Linux hit by a rather nasty persistent virus
TIme for a lock down
Intezer Labs security researchers have identified a sophisticated new malware that targets Linux devices.
Lilocked infestations on the rise
Eats Linux
Thousands of web servers have been infected and had their files encrypted by a new strain of ransomware named Lilocked (or Lilu).
TSMC hit by virus
Fab plants infected
TSMC has warned that several of its fabrication plants suffered virus infections on 3 August disrupting production.
Security experts warn against Kaspersky
Former NSA cybersecurity analysts think it is too risky
Two former NSA security experts have warned those who are concerned about privacy or have sensitive information against using Kaspersky software
Macware has had a virus for years
No one knew about it
A mysterious piece of malware has infected Macs for years and no-one new about it.
Macs are an attack magnet
460,000 malware samples uncovered
The myth that Macs were somehow more secure than other operating systems too another battering today in the latest Threat Report by McAfee Labs.
Macs locked out by virus
Pay-up or your Coldplay collection will sleep with the fishes
Mac users have been ransomware virus which locks computer users out of their files until they pay up.
Tsar Putin protects Zeus
Pagan gods put faith in Russian Orthodox
It seems that Russian Tsar Putin swings both ways – on one hand he is a rabid gay-hating Russian Orthodox on the other he is protecting a bloke who made Zeus a household name.
Groupon refuses to pay out on virus bounty
Bounty hunter a little miffed
Discount and deal site Groupon has a novel way of dealing with bounty hunters who point out security flaws in its systems. It lets them discover the flaws and refuses to pay up.
Windows XP has 75 percent of rootkits
Upgrade dammit