malware

A new type of ransomware that obviously concentrates on targeting organizations instead of home users has been spotted by Emsisoft researchers. Dubbed CryptoLocker, the …

The websites of nearly a dozen energy sector companies have been compromised to serve as so-called “watering holes”, where visitors would be served with malware or …

A lot has been said and written about the long-lasting TDSS (or TDL) and the considerably newer ZeroAccess (or Sirefef) rootkits, and the similarities between the two have …

Cybercrooks wielding the Caphaw (better known as Shylock) banking Trojan are once again targeting users of financial institutions around the world, warns Zscaler. The initial …

Researchers from Vietnamese security firm Bkav have recently spotted and analyzed a new piece of malware that uses an unexpected self-protection mechanism: it …

The existence, the modus operandi and details of successful campaigns of another Chinese hacking group have been revealed by Symantec researchers, who have managed to tie to …

The fact that most of computer hardware is produced outside the US and Europe has long presented a worry for the governments of those countries and for the companies and …

An FBI agent testifying at the court hearing where the subject of bail for Freedom Hosting owner Eric Eoin Marques was discussed has confirmed that the FBI has, indeed, had a …

Malware peddlers have decided to bank on the popularity of the WhatsApp cross-platform IM app for smartphones in order to get users to install malicious apps on their devices, …

Getting denounced for viewing or owning child pornography is a huge deal in most Western world countries, so it’s no wonder that ransomware peddlers are using that …

Getting your Android apps from Google Play is always a better bet than picking them up from third party online marketplaces, but you also can’t be completely sure you …

The current cybercrime market is all about Cybercrime-as-a-Service – knowledgeable individuals focus on their core competencies to offer services to those who have not …