Security News

Hajime ‘Vigilante Botnet’ Growing Rapidly; Hijacks 300,000 IoT Devices Worldwide (The Hackers News)
2017-04-27 01:48

Last week, we reported about a so-called 'vigilante hacker' who hacked into at least 10,000 vulnerable 'Internet of Things' devices, such as home routers and Internet-connected cameras, using a...

Locky Ransomware Roars Back to Life Via Necurs Botnet (Threatpost)
2017-04-24 18:53

The first large scale Locky campaign in months has been detected via the Necurs botnet.

Locky ransomware makes a comeback, courtesy of Necurs botnet (Help Net Security)
2017-04-24 18:17

The Necurs botnet has, once again, begun pushing Locky ransomware on unsuspecting victims. The botnet, which flip-flops from sending penny stock pump-and-dump emails to booby-trapped files that...