Ransomware-as-a-service for just $400. Among today’s fastest-growing cybercrime epidemics is “ransomware,” malicious software that encrypts your computer files, photos, music and documents and then demands payment in Bitcoin to recover…
Month: March 2017
Yahoo Execs ‘Ignored’ Security Team Over 2014 Breach
Activity is now said to have exposed the accounts of 32 million users. By Phil Muncaster Yahoo’s board has blamed unnamed senior executives and its legal team for failing to…
Online shops plundered by bank card-stealing malware after bungling backend Aptos hacked
‘We were silenced by the Feds!’ By Shaun Nichols Shoppers of 40 online stores have had their bank card numbers and addresses slurped by a malware infection at backend provider…
Treating Ransomware in the Healthcare Sector
Experts predict that the healthcare sector will continue to remain a prime target for ransomware. By Peter Groucutt Ransomware is a serious problem across all industries, but increasingly the healthcare…
Bad bug found in Microsoft browsing code
Google has released details of a bug in Microsoft’s browsing programs that would allow attackers to build websites that make the software crash. Google researcher Ivan Fratric said the bug…
Here’s a new way to prevent cyberattacks on home devices
The Dojo is due out in April for $199. By Matt Hamblen BARCELONA — Homeowners worried about cybersecurity attacks on IP-connected devices like lights, baby monitors, home security systems and…