Malware
Billions of devices equipped with Bluetooth are vulnerable to BlueBorne Malware
Billions of devices equipped with Bluetooth are said to be vulnerable to cyber attack- all thanks to a new airborne computer virus named BlueBorne. Ty Miller, the Managing Director of Cyber Security firm Threat Intelligence revealed these details to the world and said that the virus has the ability to spread from device to device […]
Data Centers are extremely vulnerable to Ransomware Threats
Malware spreading cyber crooks are now targeting enterprise infrastructure with Ransomware and this was confirmed in a research carried out by Seattle based F5 Networks. F5 Networks added in its security report some details about a South Korean based hosting firm Nayana which was targeted by ransomware. The firm’s data center was hit by data […]
Kaspersky identifies new malware which steals money from Mobile Phones
Kaspersky has issued a mobile security alert against a new malware which steals money from mobile phones. Researchers from the cyber security firm have identified a new malware called Xafecopy Trojan which steals money through victim’s mobile phone. Already more than 40% of mobile users in Asia, especially from India have become victim to this […]
SECURITY HEADLINES: WORD MALWARE, CLOUD DISASTERS AND MORE
This post was originally published here by (ISC)² Management. Malware through Word, hacked robots and cloud disasters? No wonder we have anxiety. These are the top security headlines for the week of August 21, 2017: Clippy never warned us about this! Attackers are exploiting a Microsoft Word feature that auto-updates links to install malware. The financial […]
Mac malware increased by 230 percent in the last 12 Months
Mac malware is said to have increased by 230 percent in the last 12 months and experts suggest that a further increase is likely possible in 2018 as Mac Apple Store is being infected by a tidal wave of scam software. All these days, all reports emerging in the media said that malware infecting Android […]
ROPEMAKER malware can change the content of your delivered Email
A new malware called ROPEMAKER is on the prowl and security experts say that this malicious software has the potential to alter the content of a delivered email. For example, a hacker can easily swap a harmless URL with a malicious one in an email which has already been delivered. And remember, all this can […]
Mamba Ransomware is designed to cause destruction says Kaspersky
Researchers working at Kaspersky Lab have discovered that an old variant of ransomware called Mamba Ransomware has resurfaced in Brazil and Saudi Arabia and is said to soon reach the shores of US and Canada. Unlike other ransomware variants, Mamba Ransomware encrypts whole hard drives of organizations and destructs data without asking for ransom. Means, […]
Britisher who helped to contain WannaCry Ransomware gets arrested!
United States FBI arrested a Britisher named Marcus Hutchins early this week for creating banking malware having the potential to steal credit card information of customers. Remember, Hutchins is the same guy who helped shut down WannaCry cyber attack that crippled the NHS. The 23-year old was arrested by FBI Nevada for creating and distributing […]
Over 2.3 million Windows systems were infected with ransomware in Q2 2017
Quick Heal Technologies which offers security solutions to computing products conducted a survey in which it was discovered that over 2.3 million Windows systems were infected with ransomware in Q2 of 2017. The study found that cyber criminals are now interested in working on attacks which require fewer resources to launch but give higher returns. […]
Android Ransomware hackers demand $50 for not leaking your images onto the Web
Cybersecurity Insiders has learned that a new ransomware variant called ‘LeakerLocker’ is being circulated by hackers on Google Play store from past few weeks. And security researchers from McAfee discovered that the said malware has the potential to leak the images of the victim’s phone onto the web if a ransom of $50 isn’t paid. […]
