Jonathan Homer says Russian hackers have snared “hundreds of victims” in the utilities and equipment sectors and “got to the point where they could have thrown switches” in a way that could have caused power blackouts.
Tag Archives: Malware
Trends in malware – ransomware, cryptojacking, what next? [PODCAST]
Catch up with Day 3 of our Security SOS Week – here’s the third episode of our week-long online security summit.
21-year-old spy tool developer faces prison
Luminosity RAT sold for as little as $39.99 and could spy, steal passwords, mine cryptocurrency, and launch DDoSes.
Linux, malware and data breaches – what can we learn? [VIDEO]
We think Gentoo Linux did a good job in a bad situation following its recent malware invasion, and we can all learn something from that.
Another Linux distro poisoned with malware
Arch Linux user repository altered to host malware, Arch maintainers say they’re “surprised it doesn’t happen more often”.
Employee allegedly stole government spyware and hid it under his bed
Spyware that’s supposed to be sold to governments was stolen and hidden under a mattress while it was offered for sale on the dark web.
Are cybercrooks watching you copy and paste? [VIDEO]
The clipboard is an obvious “place of interest” ‘for cybercrooks – it’s where you copy text that’s hard to type, such as passwords!
Serious Security: How to cut-and-paste your way to Bitcoin riches
Malware that steals cryptocurrency doesn’t need to crack passwords, read wallets, copy private keys, or even have a network connection…
Elderly scam victims are too embarrassed to speak up
Financial talk itself is taboo. Admitting to getting fleeced and losing all your savings? That qualifies as super taboo, a new report says.
Don’t download it! Fake Fortnite app ends in malware…
Epic Games is on the verge of releasing Fortnite for Android – so the crooks are jumping in to offer you “early access”… to malware!