Cheating in online games sucks as it not only hurts the developers who try and create a fair and balanced game, but the gamers who are frustrated by constantly getting sniped by aimbots. To battle this, Respawn is doing something clever; matching the spammers and cheaters against each other so they don’t bother the rest of us. […] …
Malware researchers have discovered a new file-encrypting malware they dubbed DoppelPaymer that has been making victims since at least mid-June, asking hundreds of thousands of US dollars in ransom. […] …
Following recent reports about mass-scale attacks aimed at modifying Domain Name System records, UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) released an advisory with mitigation options for organizations to defend against this type of threat. […] …
If you read the news, it’s hard not to see that ransomware is far from dead and may be worse then ever. Emboldened by large government payouts, ransomware developers are increasingly targeting cities, the enterprise, and charities where they can create large scale damage and thus potentially large-scale ransom payments. […] …
A new version of the 16Shop phishing kit has been observed in the wild, with more than 200 URLs loading login aimed at collecting login information from Amazon customers. […] …
A new version of the Miori botnet added protection to the login panel of its command and control server, hanging a “not welcome” message for connections likely coming from a security researcher. […] …
A new ransomware strain written in Go and dubbed eCh0raix by the Anomali Threat Research Team is being used in the wild to infect and encrypt documents on consumer and enterprise QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices used for backups and file storage. […] …
Mozilla has officially released Firefox 68 for Windows, Mac, Linux, and iOS. This version comes with tracking protection changes, extension changes, better dark mode support, security improvements, enterprise enhancements, and better developer support. […] …
No sooner had Facebook announced Libra cryptocurrency and the matching digital Calibra wallet that cybercriminals tried to get a head start on a new phishing theme. […] …
With Windows Update Catalog, Microsoft makes it easy to download and install Windows Updates manually. In this Windows 10 guide, we’ll explain the steps required to install cumulative updates manually. […] …
The Maryland Department of Labor (Maryland DoL) published a press release today explaining that sensitive information of roughly 78,000 customers including names and social security numbers was accessed by an unauthorized party. […] …
Google is currently working on adding a new feature to the Chrome web browser designed to automatically unload ad iframes which use an outrageous amount of system resources in an effort to shrink the browser’s CPU and network footprint. […] …
Sodinokibi ransomware is looking to increase its privileges on a victim machine by exploiting a vulnerability in the Win32k component present on Windows 7 through 10 and Server editions. […] …
Trickbot trojan now comes with a separate module for stealing browser cookies, threat researchers found on Tuesday, marking new progress in the malware’s development. […] …
An adware campaign supported by as many as 182 mobile apps managed to push advertisements to millions of users on Google Play and third-party Android store. […] …
An extortion scam is being distributed that claims a Remote Access Trojan, or RAT, was installed on your computer using the EternalBlue exploit. The scammers then go on to say that they used the RAT to take videos of you on adult web sites and that you must pay a ransom or they will send it to all of your contacts. […] …
