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The Mirai-like "Reaper" botnet that began infecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices in late September has only ensnared up to 20,000 bots so far,...

While continuing to spread via spam emails sent by the Necurs botnet, the Locky ransomware has switched to new attack techniques in recent campaigns,...

Google has taken yet another step toward improving the security of its users by making Google prompt the primary choice for 2-Step Verification (2SV),...

A new, massive botnet is currently recruiting improperly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as IP wireless cameras, Check Point warns.

Proton, a remote access tool (RAT) that emerged in early 2017, has once again compromised a legitimate software’s distribution channel to spread, ESET warns.

Recently observed distribution campaigns featuring the Ursnif banking Trojan were using new malicious macro tactics for payload delivery, Trend Micro has discovered.

A newly discovered hooking technique can go completely undetected by the current implementation of PatchGuard, CyberArk security researchers warn.

A newly discovered Android malware has the ability to add the compromised devices to a botnet that could potentially launch distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks,...

A brand new ransomware family currently being distributed through the Magnitude exploit kit appears to be targeting South Korean users exclusively, security researchers have...

Oracle on Tuesday released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for October 2017 to address a total of 252 security vulnerabilities across multiple product families....

A recently discovered piece of malware targeting automated teller machines (ATM) is being sold on underground markets for $5,000, Kaspersky Lab reports.

The Linux kernel is susceptible to a local escalation of privilege impacting the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA), Cisco warns.

Technology companies worldwide have released or are working on releasing patches to address the dangerous Wi-Fi vulnerabilities publicly disclosed this week.

A series of vulnerabilities in the Wi-Fi standard render all Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) protocol implementations vulnerable to a new type of attack,...

A newly discovered ransomware family targeting Android devices is abusing the platform’s accessibility services, ESET warns.

The recently discovered Red Alert 2 Android Trojan is using an infrastructure that serves fake Adobe Flash Android apps to unsuspecting users, RiskIQ has...

A vulnerability that that was recently addressed by Microsoft as part of the October 2017 Patch Tuesday could result in Outlook sending emails in...

Botnets are widespread worldwide, serving whichever purpose they were designed to, and the United States is one of the largest sources of botnet attacks....

A recently discovered DNSMessenger campaign is abusing compromised U.S. state government servers to host malware, Cisco Talos security researchers say.

Hackers likely affiliated with the North Korean government seem to lack the ability to disrupt the U.S. power supply, according to a new report...