Security researchers have found a new botnet that uses flaws connected to the Satori botnet and uses hosting services running multiplayer versions of Grand Theft Auto to infect IoT devices.
Researchers investigating the newly discovered GandCrab ransomware have learned how its authors are marketing the malicious program as a ransomware-as-a-service package to potential buyers on the dark web.
The FBI has issued a warning that scammers are crafting phishing emails that impersonate the agency's Internet Crime Complaint Center, claiming recipients were recently defrauded, and in some cases offering restitution if the individuals provide personal information.
The malicious actors behind the Scarab ransomware have rolled out a new variant, one that uses a different distribution method and ransom threat in order to infect computers and ensure payment.
It hasn't taken long for cybercriminals to craft malware specifically designed to exploit the recently disclosed Spectre and Meltdown speculative execution bugs found in computer chips.
