Threats

Let’s face it, you can’t tune into the news without hearing something about ransomware. The scourge of the Internet has seen its profile raise over the past few months as

The common user experience when it comes to ransomware looks like this: you open a website then accidentally download and install a piece of software. You might even not notice

The threat landscape has never been more extensive. In the past, security threats were limited to minor attacks that would cause a small amount of damage to a business. As

The story behind the post is plain and simple: yet another bad guy or a group of bag guys have decided to spread their malicious browser extension using Facebook. While

Everyone from citizens to corporations to special services and government organizations is fed up with ransomware. With all of the potential victims, the United States and Canada released a joint

Apple iPhone users usually consider their phones as impregnable fortresses that Apple has built for them: iPhones are often said to be secure and safe, especially when compared to Android

It looks like 2016 should be declared a year of ransomware, as new families and new versions are popping up every now and then like mushrooms after the rain. Ransomware

Doctors and patients across the world, beware: cyberciminals have a new member of the family! Despite its young age, a one-month-old ransomware has already encrypted files in two American hospitals

A few months ago, we were approached by the Dutch TV show Opgelicht?!, which discusses various types of fraud. One of the subjects discussed was the “We-Cycle” phishing campaign where

If your device slows down or hangs up, you are not alone. Sometimes apps refuse to open or a browser will fail to respond at a crucial time. When irritated

Similar to other successful business sharks, cybercriminals are in constant search of new markets. They carry out experiments, change target audiences and provide feedback to the victims — all to

Hackers are attracted by any web-resource where large amounts of money changes hands, like moths to light. This is what happened with Steam and, according to Valve’s own calculations, 77,000

Cybercriminals are starting to shift their focus from stealing personal data to other actions which bring immediate profit, experts at SANS institute say. At the recent ‘The Seven Most Dangerous

At the RSA Conference in San Francisco, I sat in on a panel that raised an interesting question in the insecure big data world that we live in. Ian Amit

Nowadays PCs are protected much better than before. The up-to-date Windows 8.1 comes with a built-in firewall and a type of anti-virus protection delivered via Defender. Browser developers continue to

Look around — we are living in the Internet of Things. In our day-to-day life, we encounter things connected to the Internet, starting with our home Wi-Fi routers and leading

As a follow-up to our recent foray into ransomware, we’re pleased to offer a fundamental practical guide on how to deal with ransomware.

It seems that there is now a typical scenario for malware evolution. First cybercriminals release a skeleton with basic functions — that piece of malware behaves quietly, showing almost no

Automated teller machines (ATM) have always a been a big target for criminals. In the past hunting for ATMs included some heavy tools like a cutting torch or explosives. However

Mike Mimoso of Threatpost sat down with Vitaly Kamluk of our Global Research and Analysis Team during the Security Analyst Summit 2016 to discuss the latest discovery of the cross-platform