Security News

Virus screener goes down, Intel patches more chips, Pegasus government spying code spreads across globe
2018-09-22 10:01

Plus: Gov pay sites take a dive, and more Roundup When we weren't dealing with malware bricked-breweries, poorly-wiped servers or litigious vendors, we had a number of other security headaches to...

iPhone Chip Supplier TSMC Stops Production After Computer Virus Attack
2018-08-06 07:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)—Apple's sole supplier of SoC components for iPhones and iPads, and Qualcomm's major manufacturing partner—shut down several of its...

TSMC chip fab tools hit by virus, payment biz BGP hijacked, CCleaner gets weird – and more
2018-08-04 10:03

What else is gong on in infosec this week... Roundup This week we took a close look at Google security keys, bid adieu to Facebook's head security honcho, and had a few email credentials...

New Virus Decides If Your Computer Good for Mining or Ransomware
2018-07-05 15:03

Security researchers have discovered an interesting piece of malware that infects systems with either a cryptocurrency miner or ransomware, depending upon their configurations to decide which of...

Guilty! Anti-anti-virus crook convicted, could spend decades in jail
2018-05-22 09:17

Scan4you crook is looking at a maximum penalty of 35 years

North Korea’s anti-virus software white-listed mystery malware
2018-05-02 06:57

'SiliVaccine' uses ancient, stolen, Trend Micro A-V engine and bad home-brew crypto North Korea’s very own anti-virus software has been revealed as based on a ten-year-old application made by...

A New Cryptocurrency Mining Virus is Spreading Through Facebook
2018-05-01 15:48

If you receive a link for a video, even if it looks exciting, sent by someone (or your friend) on Facebook messenger—just don't click on it without taking a second thought. Cybersecurity...

20 years ago today! What we can learn from the CIH virus…
2018-04-26 14:59

The 20-year-old CIH virus, aka "Chernobyl", isn't just a museum curiosity. It still has plenty of lessons to teach us today.

Why Data Loss Prevention Will Suffer the Same Fate as Anti-Virus
2018-04-03 09:45

DLP appears to be following in the footsteps of another once-ubiquitous but now outdated technology: anti-virus.

Anti-Virus Updates Required Ahead of Microsoft’s Meltdown, Spectre Patches
2018-01-09 17:43

Microsoft is pausing the rollout of Windows Meltdown and Spectre patches until hosted anti-virus software vendors confirms no unsupported Windows kernel calls via the addition of a registry key on PCs.