malware Archive

  I was telling some time ago about a type of virus, ransomware which basically encrypts your data and you can not regain access unless you pay an amount of money  as a reward. CryptoLocker has a new variant which targets gamers and stop them playing their favourite games unless they pay a

Chinese hackers attacked Forbes.com web site with an malicious software (malware) that target only certain visitors, which include several US defense institutions and financial services, according to cyber security companies, iSIGHT. According to iSIGHT and Invincea, someone compromised this application for three days (November 28 until December 1, 2014) or

A group of hackers called Carbanak stole about $1 billion from the accounts of several banks and financial sector companies around the world from 2013 to the present, in a unprecedented banking hack, said the cyber security company from Russia, Kaspersky Lab. The group, called “Carbanak” by

  Cyber threats have an enviable diversity and a proof of ingenuity of hackers is ransomware, a malware which encrypts your data in the “hard drive” and you can not regain access unless you pay an amount of money  as a reward. Few threats act in a way so

    Symantec, an American computer software company announced Sunday, in France, that he discovered a malware, which is operational since 2008, whose technical complexity suggests that development has been at least supervised, by the intelligence services of a state. This malware called “Regin” is a highly sophisticated Trojan that monitors selected

Until now, bank’s clients risked to remain without money on their accounts after their cards were cloned with skimmers installed on ATMs. In other cases, hackers intercepted their authentication credentials using online tools and techniques. Interpol and Kaspersky announced that they discovered a network of criminals who

Avast, one of the biggest PC and Mobile security software companies announced a major investment from CVC Capital Partners. This investment of an unspecified amount values Avast at $1 billion. According to Opswat‘s Antivirus market Share Report for January 2014, Avast follows Microsoft in the top market