Tag: Malware

A survey of Black Hat attendees showed that many security experts doubt the ability of antivirus protection products to detect ransomware.

The traditional slow crescendo of malicious traffic in DDoS attacks is being replaced by a technique that hits organizations in multiple places at once.

According to recent IBM X-Force data, spammers and spam botnets typically work the same hours we do to maximize their returns.

Researchers found an often overlooked vulnerability in DNA data. While uncommon, malicious code injection into synthetic DNA could be a credible threat.

Cognitive security solutions such as IBM Watson for Cyber Security help analysts process overwhelming amounts of threat data during incident investigations

Effective ATM network protection requires a combination of basic and advanced approaches and a strong SIEM solution to monitor anomalous activity.

In July, the global spam rate reached the highest level researchers had observed since March 2015, likely due to a rise in self-spreading email malware.

Before it started fading out in June 2016, Shifu malware appeared to be targeting banks in Japan and the U.K. and evolving at a steady pace.

Investigations by npm, a Node.js management registry, revealed that an errant attacker uploaded 38 malicious JavaScript packages on the repository.

A Cerber ransomware update adds new exploits, which allows it to steal wallet files. It then tries to steal saved passwords from browsers.