Cybersecurity

"It is interesting to see a new ransomware being distributed via exploit kits in what so far seems to be a few ongoing campaigns," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 01, 2018

The bot spreads using the NSA's EternalBlue exploit that was leaked by the hacking group Shadow Brokers in April last year.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Feb 01, 2018

Google Play store riddled with malware and viruses but elite engineers promise work underway to clean up shop.

Jason Murdock Jan 31, 2018

Experts found that the highest number of leaked credentials, 555,000 credentials, came from the financial sector.

India Ashok Jan 31, 2018

Since it is fileless and uses legitimate system software, researchers say it is "difficult, if not impossible" for companies to detect and block it.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 31, 2018

Car-sharing company GoGet's CEO, Tristan Sender, said they did not notify affected customers sooner based on the "strong advice" of NSW police.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 31, 2018

"Timing is the only thing that links the two so far," a cybersecurity expert said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 30, 2018

"We have observed another instance where a threat actor looks to be using political events to target individuals or organizations within the Palestine region," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 30, 2018

Hackers targeted Bitcoin payments of LockerR ransomware, GlobeImposter ransomware, Sigma ransomware and others.

India Ashok Jan 30, 2018

In recent weeks the entire cryptocurrency industry has been rocked by a shocking amount of hacks, cyberattacks, mistakes and thefts. Here are the highlights.

Jason Murdock Jan 29, 2018

Tech pioneer John McAfee is going it alone, departing the US-based MGT Capital Investments where he has worked previously in the roles of CEO, designer and cybersecurity visionary.

Jason Murdock Jan 29, 2018

"This should be treated as a call to action to take appropriate steps to protect their ATMs against these forms of attack and mitigate any consequences," ATM vendor NCR said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 29, 2018

Security researchers found that Dridex and BitPaymer ransomware, share several similarities in code and evasion techniques.

India Ashok Jan 27, 2018

Hackers stole over $500m from Coincheck, a major Tokyo-based cryptocurrency exchange, in the biggest cryptocurrency heist to date.

India Ashok Jan 27, 2018

Around 15 to 30 million people have likely been affected by the new Monero mining campaign, which was launched just four months ago.

India Ashok Jan 26, 2018

The Dutch intelligence agency reportedly gained access to Cozy Bear's networks in 2014 and also located the hacker group's headquarters.

India Ashok Jan 26, 2018

Interestingly, researchers noted that their analysis of the Hide 'N Seek bot revealed it can be leveraged for far more nefarious activities than launching DDoS attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 25, 2018

Brian Cohen is CFO of BitSight, which provides companies with security ratings.

Brian Cohen Jan 25, 2018

The malicious malware is designed to find and harvest a slew of sensitive data including credentials, browser data and even cryptocurrency wallets

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 25, 2018

Security experts analysed over 18,000 apps across 20 app stores to find that 661 blacklisted Bitcoin apps were still available to users.

India Ashok Jan 25, 2018

Parents across the world have been left outraged after a children's app downloaded from Google's official marketplace contained threatening and violent messages.

Jason Murdock Jan 24, 2018

A technology forum based in Malaysia is under investigation after publishing details of a major data breach which included the personal details of more than 220,000 organ donors.

Jason Murdock Jan 24, 2018

The discovery comes as cybercriminals increasingly tap into cryptocurrency as lures, payment options or attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

"It is also possible for an attacker to take control over the profile pictures the user sees, swapping them for inappropriate content," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

"With a maximum child tax credit of $1,000 per child, that is a potentially significant return on investment," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 24, 2018

The security researcher said Uber marked his bug report as "informative", which means it contains "useful information but did warrant an immediate action or fix".

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

Hackers frequently look to target and exploit curious users by tapping into trending issues, events in the news or widely publicised ones in their attacks.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

Intel has disclosed that the patches were causing devices to reboot unexpectedly among other "unpredictable" behavior.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

Clarke is the latest in a slew of US conservative political figures and reporters targeted by the Turkish hacking group.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 23, 2018

"Since both the Chrome and Firefox extensions mostly add themselves through forced installs, it's not always possible to avoid getting them," researchers said.

Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jan 22, 2018