Security and spyware news

UK's Police Federation announced a malware attack that not only encrypted files on networks but also erased some of the backups. More

Lithuanian sentenced for 30 years of prison for scamming Google and Facebook. More

A high-profile organization Norsk Hydro had to switch to manual operations after LockerGoga ransomware infected its IT infrastructure. More

Hackers are persuading users to open a malicious file that allegedly contains information about the two recent Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes. More

The new strain of STOP ransomware also downloads and installs Azorult, an info-stealing trojan that is capable of harvesting the most sensitive data. More

The 2019 Android Test results published by AV-Comparatives showed that most apps provide inadequate protection from malware. More

39% of Counter-Strike 1.6 active servers are exploited via the remote code execution vulnerabilities. More

Windows 10 will now uninstall faulty updates automatically, without user intervention. More

Facebook is suing two Ukrainians who used quick apps to illegally harvest private data of 63k users for advertisement purposes. More

Ransomware attack at Wolverine Solutions Group leads to thousands of NOCHS patients affected. More

Crooks pretend to be from Google and try to steal users credential data. More

The notorious Gandcrab ransomware is going big game hunting: developers and the affiliates now targeting enterprise organizations to increase profits. More

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

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

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