Here’s a short list of 7 malware categories we hope you never encounter. Sadly, it’s not an exhaustive list… but it’s a helpful start.
Tag Archives: Malware
Christmas malware uses “Support Greta Thunberg” as a lure
You’re invited to a climate demonstration… but to find the time and place, you need to open an attachment. Don’t do it!
Sextortionists return for Christmas – price goes down, threats go up
This follow-up sextortion demand, timed to align with Christmas, has a much more aggressive and menacing tone that last week’s version.
Hiding malware downloads in Taylor Swift pics! New SophosLabs report
Just because a malware family isn’t all over the headlines doesn’t mean it isn’t interesting… or important… or dangerous!
Get in line! 38,000 students and staff forced to queue for new passwords
It’s not a bread line, and it’s not a line to see Santa – it’s an analog response to a nasty cyber attack.
Ransomware-seized New Orleans declares state of emergency
There are signs that the attackers used the particularly pernicious Ryuk strain of ransomware.
Brexit – even cybercriminals want to have their say…
These crooks stashed a message in the virus code itelf – we found it, but we don’t know which way to take it!
Facebook suing ILikeAd for hijacking users’ ad accounts
Facebook says the company used celeb bait links to infect victims with malware and hijacked their ad accounts to sell diet pills.
$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group
Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.