Security News

macOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years
2018-01-11 10:18

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed 16-count indictment charges on Wednesday against a computer programmer from Ohio who is accused of creating and installing spyware on thousands of computers...

Android Malware Developed in Kotlin Programming Language Found in Google Play
2018-01-10 15:32

Security researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a malicious application in Google Play that was developed using the Kotlin programming language. read more

Google Apps Script Allowed Hackers to Automate Malware Downloads
2018-01-04 18:44

Researchers at Proofpoint discovered recently that Google Apps Script could have been abused by malicious hackers to automatically download malware hosted on Google Drive to targeted devices. read more

Forever 21 Suffered 7-Month POS Malware Attack
2018-01-03 13:03

Retailer Confirms US Payment Card Data Breach; International Probe ContinuesApparel retailer Forever 21 says point-of-sale systems in some stores were infected by malware for up to seven months,...

Forever 21 Payment Systems Infected With Malware for 7 Months
2018-01-02 06:11

Los Angeles-based fashion retailer Forever 21 informed customers last week that some of its payment processing systems had been infected with malware for a period of more than 7 months. read more

Chinese Hackers Target Servers With Three Types of Malware
2017-12-22 14:08

An established Chinese crime group uses a large coordinated infrastructure to target servers running database services with three different types of malware, GuardiCore security researchers say. read more

DHS Warns of Malware Targeting Industrial Safety Systems
2017-12-19 21:00

The National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday published an analysis report on a piece of malware designed to...

Successor to NetTraveler Malware Dissected
2017-12-19 16:26

A recently observed backdoor could be intended as the successor of the NetTraveler malware, Kaspersky Lab security researchers report. read more

Exploits and fileless malware drive record new malware surge
2017-12-19 12:00

McAfee released its McAfee Labs Threat Report: December 2017, examining the growth and trends of new malware, ransomware, and other threats in Q3 2017. McAfee Labs saw malware reach an all-time...

This New Android Malware Can Physically Damage Your Phone
2017-12-19 10:33

Due to the recent surge in cryptocurrency prices, not only hackers but also legitimate website administrators are increasingly using JavaScript-based cryptocurrency miners to monetize by levying...