Security News

Watch Out for Malware If You're Interested in North Korean Missile Program (The Hackers News)
2017-07-06 06:28

If you hold an interest in the North Korean Missile Program and are one of those curious to know capabilities of the recently tested North Korean long-range missile than you could be a target of a...

Less Malware, Better Quality: AV-TEST (Security Week)
2017-07-05 15:53

While the number of malware samples spotted in 2016 decreased compared to the previous year, threats have been more sophisticated, according to the latest security report from antivirus research...

GoldenEye Malware (Schneier on Security)
2017-07-04 20:40

I don't have anything to say -- mostly because I'm otherwise busy -- about the malware known as GoldenEye, NotPetya, or ExPetr. But I wanted a post to park links. Please add any good revelent...

Wikileaks Reveals CIA Malware that Hacks Linux Computers (The Hackers News)
2017-06-30 13:03

WikiLeaks has just published a new batch of the ongoing Vault 7 leak, this time detailing an alleged CIA project that allowed the agency to computers running the Linux operating systems. Dubbed...

6 Remediation Essentials: Fighting 'NotPetya' Malware (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-29 13:33

Security Experts Detail Immediate Prevention Techniques and Long-Term Mitigation StrategiesIn the aftermath of the massive "NotPetya" malware outbreak that's been impacting organizations...

Teardown of 'NotPetya' Malware: Here's What We Know (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 17:33

Malicious Code Moves Laterally, Can Infect Fully Patched Windows PCsMalware known as NotPetya, SortaPetya or GoldenEye continues to spread globally, infecting endpoints via leaked Equation Group...

Turns Out New Petya is Not a Ransomware, It’s a Destructive Wiper Malware (The Hackers News)
2017-06-28 12:10

What if I say the Tuesday's devastating global malware outbreak was not due to any ransomware infection? Yes, the Petya ransomware attacks that began infecting computers in several countries,...

Video Game Firms Targeted With "Paranoid" PlugX Malware (Security Week)
2017-06-28 12:00

Companies in the video game industry and possibly other sectors have been targeted in attacks involving improved variants of the notorious PlugX remote access trojan (RAT). read more

Massive Malware Outbreak: More Clever Than WannaCry (InfoRiskToday)
2017-06-28 11:33

Rapidly Spreading 'Petya' Malware Variant Has an Appetite For DestructionIs Petya worse than WannaCry? The second global outbreak of file-encrypting malware in as many months sees cyberattackers...