Tara Seals Crypto-mining malware has continued to grow globally, with 23% of organizations worldwide affected by the Coinhive variant during January. That’s according to Check Point’s Global Threat Impact Index,…
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Crypto-Ransomware Targets 20 Million Inboxes
By Phil Muncaster Security researchers are warning of another major crypto-ransomware campaign which has so far been observed attacking 20 million user inboxes. The threat, discovered in the second half…
iPhone users fooled by fake ransomware
Apple has issued an iPhone software update after reports of fake ransomware attacks where money was demanded in order to unlock the handset’s browser. A pop-up screen accused the phone…
RAA Ransomware Written in JScript to Avoid Detection
Security experts have discovered a new type of ransomware written entirely in scripting language JScript – potentially in a bid to avoid detection by traditional filtering tools. By Phil Muncaster…
WordPress under attack by whack-a-mole ad-scam malware
JavaScript attack spreads among sites, re-infects after cleansing. Darren Pauli Sucuri threat researcher Denis Sinegubko says a “massive” advertising scam campaign is affecting users visiting WordPress sites, injecting backdoors and…
Researchers Claim New eBay Flaw Could Lead to Data Theft
The security vendor claimed that the attack methodology is fairly straightforward. Phil Muncaster Security researchers are warning of a new vulnerability on the eBay platform which could allow hackers to…