Many Android devices that are being sold on Amazon are reportedly preloaded with annoying advertising malware and hacked operating systems. Such claims have already been made by several users and security experts. Blackbox tablets from […]
Tag: Malware
Spy Photos Show North Korea Is Expanding Its Largest Prison Camp
According to the most recent images of North Korea’s largest prison camp, the facility is expanding its size and operations. Curtis Melvin of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University said in a interview that […]
Ransomware Scammers Demand Payment Or They’ll Expose Your Deepest Secrets
People conducting cyberattacks have a new method of attacking users. Their latest technique involves forcing victims to either pay a ransom or else they will have their data published online for everyone to see. The […]
FBI Joins UK Authorities In Hunt For Bank Account Hackers Who Stole Over $31M
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are on the hunt for cyber-attackers who hacked into British bank accounts and stole more than $31 million. So far, one person […]
CYBERCOM Outsources Mission Support To Unleash And Prevent Cyber Attacks Against US
As more and more systems get hacked by individuals with bad intentions, the United States government is working overtime to thwart potential security breaches. Now, U.S. Cyber Command (“CYBERCOM”) has issued a proposed $460 million […]
Unique Malware Protects Computers From Becoming Infected
While botnets are usually known for infecting computers with malicious content and malware, one new botnet is working to do the opposite and protect computers from being infected. The botnet is armed with coding that […]
The FBI Uses Hacking To Get Around Encryption
While the FBI and other security agencies claim that encryption is preventing law enforcement officials from doing their jobs, they actually have a proven method to get around encryption. That method is good old-fashioned hacking. […]
Europe Arrests 43 In Sweeping Crackdown On Cyber Gangs
It’s not just street-level gangs that are being swept up by police forces around the world – white collar cyber criminals are increasingly becoming a target. This week saw a joint international operation lead to […]
German Parliament Will Have To Replace All Its Computers After Hack Attack
A deep Russian hack attack on the German parliament, which we reported last week, will likely require that all software and hardware in the German parliamentary network to be replaced. After more than four weeks, […]
Intel Releases Alert Over NSA Created Malware Infecting Its Harddrives
Each month Intel releases a security bulletin to alert customers to trends in threats it is seeing to computer and smartphone users. This month’s report contained the usual list new criminal malware, trying to steal […]
Virus That Destroys Your Computer Highlights Trend Of Destruction
A new computer virus that tries to avoid detection by making the machine it infects unusable has been discovered this week. Dubbed ‘Rombertik’, it senses if you’re trying to detect it, triggering evasion techniques theat […]