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Over 20K Chinese PCs infected with a new ransomware variant

Ransomware news is out that over 20,000 personal computers in China are infected by a new ransomware variant which encrypts files until a ransom of 110 Yuan or $16 is paid via WeChat’s payment service- available exclusively in China and its provinces. As of now, sources say that the developers of the said malware are […]

Iran plans to shut down Telegram for National Security

National Security concerns have made the governments of many countries ban some web-based products and services in recent times. For instance, last year, the government of United States has banned the use of Anti Malware solution of Kaspersky labs due to the concern that the software installed on the PCs of US users was conducting […]

China’s WeChat gets banned by the overseas military on security worries

China-based multi-purpose and social media app WeChat has been banned by Australian Military on security grounds. Means, the said smartphone app will from now on not be used by armed forces of the said country. In an official statement released early this week, Australian government defense department said that the ban was imposed as the […]

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