Malware

What do you do when a security researcher posts that your website is serving malware? Many web administrators finding themselves on the wrong end of that sort of post would be rightly concerned. Some may even panic, pulling the site offline and their hair out. Not so security company Flashpoint …

A security bug has been uncovered in dozens of Qualcomm chipsets that could pave way for Android malware capable of stealing access to your online accounts. The problem deals with a Qualcomm technology that was designed to securely store private cryptographic keys on board the device. The Qualcomm Secure Execution …

Researchers notice a rise in the spreading of malicious MSI files with malware-dropping instructions. The actors are currently targeting people from Brazil and Portugal, trying to grab financial details. The malicious packages pretend to come from reputable vendors, and in some cases, they are digitally signed. As reported by Trend …

The Atlanta Hawks may be good at defense on the court, but a security researcher found a different story online. Getty Images The Atlanta Hawks need to play better defense online after a security researcher discovered malware in the basketball team’s online store. The website for the Hawks, the 12th-ranked …

There has been a substantial increase of fraudulent PDF files, according to a report by SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers. This fraud campaign takes advantage of recipients’ trust in PDF files as a “safe” file format that is widely used and relied upon for business operations. “Increasingly, email, Office documents …

Apple’s iOS is known for the security and privacy it provides to its users. However, a recent exploit in Italy suggests that it is not the case. Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Spyware called Exodus was affecting Android users and something similar has been …

By Jessica Davis April 18, 2019 – Cylera security researcher Markel Picado Ortiz recently discovered a vulnerability in the DICOM image format, a 30-year-old standard used to exchange and store medical images, that would allow a hacker to install malicious code into the imaging files to infect patient data. The analysis revealed …

MILWAUKEE — A British cybersecurity researcher credited with stopping a worldwide computer virus has pleaded guilty to developing malware to steal banking information. Federal prosecutors in Wisconsin and Marcus Hutchins’ attorneys said in a joint court filing Friday that the 24-year-old agreed to plead guilty to developing malware called Kronos …

Cybercriminals have become quite creative in finding ways to victimize users. There’s now a dizzying array of attack methods that hackers can use to exploit IoT devices such as cameras, DVRs and baby monitors, in order to compromise security and privacy. One method that may have flown under the radar …

Marcus Hutchins, a 24-year-old blogger and malware researcher arrested in 2017 for allegedly authoring and selling malware designed to steal online banking credentials, has pleaded guilty to criminal charges of conspiracy and to making, selling or advertising illegal wiretapping devices. Marcus Hutchins, just after he was revealed as the security …