Here you will find all the articles with the tag: malware.
McAfee researchers report they've found a new type of ransomware. The ransomware is aimed at consumers worldwide and is given the name Anatovabased on the name found in the ransomware. Anatova has also been spotted in the Netherlands and Belgium. Anatova was found in a private peer-to-peer network a... Read more
4 years ago
Unit 42, the malware specialists of security specialist Palo Alto Networks, discovered for the first time malware that specifically targets cloud security applications and was able to remove them. The security applications for public cloud environments no longer appear to be as secure as expected. A... Read more
4 years ago
Hackers often use legitimate websites like GitHub and Dropbox to spread cryptographic currency denial malware. This is apparent from new research by academics from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and King's College London. That's what The Next Web says. Cryptojackers build special malware dropp... Read more
4 years ago
In the first days of 2019, Google removed no less than 85 apps from its Play Store because they were full of adware, according to a blog by security specialist Trend Micro. Android malware therefore remains a major problem this year. The new year is less than two weeks old and the Google Play Store ... Read more
4 years ago
A security researcher has published a tool that can bypass various two-step verifications commonly used on platforms such as Gmail and Yahoo. That's what IT Pro says. The tool was placed on GitHub by Polish researcher Piotr Duszy?ski. The tool was placed along with a step-by-step plan that explains... Read more
4 years ago
Cybercriminals have launched a cyber attack that secretly infiltrates systems with malware that steals data. Then ransomware is placed on the infected system. Malwarebytes researchers are writing about the attack. The campaign uses exploits in Internet Explorer and Flash Player, which were delivered... Read more
4 years ago
Trend Micro security researchers have discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that focuses on IoT devices. The malware, called Miori, wants to integrate those devices into a larger botnet and launch DDoS attacks. That's what Security Intelligence reports. The malware was discovered at the begi... Read more
4 years ago
Last weekend, the printing works and deliveries of several large American newspapers came to a standstill. This is due to an attack that may have been carried out with the Ryuk-ransomware. The attack had an impact on, among others, printers of Tribune Publishing, one of the largest publishers of reg... Read more
4 years ago
A new corporate email campaign spreads malware in the Google Cloud Storage service. The campaign focuses mainly on financial companies, according to ZDNet. The attack was discovered by investigators from Menlo Labs. The researchers state that they have been studying the so-called BEC-scam for some t... Read more
4 years ago
