Endpoint/Device Security

A flaw in Google Android's security mechanisms reportedly exposes users to ransomware, banking malware and adware attacks, but Google is apparently addressing the issue in its upcoming version of the OS, Android O.

A Trend Micro researcher may have stumbled across a new alliance in place between petty criminals and their more sophisticated cyber cousins that could prove mutually beneficial.

The sky may have fallen causing agents and servers across the globe to go rogue as the Bondnet 007.01 botnet army seizes victims to do its bidding.

The U.S. suffered 34 percent of global ransomware infections last year - and it's no wonder why, with 64 percent of Americans willing to pay to retrieve their encrypted files, compared to 34 percent of victims worldwide, according to Symantec.

A new strain of malware was detected on Google Play that mobile threat researchers at Check Point dubbed FalseGuide and said was hidden in more than 40 guide apps for games.

A London police officer has purchased malware for mobile phones and computers that can intercept calls, emails and more.