Security News

Week in review: Linux Mint hack, crypto ransomware hits hospitals, and educating policymakers on cybersecurity (Help Net Security)
2016-02-29 13:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Can poorly designed embedded devices kill? The industry is not taking safety and security seriously enough, according...

Reinvented ransomware shifts from pwning PC to wrecking websites (The Register)
2016-02-29 08:40

Crypto ransomware hits German hospitals (Help Net Security)
2016-02-26 20:31

At least three hospitals in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia have been hit with crypto ransomware. One is Lukas Krankenhaus (Lukas Hospital) in Neuss, the second one is Klinikum...

Medical superbugs: Two German hospitals hit with ransomware (The Register)
2016-02-26 17:25

Ransomware springboards from WordPress to Joomla domains (ZDNet)
2016-02-22 14:55

Ransomware scum add Joomla to their list (The Register)
2016-02-22 06:25

Joomla Sites Join WordPress As TeslaCrypt Ransomware Target (Threatpost)
2016-02-19 21:35

Joomla is the newest prey of attackers behind a campaign that has targeted WordPress websites by injecting JavaScript files with malicious code.

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...

App vulnerabilities, patching, and ransomware 2016 key security risks: HPE (ZDNet)
2016-02-19 02:39