Increasingly complex attacks coupled with a shortage in skills and budget are worrying IT managers across the globe.
Tag Archives: Malware
Cyberattack lands ship in hot water
Less than two months after warning of cybersecurity problems on ships, the US Coast Guard has revealed that a large international vessel has suffered a cyberattack.
Serious Security: Beware eBay scrapers promising to help you with ‘viral promotions’
Selling items online? Watch our for people who suddenly offer to help!
Scary Granny zombie game slurps credentials, spawns phishing attack
Halloween came a little early for some Android users this year after a horror-themed computer game was found stealing their account credentials and displaying potentially malicious ads.
The US is reportedly seeding Russia’s power grid with malware
The US is alleged to have been quietly planting malware throughout Russia’s energy networks in response to years of Russian attacks on its own power grid.
Microsoft warns of time-travelling equation exploit – are you safe?
An Office bug that was squashed back in 2017 is still in widespread use – make sure your computer hasn’t slipped through the patch cracks!
Synthetic clicks and the macOS flaw Apple can’t seem to fix
A researcher has found a way to abuse synthetic clicks in macOS “Catalina”, and it hasn’t even shipped yet.
GandCrab ransomware crooks to shut up shop
GandCrab’s creators are giving themselves a “well-deserved retirement” after extorting (they say) $2 billion.
The cryptominer that kept coming back
A Monero cryptominer made a home on an Apache Tomcat server and just wouldn’t stay away.
What a teen grade hacker’s confession can teach us
“We had access to the grade book. Now we could change the grades.”