Malware

Malwarebytes researchers spot a stolen version of the DMA Locker ransomware exploiting users via weakly protected Remote Desktop.

The on-going whodunnit regarding cyberattacks on European financial firms through the SWIFT bank messaging services now has the Russian cybersecurity firm Group IB alleging North Korea is behind the attacks.

Detecting 64-bit malware is more difficult than signature scanning for 32-bit malware, and despite a slow start cyber-criminals are starting to update their tools.

In an effort to see what happens after a data breach, the Federal Trade Commission leaked a database of 100 fake customers.

A recent investigative study by the Citizen Lab connects Russian actors to the practice of stealing, negatively altering and then releasing documents in an effort to damage the personal reputation of government officials, candidates and journalists in dozens of countries.

Whether it was the catchy nickname, the fact the malware's first impact disrupted hospital operations or that the main stream media latched onto the subject, WannaCry opened the public's eyes to the world of ransomware.