Web hosting company paid $1 million after ransomware attack
Negotiation with cyber criminals helped to decrease the size of the ransom South Korean web hosting company Nayana agreed to pay the ransom after
Know the risks before they reach you
News
New Google‘s Backup and Sync feature helps to backup files easily
The importance of backup has been long discussed in the online media. Even if you have not taken this matter seriously, it is high
Computer risks do differ: major cyber hazards in a nutshell
Cyber threats are more serious than most people think Rumors have it that cyber threats do not really sting us. They are all about the
Paypal phishing site asks for a selfie as it steals your information
Scammers ask victims to take photo of themselves holding ID and credit card to “verify the identity” PayPal users were always the primary targets
North Korean hacker group might be behind worldwide cyber attacks
North Korean-sponsored malware terrorized the world for nearly a decade FBI and U.S. Department of Homeland Security have recently issued a sensational report claiming
June’s Patch Tuesday: fix 96 vulnerabilities on your computer
Microsoft released critical and important updates for Windows Microsoft released security patches for 96 security vulnerabilities in Windows operating system, Internet Explorer and Microsoft
Free flight ticket scam spreads on Facebook
The scam goes viral on Facebook Recently, you might have seen posts on Facebook about major airline companies, such as Delta, AirAsia or Emirates
SambaCry enrolls Linux systems into a cryptocurrency mining botnet
Attackers use SambaCry vulnerability to infect Linux systems with cryptocurrency miner Not a long ago, news broke about the fearsome Windows exploit dubbed EternalBlue.
20 Apple employees were selling users’ data on the black market
Chinese authorities have issued a public announcement which revealed that a total of 22 people had been arrested for the alleged trading of users’
PowerShell commands used for downloading malware from PowerPoint
Probably, everyone has heard about dangers that might hide under the “Enable Macros” button in the Microsoft Word document that has unexpectedly shown up
Hackers turn to malvertising to revive exploit kits
While the issue of malicious advertisements has been an occasional topic on the cyber space, neither IT experts nor ordinary netizens regarded malvertising as
Japanese teen arrested for developing crypto-ransomware
Police arrests 14-year-old Japanese ransomware creator Japanese authorities have recently arrested their first-ever ransomware author who turns out to be a citizen of Japan.
Russian Dark Web market store and Jaff ransomware might be connected
Security researchers have recently made an unexpected discovery as they uncovered a Russian Dark Web market store evidently hosted on the same server as
Chinese company infected 250 million computers worldwide
Over 250 million computer users all around the world have been infected with Fireball malware. It’s a complicated adware program that hijacks web browsers
No privacy for mobile users?
Due to occasional scandals about data leaks, each of us starts questioning whether it is possible to stay anonymous or at least protect personal