The latest trend in the 21st century – IoT, common systems of devices organized to revolutionize our daily lives are becoming a playground for hackers. This becomes particularly interesting primarily for IT security professionals who are always looking forward to…
You can buy or sell pretty much anything on the Darknet, Office 365 accounts inclusive. Security firm SenseCy recently came across a new advert promoting a new hidden service – Open Hacking Lab (OHL). Among the hacking arsenal usually offered…
It’s a secret to no one (in the infosec world) that the exploit kit market has been rearranged to meet the current needs of malware distributors. Just several weeks ago, there was a notable malvertising incident on the popular website…
A new ransomware virus spreads through the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) found on many computer systems. Its real name is Xpan, but many victims and some researchers refer to it as TeamXRat ransomware. The name TeamXRat comes from the cybercriminals…
Ransomware infection, calling itself CryptoLockerEU 2016 uses the “.send 0.3 BTC crypt” file extension which it adds to files it encrypts on infected computers. This is the first case we’ve seen where the ransom money demanded are included in the…
There’s a serious uptake in DDoS attacks, and as in many cyber threats, a DDoS can be carried out for political reasons. The Newsweek website just reported a heavy DDoS, and its timing is definitely not a coincidence. The website…
This is an instructive article to help you remove Cerber README.hta Ransomware and restore encrypted files. Cerber ransomware virus has appeared out into the wild in a new variant using a README.hta file, according to malware researcher Michael Gillespie. What…
AppTrailers.com is a website which is a subsidiary of the AppRedeem Inc. company. The website claims to provide a platform for watching trailers and get rewarded with real money, coupons and gift cards. Many advertisements spread the promise of those…
A tech support scam which can remotely connect to your PC and execute commands has emerged recently. The fake tech support will put a lock screen displaying a message stating that your computer is locked, because the Zeus software is…
This article is created to help remove Globe Ransomware v1, v2 and v3 .WormKiller@india.com.xtbl and .[pingy@india.com] and decrypt files. Two very devastating ransomware variants of the famous JigSaw ransomware which was released as a service online have been successfully decrypted.…
Have you heard of Zerodium? It’s a company that has a pretty interesting business – it buys zero-day exploits and then sells them to international government agencies. Apparently, Zerodium really wants to get hold of a series of iOS zero-days…
Instead of being stopped, a powerful kit of different types of malware, primarily Trojan horses still continues to infect Android users on a daily basis. Reports by TrendLabs at Trend Micro indicate that some apps have even managed to generate…
Aerojet.co is a website which promotes to show you better pages, in terms of being related to your searches and interests. This is another, concealed way of saying that it will show you targeted advertisements. The website spreads a bulk…
Linux.Mirai is a new Trojan recently found to be at fault for DdoS attacks. The malware was first registered in May, 2016, when it was detected by Dr. Web. Back then, it was added to the company’s virus databases under…
CONFUCIUS is a new malware detected by Palo Alto Network researchers. It’s a backdoor that displays quite the creativity on the cybercriminals’ side. The researchers have analyzed two samples of the malware, taken from two separate cyber espionage campaigns. In…
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has found more attempts to hack the voter registration systems of states, ahead of national elections. The agency had reportedly found evidence in August that foreign hackers had breached state election databases in Illinois…
Nuke ransomware virus is here and it aims to nuke any chance it’s victims have of seeing their files again, by encrypting them with a strong AES-256 bit cipher. The ransomware demands from affected users to contact the criminals at…
YourConnectivity.net is the primary Web domain of a browser hijacker. The hijacker is connected to the Plus! Network and redirect you from search bars and buttons found its main page. Every search query you make will result in you landing…
If you’re an iPhone or iPad user (and an Apple follower), you may want to know that owners of the devices will soon see ads when using the Search option in the App store. The ads will appear at the…
Ransomware virus that has been specifically designed to attack systems running OS’s for servers, like the Windows Server 2012 has been detected to cause infections and encrypt files on compromised server. ESG malware researchers have reported that this may be…
