Thousands of ransomware victims may finally get some long-awaited relief. New Zealand-based security company Emsisoft has built a set of decryption
Police hijack a botnet and remotely kill 850,000 malware infections
In a rare feat, French police have hijacked and neutralized a massive cryptocurrency mining botnet controlling close to a million infected computers.
Security News This Week: Hackers Used Two Firefox Zero Days to Hit a Crypto Exchange
The week began with a tricky Google Calendar phishing scam, and ended with Iran ramping up its cyberattacks against the US, as talk of war with that
Security News This Week: Cryptocurrency Company Hacks Itself Before Hackers Can Hack It
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off the week, bringing with it some interesting security enhancements for iOS and macOS users. The
Two years after WannaCry, a million computers remain at risk
Two years ago today, a powerful ransomware began spreading across the world. WannaCry spread like wildfire, encrypting hundreds of thousands of
Scammers use tax-themed emails to infect PCs with malware
The FBI is currently investigating a ransomware attack that took the Weather Channel off-air during its live morning broadcast.Image: Sergei
Teen ransomware ‘K!NG’ jailed for massive porn site scheme
Shocking, we know.Image: ambar Del moral / mashableFor years a teenager living just outside of London helped run an elaborate blackmail operation
The PGA just got hit with ransomware
This club was built for mining.Image: Sam Greenwood/gettyRaise that single gloved-hand to your mouth in shock: The hackers have gone after golf.
Ransomware attack absolutely wrecks Alaskan town’s IT infrastructure
Not perfect, but it'll do for now.Image: EITAN ABRAMOVICH/AFP/Getty ImagesA borough and a town in Alaska have been hit by a devastating