Cryptocurrency owners should take heed of warnings related to Xenomorph malware—Bleeping Computer reports that the most recent version of Xenomorph now targets…
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Steer clear of cryptocurrency recovery phrase scams
The dangers of cryptocurrency phishing are back in the news, after tech investor Mark Cuban was reported to have lost around $870k via…
iPhone 15 launch: Wonderlust scammers rear their heads
Yesterday, Apple launched its latest iPhone and Watch models at its massive Wonderlust event. As with many high profile launches like this,…
A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?
Today’s ransomware is the scourge of many organizations. But where did it start? If we define ransomware as malware that encrypts…
Ransomware making big money through “big game hunting”
Ransomware generates big money for the groups behind it, with new research confirming (some) of the scale of the problem. Chainalysis,…
Swatting-as-a-Service is a growing and complicated problem to solve
One Telegram channel has been found to be behind a great deal of swatting incidents in the US. Using the anonymity provided by…
Fake Chrome updates spread malware
Compromised websites are causing big headaches for Chrome users. A campaign running since November 2022 is using hacked sites to push…
Zero-day spells disaster for Bitcoin ATM
Bitcoin ATMs have experienced a severe bout of cash drain after a zero-day bug was exploited to steal a total of…
Mortal Kombat ransomware forms tag team with crypto-stealing malware
An “unidentified actor” is making use of these two malicious files to cause combo-laden mayhem on desktops around the world, according…
Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea
Ryuk, a mainstay of the ransomware scene for some years until it transformed into Conti (and then split off into other…