As if denying a user’s access to their files and asking for a $500 ransom to restore access wasn’t bad enough, the authors of a new piece of ransomware called CryptXXX decided to also pack their malware with information stealing capabilities.
As if denying a user’s access to their files and asking for a $500 ransom to restore access wasn’t bad enough, the authors of a new piece of ransomware called CryptXXX decided to also pack their malware with information stealing capabilities.
Researchers at FireEye have come across a piece of malware that steals payment card data from point-of-sale (PoS) systems and sends it back to the attackers via DNS.
Oracle’s Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2016 was released on Tuesday, bringing 136 security fixes across multiple product families. Many of the vulnerabilities addressed in the update are remotely exploitable, with seven carrying a rating of a 10.0 using the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
A German steel mill, a Ukrainian power grid, and an American dam all walk into a bar... Okay, so what could be the beginning of a bad joke is anything but a joke. No longer are data and dollars the only things at risk in cyber attacks. More and more, hackers are targeting critical infrastructure with the potential to disrupt operations and cause physical damage.
Ransomware authors are always looking for new techniques to make their extortion business more efficient, and researchers have discovered a new method that cybercriminals are using to deliver decryption keys: blockchains.
Google has been working on improving the overall security of its Android platform, and the Internet giant is not being shy about some of the success it has had in advancing the security of its mobile ecosystem.
Kovter, a recently discovered piece of ransomware, represents the latest step in the evolution of a malicious program from police scareware to ad fraud Trojan and now file-encrypting malware.
Google has updated its User Data Policy for the Chrome Web Store, in an attempt to improve the safety and privacy for users of its Chrome web browser.