Security News

AutoIt-Compiled Worm Spreads Backdoor via Removable Drives
2018-11-28 21:20

Trend Micro security researchers have discovered an AutoIt-compiled worm that infects removable drives to spread the njRAT backdoor to other machines.  read more

Conficker: A 10-year retrospective on a legendary worm
2018-11-21 07:15

This November marked the 10-year anniversary of Conficker, a fast-spreading worm targeting Microsoft systems that went on to claim one of the highest levels of infection in history. Millions of...

Hackers and Worms in the Singularity
2018-09-07 20:39

On one path to the Singularity, hacking is the worst possible crime. But on the other path, hacking is humanity’s highest calling. Either way, the absolute value of hackers is going to be maximal.

Stealthy Crypto-Miner Has Worm-Like Spreading Mechanism
2018-07-30 14:53

The PowerGhost crypto-miner is capable of remaining undetected on infected systems, and can spread on its own by leveraging a fileless infection technique, Kaspersky Lab has discovered. read more

Don’t let attackers worm their way in: Increase password security
2018-05-21 11:15

Passwords are inherently the weakest form of authentication, yet they remain the most prevalent. Many organizations realize that moving beyond this single point of vulnerability is required but...

US and UK condemn Russia for NotPetya worm attack
2018-02-19 12:57

When it comes to pointing the finger for last year’s historically-disruptive NotPetya cyberattack, nobody could accuse the US and UK of dodging the issue.

TrickBot Trojan Gets Worm-Like Infection Powers (Security Week)
2017-07-28 15:54

A newly observed version of the TrickBot banking Trojan includes a worm-like malware propagation module that allows it to spread locally via Server Message Block (SMB), Flashpoint security...

Google Takes Second Swing at OAuth Worm (Security Week)
2017-07-26 17:56

Mitigations put in place by Google in May 2017 to help block phishing attacks such as the recent OAuth worm weren’t enough to completely mitigate the issue, as Google's platform still allowed...