Security News

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.

Law enforcement takedown causes Retadup malware to eat itself.