Security News

A newly uncovered Emotet malware sample has the ability to spread to insecure Wi-Fi networks that are located nearby to an infected device. If the malware can spread to these nearby Wi-Fi networks, it then attempts to infect devices connected to them - a tactic that can rapidly escalate Emotet's spread, said researchers.

The NHS has suffered 209 successful ransomware attacks since 2014, according to new figures based on Freedom of Information requests, but with a dramatic improvement since 2017, the year WannaCry ransomware hit the health service. The WannaCry attack in 2017 - famously thwarted by Brit white hat hacker Marcus Hutchins - caused a spike to 101 incidents and we know many of these were severe.

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: “Smart city” governments should also be smart about security While the definition of “smart city” is still...

Security researchers have discovered a cryptojacking worm that propagates using containers in the Docker Engine (Community Edition) and has spread to more than 2,000 vulnerable Docker hosts. “The...

This is the first time that a cryptojacking attack has been observed on Docker.

Using Docker Containers to Spread Worm Is a New, Untested Technique, Researchers SayAttackers are using Docker containers to spread a cryptojacking worm in a campaign dubbed "Graboid," according...

Using Docker Containers to Spread Worm Is a New, Untested Technique, Researchers SayAttackers are using Docker containers to spread a cryptojacking worm in a campaign dubbed "Graboid," according...

Palo Alto Networks’ security researchers have identified what appears to be the first crypto-jacking worm that spreads using Docker containers. read more

A worm with a randomized propagation method is spreading via the popular container technology.

WannaCry never went away - it just became less obvious.