The infamous Lockdroid ransomware has gained a new feature, a banality among desktop malware, but a never-before-seen trick for Android ransomware. This new feature is the usage of a dropperRead More →
If you get taken down by this 13-year-old malware, you probably deserve it. One of the world’s most famous net menaces, SQL Slammer, has resumed attacking servers some 13 yearsRead More →
Three apps on Google Play use delayed attacks, self-naming tricks, and an attack list dictated by a command and control server to click on ads in the background without theRead More →
A ransomware infection that took root on late Tuesday night, January 31, affected several services provided by the local Licking County (Ohio) government infrastructure. The Linking County Commissioner’s Office acknowledgedRead More →
Twitter is now the target of a phishing attack that uses methods to trick brand managers and social influencers into fake account verification. Security firm Proofpoint discovered the phishing attack,Read More →
Thousands of internet-connected printers could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data, as well as passwords that could allow further compromise of a network. New research published by academics hasRead More →
Symantec is currently investigating reports of yet another new attack in the Middle East involving the destructive disk-wiping malware used by the Shamoon group (W32.Disttrack, W32.Disttrack.B). Similar to previous attacks,Read More →
Security researchers have uncovered a new trojan that targets Linux devices that is capable of transforming infected machines into proxy servers and relay malicious traffic, hiding the true origin ofRead More →
Security researcher Sebastian Krahmer has recently discovered that a previously known security flaw in the systemd project can be used for more than crashing a Linux distro but also toRead More →
Facebook has fixed a serious security bug that could have been exploited by hackers to delete any video shared by anyone on their wall. A new bug was discovered inRead More →
