Security News

Top iPhone Supplier Battles WannaCry Infection
2018-08-06 14:28

Production lines were halted for two days, and the effects to the global supply chain for mobile phones could be felt for the third quarter and beyond.

Chip Giant TSMC Says WannaCry Behind Production Halt
2018-08-06 11:08

Chipmaker giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Monday the computer virus that brought its production to a halt for two days was a variant of the WannaCry ransomware that hit...

WannaCry: One year later, is the world ready for another major attack?
2018-06-28 14:01

ZDNet's Danny Palmer examine's the aftermath of WannaCry, Notpetya, and Bad Rabbit.

WannaCry Extortion Fraud Reemerges
2018-06-25 20:02

The emails claim that all of the victim’s devices have been hacked and infected with the infamous ransomware -- and then ask for Bitcoin to "fix" it.

WannaCry is back! (Psych. It's just phisher folk doing what they do)
2018-06-21 15:47

Spamming scum fire out phishing frighteners An unusually large wave of phishing emails was spewed out this morning, with recipients warned that all their devices had been infected by WannaCry.…

A Year After Wannacry: Lots of Work to Do
2018-06-15 20:48

Carl Leonard of Forcepoint on Dealing With the Insider ThreatOne year after the Wannacry attack, cybersecurity is still failing, and the likelihood of a breach has never been greater, says Carl...

WannaCry Kill Switch Hero Faces New Charges, But Code Evals Say Little
2018-06-15 19:26

The Feds say Marcus Hutchins is behind both the UPAS Kit backdoor and the Kronos banking trojan.

WannaCry hero sinks deeper into trouble as new malware charges filed
2018-06-08 16:50

The young Briton who emerged as the reluctant "WannaCry hero" in 2017 now faces yet more criminal charges over making and selling malware.

WannaCry reverse-engineer Marcus Hutchins hit with fresh charges
2018-06-07 13:28

Accused of creating UPAS Kit and lying to FBI WannaCry ransomware killswitch hero* Marcus Hutchins faces fresh charges in relation to separate malware the security researcher is alleged to have created.…

Marcus Hutchins, WannaCry-killer, hit with four new charges by the FBI
2018-06-07 12:48

Marcus Hutchins, the British malware analyst who helped stop global Wannacry menace, is now facing four new charges related to malware he allegedly created and promoted it online to steal...