Cisco researchers have discovered vulnerability in the way that Mac devices process image formats. TIFF image files are data rich and typically used by publishers or designers, unfortunately, these images can contain more than just image data. Because of how Apple processes image data, TIFF files can be used to run malware automatically, without being [...]
Never before have computer users been subjected to a threat as disruptive and dangerous as modern ransomware. Where older viruses and malware disrupted data, ransomware holds it prisoner. Extortion is the new agenda and it’s carried out on a massive scale. Ransomware has emerged as the most destructive and difficult category of malware to deal [...]
The New York Times, the BBC and MSN are the latest victims of high profile websites that have been hit by advertisement driven malware. The malware campaign spread through a shared advertising program and propagates an increasingly popular type of Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts a user’s computer data and makes [...]
A Los Angeles hospital paid a ransom of nearly $17,000 to recover its computer network from a malware attack earlier this month. Hospital administrators gave into the ransom demands after the malware had crippled their network infrastructure, blocked access to medical records and left hundreds of patients without access to treatment. The Hollywood Presbyterian Medical [...]
The CoreBot Malware caught the eyes of researchers late last month, when they discovered that it came equipped with a modular design. At the time, CoreBot was a relatively minor threat on the Malware scale, a basic data stealer. However, what made CoreBot special was that it could be modified to include additional mechanisms. IBM [...]
Operation Pawn Storm is the name given to a malware campaign that was first reported by Trend Micro back in 2014. Despite the long running nature of the campaign, it appears that Pawn Storm is still active and targeting new websites. The latest ploy comes in the form of the website for the Electronic Frontier [...]
As yet another reminder that even small businesses can be the target of cybercrime is the latest attack discovered by researchers at Kaspersky. The business-orientated spyware campaign, called Grabit, was discovered Thursday and has already stolen over 10,000 files from SMBs located in the United States, India and Thailand. The Grabit spyware campaign has been [...]
Computer manufacturer Lenovo has been caught purposefully selling new computers to consumers with preinstalled adware. The hidden adware, dubbed Superfish by researchers, embeds itself in internet browsers to deliver popup advertisements based on search terms. Users have complained about Superfish on new laptops since last fall, but the adware has only come under fire recently [...]
Despite constant reminders to the contrary, most mobile device users still have a difficult time accepting that their mobile phone is at risk for malware. Hopefully, the recent study from Alcatel-Lucent will shake users into the realization that mobile device security is important. The report compiled from their Motive Security Labs division, found that malware [...]
Adobe Flash Player has become synonymous with constant security faults but this month the threat level has reached a sad new low. Adobe Systems issued a warning on Monday that hackers are exploiting a new vulnerability in Flash Player, the third such vulnerability in roughly a months’ time. The vulnerability allows for drive-by download attacks [...]