Security News

Locky Ransomware Spam Infects via Microsoft Office
2017-10-20 11:19

Look Ma, No Macros: Malicious Spam Wields Windows Application-Linking FeatureSpammers wielding Locky ransomware have a new trick up their sleeve: the ability to infect PCs via malicious Microsoft...

Locky Gets Updated to ‘Ykcol’, Part of Rapid-Fire Spam Campaigns
2017-10-12 18:53

Researchers say in a 30-day period cybercriminals behind the Locky ransomware have updated the malware three times and have stepped up spam campaigns.

Spam Rate Hit 55% in September: Symantec
2017-10-06 16:17

The spam rate of overall email dropped slightly over the past couple of months to 55% in September, but remains above the year average, a new Symantec report reveals. read more

Spanish Court Agrees to Extradite Russian Spam King to the United States
2017-10-05 01:38

Spain's National Court ruled on Tuesday to extradite a 36-year-old Russian computer programmer, accused by American authorities of malicious hacking offences, to the United States, according to a...

Week in review: CCleaner compromise, Optionsbleed, and Linux devices sending out spam
2017-09-25 00:28

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Hackers behind CCleaner compromise were after Intel, Microsoft, Cisco There is a new twist in the CCleaner hack saga:...

Massive Spam Runs Distribute Locky Ransomware
2017-09-22 20:08

Locky ransomware, the infamous threat that dominated malware charts in 2016, is being aggressively distributed in a series of spam runs that have been ongoing for several weeks, security...

Is your router sending out spam?
2017-09-22 17:52

A Linux Trojan that has been infecting IoT devices for half a year and made them run a SOCKS proxy server has now acquired spam-sending capabilities. About Linux.ProxyM Doctor Web virus analysts...

Linux Trojan Using Hacked IoT Devices to Send Spam Emails
2017-09-22 09:14

Botnets, like Mirai, that are capable of infecting Linux-based internet-of-things (IoT) devices are constantly increasing and are mainly designed to conduct Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)...

Locky Returns via Spam and Dropbox-Themed Phishing Attacks (InfoRiskToday)
2017-09-01 13:18

Massive Ransomware Campaign Flings 23 Million Emails in Just 24 HoursA massive Locky ransomware campaign has been infecting devices via malware-laced spam messages as well as through fake Dropbox...

700 Million-Plus Email Addresses Leaked by Spam Operation (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 13:33

Passwords for Accounts Included With Some AddressesA sloppy spamming operation has exposed on a server in the Netherlands a batch of files that includes more than 700 million email addresses and...