Hacking

A ransomware dubbed as DoubleLocker has infected Android devices by changing the security PIN of the device and encrypting all the data stored. Researchers from cybersecurity firm ESET have discovered the Double Locker ransomware, that is a two-step ransomware which adopts a dual-locking approach. According to researchers, the ransomware is […]

Security researcher (Jérôme Segura) from Malwarebytes has found that Matrix Ransomware has risen again and it is now being distributed through the RIG exploit kit. The Matrix Ransomware was first spotted in 2016 by Palo Alto Networks researchers, since then the malware had slowly faded until these days. The Matrix […]

It’s no secret that antivirus technology (AV) has faced increased scrutiny in the tech industry for quite some time. With signature-based detection methods, traditional AV solutions are simply weak against unknown malware and other malicious content. Meanwhile, consumers and businesses continue to trust AV solutions to protect their devices. So, how ineffective […]

According to Kaspersky, the PC was hacked after the NSA employee installed a backdoored key generator for a pirated copy of Microsoft Office. More details emerge from the story of the hack of the Kaspersky antivirus that allowed Russian intelligence to stole secret exploits from the personal PC of the NSA staffer. The PC […]

Two websites run by the Czech Statistical Office (CSU) were taken offline after a DDoS attack at the weekend tried to disrupt reporting of the country’s parliamentary elections. The results of the election, held on Friday and Saturday, were posted to the sites; showing billionaire Andrej Babiš’ populist ANO party […]

A new IoT botnet, supposedly more dangerous than Mirai, is spreading globally and could soon be used to target organisations worldwide. Cybersecurity firm Check Point revealed the existence of the botnet ‘Reaper,’ on Friday. The botnet shares similar characteristics to Mirai but is able to ‘evolve’ to exploit vulnerabilities in […]

Anyone who remembers the Mirai botnet, used to cause widespread internet outages in 2016, might have been forgiven for thinking progress had been made to prevent a similar disaster. But a mysterious botnet, dubbed the « IoT Reaper, » has ballooned in recent days by taking advantage of the same vulnerable, internet-connected cameras […]

Just a year after Mirai—biggest IoT-based malware that caused vast Internet outages by launching massive DDoS attacks—completed its first anniversary, security researchers are now warning of a brand new rapidly growing IoT botnet. Dubbed ‘IoT_reaper,’ first spotted in September by researchers at firm Qihoo 360, the new malware no longer […]