malware into the app and distribute it to millions of users. Security […]
WannaCry-Stopping Hacker Charged With Helping Write Banking Trojan
Marcus Hutchins is under arrest in Las Vegas for allegedly writing Kronos, a banking trojan, three years ago. Source: WannaCry-Stopping […]
Why we keep falling for online phishing scams and downloading viruses
Why do so many of us fall prey to phishing attacks and online scams? We hear warnings about the dangers […]
US Companies Create Principles for Cybersecurity Risk Ratings
On June 20, 2017, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced that a consortium of more than two dozen chamber member […]