AI is evolving every day, and every day we wake up to the next innovation which should ease our lives. Take Melody, the chatbot powered by artificial intelligence that resides within the Baidu Doctor app for both Android and iOS.…
Being a cyber security blog, we are used to mentioning MITRE mainly when it comes to disclosure of vulnerabilities (CVEs). However, the not-for-profit company “operates multiple federally funded research and development centers” and has now launched a competition with the…
MySecureSearch.net is the web domain and search engine of a browser hijacker redirect. The company ClientConnect Ltd. is the developer, which also made Trovi Search and similar browser hijackers. You might witness targeted advertisements and third-party content from the MySecureSearch.net…
A ransomware virus, known as Deadly has been detected by malware researchers recently. The virus was reported to create several different files on the computer after which encrypt the important data in it and drop a ransom note demanding $500…
Stealing from Dark Web users may seem ridiculous but it’s a crime that can get you charges! This is what happened to Michael Richo, a 30-something-year-old man from Connecticut who was caught stealing Bitcoin via fake login pages from users…
First discovered in May, Enigma ransomware targeted only Russian users. This virus, however, has been released in a new variant that may attack users on a global scale if distributed massively. The new version of Enigma ransomware uses “enigma_info.txt” file…
OnClickAds.net is a website is a monetization platform. The site spreads advertisements and you it can redirect you to other, similar advertisement networks. That is why it is considered adware. The owners of such advertising platforms make their revenue from…
Web-start.org is an online domain of a browser hijacker redirect. The hijacker is affiliated with the Plus! Network and can redirect you from the main web page, search bars, and buttons. Every search that you make can land you on…
A crypto-virus, dubbed as APT Ransomware requesting it’s victims to pay with Coinbase or Blockchain has appeared out into the open, encrypting files and adding .dll extension after it has completed encryption. APT Ransomware 2.0 also drops a ransom note…
Scams over the phone continue to be quite profitable, as evident by three call centers in Thane district of Mumbai which brought a profit of over $75 million to the scammers. The call centers are already shut down by the…
Facebook is often targeted by spammers and scammers, scenarios which often lead to malware infiltration. Unfortunately, some of these campaigns may turn out to be more persistent than expected. Such a Facebook spam campaign, recently detected in France has caused…
Kostya is the name of a Czech ransomware cryptovirus. The ransom message that it displays is written in the Czech language and has a skull with the name “Kostya” shown on top. The virus claims in this ransom note that…
RESTORE-FILES!_{ID}_.txt – this is what users who have been affected by Comrade Circle ransomware see after their files have been encrypted with an added .comrade file extension to them. The Comrade Circle virus does not waste any time In explaining…
A ransomware using the .raid10, .blt, .globe, .encrypted, .mia.kokers@aol.com file extensions and believed to be a variant of JigSaw crypto viruses has been reported to cause new infections in a second, updated version. The updated version of globe uses the…
TVzone.tv is the domain for a movie trailers platform. The platform displays lots of advertisements, like pop-up boxes or banners. Thus, it is considered adware. These advertisements are also spread on various websites, and you can see them while browsing.…
Newpage16.site is a simple page redirect as it can be deducted from its name as well. Not only does it redirect, but it has browser hijacking capabilities. The hijacker can modify browser settings like the homepage, the search engine, and…
Search.searchlwr.com is the primary domain of the browser hijacker called Local Weather Radar. SaferBrowser is the company that developed it. The developer is famous for creating such browser hijackers. The undesired application replaces the new tab, homepage, and search engine…
Researchers at Proofpoint have previously identified a ransomware virus, known as Hades Locker. The virus mimics the notorious Locky ransomware’s ransom note; however, researchers are still not convinced whether or not this is Locky. The researchers believe that the HadesLocker…
Online stores are not safe anymore according to recent reports by Sucuri. First detected in March 2016, the Magecart malware has begun to gain momentum in it’s activity until May when it began to target well-known and large online retailer…
Security researcher Stacey Jury at IntaForesincs has shared some concerns in terms of iOS 10’s privacy, in particular Apple Safari’s private browsing mode. Apparently, Apple has changed some things in the private mode in Safari and it is now less…
