Security News

PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Disrupted by Malware Attack
2018-02-13 06:03

The Pyeongchang Winter Olympics taking place in South Korea was disrupted over the weekend following a malware attack before and during the opening ceremony on Friday. The cyber attack coincided...

‘Olympic Destroyer’ Malware Behind Winter Olympics Cyberattack, Researchers Say
2018-02-12 22:53

The malware's sole purpose was to take down systems, not steal data, Cisco Talos researchers say.

Crypto Mining Malware Infects Thousands of Websites
2018-02-12 15:01

Hacked Script Infects Several Government Sites with Cryptominer read more

Week in review: Crypto-mining malware hits SCADA network, server-side exploits dominate threat landscape
2018-02-12 02:26

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network Radiflow has recently discovered Monero-mining malware on five servers...

New Point-of-Sale Malware Steals Credit Card Data via DNS Queries
2018-02-09 10:03

Cybercriminals are becoming more adept, innovative, and stealthy with each passing day. They are now adopting more clandestine techniques that come with limitless attack vectors and are harder to...

Hospital Hit With Cryptocurrency Mining Malware
2018-02-08 21:33

Are More Healthcare Sector Entities at Risk?Do healthcare entities face a growing risk of being hit with cryptocurrency mining attacks, which have become more common in other sectors? A Tennessee...

New PoS Malware Family Discovered
2018-02-08 20:15

Researchers have discovered a new Point of Sale (POS) malware. They cannot tell yet whether it is new code still being developed, or already used -- complete with coding errors -- in an undetected...

When crypto-mining malware hits a SCADA network
2018-02-08 17:20

Stealthy crypto-mining is on track to surpass ransomware as cybercriminals’ most favorite money-making option, and companies with computers and servers that run all day and night long are the...

Malware is Pervasive Across Cloud Platforms: Report
2018-02-08 16:14

Leading Cloud Service Providers and Majority of AV Engines Failed to Detect New Ransomware Variant read more

Cryptocurrency Mining Malware Hits Monitoring Systems at European Water Utility
2018-02-08 04:48

Malware Chewed Up CPU of HMI at Wastewater Facility Cryptocurrency mining malware worked its way onto four servers connected to an operational technology (OT) network at a wastewater facility in...