Malware

Proofpoint reports a 45 percent increase in business email compromise (BEC) attacks during the closing months of 2016.

Approximately 3,000 unique industrial sites per year are randomly infected with generic malware, while attacks involving malware specifically designed to target industrial control systems are far less common, according to a study.

A spearphishing scammer demanded a sex show from a private citizen after obtaining the victim's email credentials.

Researchers have discovered a malicious Word file that is designed to infect both Windows and macOS operating systems with malware payloads using macros, SC Media has learned after an exclusive first look at a report from Fortinet.

Carbon Black researchers spotted a second Ask Partner Network compromise twice in two months.

Microsoft and several other cloud-based services experienced outages and limited operations early Tuesday afternoon, according to reports from downdetector.com.

Legislation aimed at countering cybercrime, including ransomware, is advancing toward the governor's desk in both Indiana and Texas.