Security News

Virus attack! Hackers unleash social media worm after bug report ignored
2019-02-20 11:24

Is it ok to launch a benign proof of concept that you know will go wide, to bring a flaw to people's attention, or should you stay quiet?

Holby damned! We've caught a virus: Brit medical soaps team up for 'cyber' episode
2019-02-15 16:16

WannaCry? You will do BBC "sister" medical drama shows Holby City and the venerable Casualty from which it sprang have announced that they are teaming up for a two-part "cyberattack special". NHS...

GandCrab ransomware and Ursnif virus spreading via MS Word macros
2019-01-25 11:33

Security researchers have discovered two separate malware campaigns, one of which is distributing the Ursnif data-stealing trojan and the GandCrab ransomware in the wild, whereas the second one is...

Indian Police Break Up International Computer Virus Scam
2018-11-29 15:47

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police said Thursday they have arrested nearly two dozen people on suspicion of defrauding people around the world by sending fake pop-up messages warning them that their...

Slideshow: Intel from Virus Bulletin 2018
2018-10-09 18:40

This year's Virus Bulletin conference featured top-tier research from some of the world's best threat intelligence experts.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Saudi Dissident Spyware Attack Belies Bigger Threat
2018-10-05 20:43

A spyware attack on a Saudi dissident living in Canada made headlines this week, but Citizen Lab warns that simpler attacks are the real epidemic.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Exposing the Social Media Fraud Ecosystem
2018-10-05 16:16

The business of fake likes and followers turns out to be a sprawling enterprise -- likely tied back to IoT botnet activity.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Turla APT Changes Shape with New Code and Targets
2018-10-04 19:14

Russian-speaking Turla has also racked up more victims in its latest APT campaign.

Virus Bulletin 2018: macOS Flaw Allows Attackers to Hijack Installed Apps
2018-10-03 23:43

This code-signing issue represents a new attack vector, according to the researcher.

Virus Bulletin 2018: Microsoft’s Lambert on How Cloud is Changing Security
2018-10-03 18:46

Supply-chain attacks are on the rise, but machine learning provides the edge that the security industry needs to keep up.