Malware

The agency encourages parents to do their due diligence into the cybersecurity of toys that connect to the internet both directly through Wi-Fi and indirectly via Bluetooth to a mobile device connected to the internet.

The standard, which is not yet widely adopted by the federal government, including DHS, "would make it significantly harder for fraudsters and foreign governments to impersonate" agencies, Wyden wrote in a letter.

ESET researchers warn users beware phishing messages purportedly from WhatsApp warning users their subscription is up.

A new variant CryptoMix ransomware is appending the .EXTE extension to the names of the folders it captures.

"Ovidiy," a recently discovered credentials stealing malware that targets primarily browsers, is being marketed primarily to Russian speakers at the very affordable price of approximately $7-$13 per individual build.

Researchers spotted a phishing campaign combined with a man-in-the-middle (MiTM) attack to target Mac OS users and spread the OSX/Dok malware.