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Patch Tuesday ensured automatic buggy update removal on Windows 10

Windows 10 will now uninstall faulty updates automatically, without user intervention. More
News   2019-03-13

Two Ukranian men sued for scraping data on Facebook from 63k users

Facebook is suing two Ukrainians who used quick apps to illegally harvest private data of 63k users for advertisement purposes. More
News Security   2019-03-12

Ransomware attack at a medical billing company: 15K patients affected

Ransomware attack at Wolverine Solutions Group leads to thousands of NOCHS patients affected. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-03-11

Banking Trojan horse distributed by using false Google reCAPTCHA

Crooks pretend to be from Google and try to steal users credential data. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-03-09

Pinchy Spider group takes up Big game hunting with GandCrab

The notorious Gandcrab ransomware is going big game hunting: developers and the affiliates now targeting enterprise organizations to increase profits. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-03-08

What you need to know about Ethical Hacking

Hacking skills can be put to good use as well. Over the years, the term “hacking” has gained a negative connotation, not surprisingly. More
General News   2019-03-07

Update Google Chrome to avoid this zero-day security vulnerability

Patch Google Chrome immediately: zero-day CVE-2019-5786 vulnerability in the wild. More

JCry ransomware utilized in #OpJerusalem campaign against Israeli sites

The attack was meant to compromise thousands of Israeli websites users with JCry ransomware, but the plot failed due to the flaw in the code. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-03-05

The first million from Bug Bounty awards earned by a 19-year-old

A teen self-taught hacker made his first million dollars thanks to legal hacking. More
News Security   2019-03-04

TikTok pays $5.7M penalty for collecting children's private data

TikTok failed to protect children's private data and agrees to pay $5.7M as a monetary fee. More
News Security   2019-03-02

Cryptojacking software Coinhive will be terminated next week

Coinhive, a legitimate Monero mining tool that has been abused by malware authors, will be shut down due to economical unviability. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-03-01

Apex Legends mobile app scam: fake download sites distribute malware

Apex Legends fans download malware instead of a promised iOS or Android version of the game. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-02-28

Ransomware encrypts 15 000 patient records in Australian hospital

Cardiology unit at Cabrini Hospital in Malvern experienced ransomware attack that ended in encrypted and compromised patient files. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-02-27

FIDO2 certification allows password-less logins for Android users

Devices running Android 7 and above will be able to use more secure online account login methods rather than passwords. More
News Security   2019-02-26

Porn-related malware attacks decreased, but credential theft tripled

While the overall malware attacks on porn sites decreased, Premium-access credentials theft rose by 300%. More
News Viruses and parasites   2019-02-25