New ransomware trick: infect your friends to recover encrypted files
Cyber criminals seem to be running out of ideas how to convince victims to pay ransoms. They’ve got so desperate that they are trying
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Can Malwarebytes 3.0 actually replace your antivirus?
American Internet security company Malwarebytes decided to please their customers with a new version of their anti-malware software this holiday season. Malwarebytes 3.0, which
Ransomware developers are not done attacking hospitals just yet
This year, the evil-minded creators of the file-locking ransomware viruses seem to be especially fixated upon targeting the most sensitive parts of social services
Cyber criminals shoot their daggers at Dailymotion – 85 million accounts hacked
After Locky virus had invaded the social network, it is no surprise that crooks quickly found a new target – Dailymotion. According to approximate calculations,
Beware of impostors who threaten to unpublish your Facebook page!
Facebook users should beware of frauds who use knavish tricks to hack social media accounts. Recently, our team noticed “Your page will be unpublished”
Mozilla and Tor issue a Firefox zero-day security patch
If you are wondering why a notification asking to update your Firefox browser at once popped up, do not hesitate to do it. Mozilla
New malicious spam campaign stokes Cerber distribution
According to the virus researchers, Cerber currently stands in the third place among the most actively distributed ransomware viruses out there. It is outrun
Confirmed: Mirai botnet attacks and temporarily incapacitates nearly million home routers
Last month, Mirai botnet demonstrated its power by knocking numerous leading Internet websites offline, and on 27th November, 2016 another attack was carried out.
Free rides on Thanksgiving day? Ransomware hacks San Francisco’s transport system
As ransomware remains to be a hot topic in the cyber space, it is steadily transcending into the real world. Last weekend, the passengers of
Firefox Focus, a Mozilla browser that sets new Web privacy standards
With the raising demand of online privacy, Web developers are simply obliged to step up their game and focus on providing private and secure
Locky cyber terror is expected to increase on Black Friday
Recently, the word “Locky” might have been uttered more times than “hello” to a stranger. It is not surprising since the creators of this
The cyber attack against Ask Toolbar Updater gets blocked in time
At the end of November 2016, cyber criminals attempted to compromise Ask Toolbar Updater to utilize it as a tool for malware distribution. It
You can now get infected with Locky ransomware through Facebook!
Facebook’s instant messaging may have just become more dangerous than ever before as the virus experts have come across a trail of the infamous
Locky developers employ fake Flash Player updates to infect more computers
Locky virus developers have always been in the leading role when it comes to making up ways to spread the malicious viruses around. This
Black Friday-themed scams are spreading on social networks
Black Friday has been celebrated for 84 years in the United States. Since 1932 the fourth Friday of November marks the beginning of Christmas