malware

New MS Word Zero-Day Exploit Uses OLE to Bypass Security

Microsoft Word has been the target of malware for almost as long as it's been around. Usually, it tries to…

8 years ago

RensomWare Holds Your Files Hostage Until You Beat a High Score

Malware is generally a nasty thing and ransomware is probably one of the worst kind. In most instances, ransomware will…

8 years ago

IBM Says The State of Network Security is Abysmal

The state of online security is at a new low according to IBM Security's 2017 IBM X-Force Threat Intelligence Index.…

8 years ago

Malware Steals Data from Computer’s Blinking LEDs

Hey, PC owners, let’s get real. You want all LEDs, all the time. Razer, Alphacool, Cooler Master, Thermaltake: they all…

8 years ago

Mirai Worm Author Anna-Sempai Unmasked

The Mirai botnet, which takes control of unsecured IoT devices to launch massive DDoS attacks, wreaked havoc last year after…

8 years ago

Unlock New Ransomware by Infecting Your Friends

A new ransomware is offering infected users the chance to regain access to their locked computers without paying by sending…

8 years ago

Researchers Find Malware Hiding in GIFs

Security researchers have found a type of malware on popular websites which hides in advertisement images and has been active…

8 years ago

New Spy Malware Can Turn Headphones Into Microphones

It is the kind of stuff one only used to see in spy movies but researchers from Israel's Ben Gurion…

8 years ago

Office Depot Caught Scamming Customers with Unnecessary Malware Cleaning Charges

Office supply retail chain Office Depot and sister store OfficeMax have been exposed as charging users unnecessary Malware clean-up fees…

8 years ago

Snowden Blames Russia for NSA Hack

Shock news broke last night that the US National Security Agency (NSA) was hacked, and that the group responsible was…

8 years ago

How to get Tech Support Scammers to Install Malware

The old tech support scam – criminals posing as technical support staff in order to con computer users into surrendering…

8 years ago

Researchers Uncover Advanced Cyber-Espionage Malware

Malware can be easy to spot sometimes, but other times it can be incredibly elusive, especially it was put together…

8 years ago

Nigerian Scammer Infects Himself with His Own Malware

Email scammers have been around for a long time, and it's not likely that we'll be rid of them anytime…

8 years ago

Researchers Find People Will Use Dead Dropped USB Sticks

Remember all those rules people give you when you were growing up. The rules ranged from don't talk to people…

8 years ago

FossHub Hack Replaces Software With Malware!

When you download some popular software, you often end up using a mirror to gain access to all of your…

8 years ago