Security and spyware news

Stay safe online - 2024-04-26

Twitter source code reveals plans for end-to-end DM encryption

Researchers discovered interesting changes in Twitter's source code, linking it to future plans. More
News Security   2022-11-18

Lazarus malware improved: now targeting Europe and Latin America

DTrack backdoor malware used by North Korean groups is deployed to target organizations in Europe and US. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-11-16

Russian hacker linked to LockBit ransomware gang arrested in Canada

Russian-Canadian operator arrested for involvement in large industrial malware group attacks. More
News   2022-11-11

DoJ seized $3 Billion in cryptocurrency from the Silk Road marketplace

Department of Justice found and seized the cache of Bitcoin tokens from Silk Road worth $3.36 billion. More
News   2022-11-09

Robin Banks service renewed for stealing banking accounts

Phishing services for cybercriminals return to operations with a Russian server host. More
News Security   2022-11-07

FIN7 hacker group linked to the Black Basta ransomware campaigns

Many facts and findings suggest a connection between the FIN7 hacker group and Black Basta ransomware operations. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-11-04

Emotet malware is back from the dead again after 5 month break

Emotet is renewing operations again and starts blasting malware. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-11-03

OpenSSL critical vulnerability will soon be patched with an update

The OpenSSL project team announced the release of a security fix. More
News Security   2022-10-28

“Dormant Colors” malvertising campaign hijacked browsers of 1M users

Malicious extensions are used to insert affiliate links and hijack searches. More

Ursnif malware variant alters its focus to data theft and ransomware

The new version of the banking malware now shifts to initial access and data sealing methods, as well as ransomware methods. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-10-21

Out-of-date drivers trigger malware attacks for years on Windows PCs

Microsoft released updates for the malicious drivers but those never stuck, leaving PCs open to malware. More
News Security   2022-10-17

Mirai Botnet caused a record DDoS attack against the Minecraft server

Cloudflare reports having blocked the 2.5 Tbps denial-of-service attack launched by the Mirai botnet. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-10-14

Unofficial WhatsApp Android app spreading malware and stealing accounts

Android applications were caught infecting machines while posing as unofficial WhatsApp. More
News Viruses and parasites   2022-10-13

Intel confirms the leak of Alder Lake BIOS source code

Intel confirms the source code leak for UEFI BIOS of Alder Lake CPU. More
General News   2022-10-10

NSA advisory: Chinese state-sponsored hackers exploit flaws since 2020

U.S. government agencies share insights on Chinese hacker activities and exploitation methods to warn people. More
News Security   2022-10-07