Security News

Buhtrap gang distributes malware through Ammyy’s remote desktop software (Help Net Security)
2015-11-12 07:55

ESET has uncovered several examples of malware being distributed via a strategic web compromise. Recently, visitors to ammyy.com were offered a bundle containing not only the company’s legitimate Remo...

Digitally signed spam campaign spotted delivering malware (Help Net Security)
2015-11-11 14:41

We've all heard about digitally signed malware, but have you ever been targeted with a digitally signed spam email? Someone did, and has shared the signature notice with the public: Just received ...

Linux Encoder victims catch a lucky break: a flaw in the malware means no ransom has to be paid (Help Net Security)
2015-11-10 11:54

The recently spotted Linux Encoder crypto-ransomware is very disruptive, but the good news is that the malware makers have made a mistake that allowed Bitdefender researchers to recover the AES encryp...

The Economist urges readers to check it they were saddled with malware (Help Net Security)
2015-11-09 12:38

Popular UK-based news outfit The Economist - or rather, some of its online readers - have become the latest confirmed victims of an attack executed by hacking anti-adblocking service PageFair. "If ...