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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. More
News   2017-06-06

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 the infamous Jaff ransomware. More
News Security   2017-06-05

Chinese company infected 250 million computers worldwide

Over 250 million computer users all around the world have been infected with Fireball malware. More
News Viruses and parasites   2017-06-02

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 data. More
News Security   2017-06-01

10 mobile security tips for summer holidays

Your long-awaited dream holiday is just around the corner, and we are sure that you have already prepared your smartphone for it. More
News Security   2017-05-31

Google Play store games infected 36.5 million users with malware

Online security researchers at Checkpoint have recently come across a zero-day malware dubbed Judy which was being distributed on the popular mobile download platform Google Play. More
News Viruses and parasites   2017-05-30

Developers of WannaCry are expected to launch DDoS attack

There’s no doubt that WannaCry ransomware is the worst what has happened this year to the online community. More
News Viruses and parasites   2017-05-29

The end of AES_NI ransomware? The hacker publishes decryption keys

While most of the cases, virus researchers are the ones who release long-awaited ransomware decryption keys, in the case of AES-NI ransomware, things are vice versa. More
General News   2017-05-26

Scammers are quick to exploit WannaCry ransomware fears

The cyber attack launched on 12 May 2017 attracted a lot of media attention, and considering how successful the attack was, there is no doubt that it caused mass hysteria. More
News   2017-05-25

Malware might attack movie lovers from subtitle files

Movie streaming via torrent-like services is an unethical, copyright-infringing and quite risky activity in itself and it has just become even more dangerous as the subtitle files with embedded malicious scripts were spotted circling the web. More
News Security   2017-05-24

Recently discovered EternalRocks worm employs 7 NSA hacking tools

Recently emerged EternalRocks network worm might become even a bigger cyber threat than WannaCry ransomware. More
News Viruses and parasites   2017-05-23

98% of WannaCry ransomware victims were Windows 7 users

The cyber attack using WannaCry ransomware was launched a little earlier than a week ago now, and analysis and research by cyber security experts bring more and more facts to the table. More
News   2017-05-22

French researchers release a free WannaCry decryption tool

WannaCry ransomware shook the entire world on May 12, 2017, when cybercriminals used in a massive cyber attack that affected hundreds of thousands computers worldwide. More
News Security   2017-05-19

Adylkuzz miner exploited EternalBlue and DoublePulsar before WannaCry

While the Internet was booming with numerous reports about the WannaCry attacks , another malicious program called Adylkuzz managed to pass by without major media coverage. More
News Viruses and parasites   2017-05-18

Hackers leaked "Pirates Of The Caribbean 5" on Torrent sites

Online piracy became an issue in the digital world as soon as first file-sharing programs became available on World Wide Web. More
General News   2017-05-17