Security News

3-in-1 Android malware acts as ransomware, banking Trojan and infostealer (Help Net Security)
2016-02-19 20:27

Why stop at asking ransom for encrypted files when you can also steal personal info, passwords, online banking credentials and credit card details, and then sell it or use it to get even more...

Ransomware offers customer support via chat (Help Net Security)
2016-02-19 16:03

PadCrypt, a newly discovered piece of ransomware, offers the victims the possibility to chat with the criminals behind the scheme. This ransomware, as many before it, presents the standard...

Locky Ransomware Borrows Tricks from Dridex (Threatpost)
2016-02-18 11:59

Locky, a new strain of ransomware, appears to be borrowing a trick from Dridex: Using embedded macros to execute malware that goes on to encrypt users' files.