By December 2015, Angler EK was listed as the fourth most prevalent threat seen by the Finnish security firmÂ… Cybercriminals may be forced to look beyond exploit kits to alternative…
Day: March 10, 2016
Microsoft patches remote code execution flaws in Windows, IE, Edge, Office
Thirty-nine vulnerabilities fixed in 13 security bulletins. By Lucian Constantin Microsoft has fixed 39 vulnerabilities in multiple Windows components, Internet Explorer, Edge, Office and .NET Framework, many of which allow…
Spike in ransomware spam prompts warnings
Security firms are warning about a sudden “huge” surge in junk mail messages containing ransomware. The surge is being blamed on the group behind a novel strain of ransomware called…
Out with botnets! Crypto-ransomware: king of cyber-crime attack modes
Crypto-ransomware has surpassed botnets as the most popular attack method of choice for cyber-criminals. Danielle Correa, Production Editor According to research from Trend Micro, 83 percent of all extortion attacks…