Locky ransomware is back with a new variant. This time, it encrypts files by adding the extension .ODIN to every file that ends up being locked in the process. The ransom note says that the encryption which is used is…
MusicDiscoveryTab.com is the online address of a browser hijacker redirect. When you do a search will get you redirected to various websites. The redirect you will see going through the most is that of SafeFinder that is another browser hijacker.…
“Do not use the new Google Allo”, “ Google Allo invades your privacy” and other statements have begun to raise the eyebrows of many privacy activists and researchers. The primary concern is that the new chat bot created by Google…
Trump Hotel Collection, the hotel chain of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, has apparently exposed personal information of customers in hacks. Over 70,000 credit card numbers and other PII details have been leaked. The hotel chain has agreed to pay…
A judge recently ruled that Bitcoin is a means of payment and therefore it qualifies as money: Bitcoins are funds within the plain meaning of that term. Bitcoins can be accepted as a payment for goods and services or bought…
Also known as MarsJoke ransomware, this malware is everything but a joke. It uses a strong AES-256 encryption algorithm to encode the files of an infected computer. The virus is deemed to be widespread and very dangerous, primarily because of…
A new cryptovirus is on the loose. Discovered by the malware researcher Michael Gillespie, it is observed that it is themed around the Harry Potter novels. The ransomware uses a file named “voldemort.horcrux”, thus it is dubbed Voldemort ransomware. The…
A ransomware crypto-virus that goes by the name of MotoxLocker was discovered by researchers from the MalwareHunterTeam. They claim that the virus is a new variant of the DetoxCrypto ransomware and that it uses the AES algorithm for encryption. Locked…
New ransomware virus, named UnblockUPC has been detected by malware researchers to encrypt files with AES-128 encryption and ask 0.18 BitCoins as ransom money. The virus infects computers via different methods, such as e-mail spam after which uses the abovementioned…
A vbs-script using ransomware virus, named Cyber SpLiTTer has been created to ask 1 BTC from users that have been infected by it. What is interesting about this virus is that it was created by the Cerber model since just…
AES encryption algorithm is being used by a ransomware virus, named SuperCrypt which encrypts the files of it’s victims. The virus has been reported to also add the .SUPERCRYPT file extension to the files which it enciphers. The enciphered files…
With the release of the latest Iphone7, Apple has again become the center of attention, making people look for their web pages more while surfing online. Having realized this, cyber criminals have created multiple phishing web pages that have different…
Torrent files – the sole reason you may be able to watch newly released movies for free. However, torrent websites are often full of various uploaders who add a little bonus to what they upload, such as malicious files, containing…
ProfitMaximizer.co is a website which spreads advertisements and redirects. All content on the site is a scam, and the site itself is considered adware. A video voiced in English will start playing, and pop-up ads will show in your preferred…
Have you heard of Twitter’s biannual transparency report that analyzes the legal requests received in regards to user information? Well, the second biannual report for 2016 is already a fact and it definitely should be read carefully. I haven’t read…
Firstgame.xyz is a web page consisting of a full-page advertisement. A Flash online game is being advertised. As the page can randomly appear when you are browsing the Internet, and from it, you can get redirected and shown a multitude…
Fullsearching.com is a redirect, with browser hijacking capabilities. The redirect can modify browser settings such as the homepage, search engine, and new tab window. When doing a search, the web page redirect will filter the search, and any information from…
If you download torrents, this news definitely concerns you. InfoArmor researchers have just disclosed Raum – a tool employed by Eastern European organized cybercrime group Black Team to spread malware via malicious torrents. The malware currently distributed in the campaign…
Very important bugs in the Android of all Nexus devices were patched with a new security update by Google. Two of them to be specific. Malware researchers report that one bug could allow a hacker to start malware remotely on…
Cancer is the physiological threat of the 21st century. However, technology may turn out to be the key for solving the deadly case of cancer. Microsoft has recently promised to “solve the problem of cancer” by using ground-breaking computer science…
