According to Symantec nearly 40% of victims are SMEs, with the next biggest target the financial sector (14%). By Phil Muncaster Over 400 companies are targeted by so-called Business Email…
Day: July 12, 2016
'Dalek' commands can hijack smartphones
Researchers have demonstrated how garbled speech commands hidden in radio or video broadcasts could be used to control a smartphone. The clips, which sound like the Daleks from Doctor Who,…
Nukeware: New malware deletes files and zaps system settings
When you’ve paid up, but there’s nothing to unlock. By John Leyden Lazy but sneaky cybercrooks are slinging a new ransomware variant that falsely claims to have encrypted files when…
Ransomware 'stopped' by new software
Scientists at the University of Florida (UF) say they have developed software that can stop the growing problem of ransomware in its tracks. Ransomware encrypts computer files and is used…