Malware

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

Alan Mudd was sentenced to two years in a young offender's institution by a UK court for creating, selling and using Distributed Denial of Service malware.

A ransomware attack has hit some municipal computers in New Jersey's most populous city, Newark, TAPInto Newark reported on Monday, citing the city's CIO Seth Wainer and a document obtained by the media outlet.

After fading from the spotlight, the notorious Locky ransomware is again flooding into email inboxes owing to new campaigns spread via the Necurs botnet.

Investigators from seven Southeast Asian nations collaborated on a joint Interpol operation that identified approximately 8,800 C2 servers in eight countries and nearly 270 compromised websites, including government portals.

Researchers spotted a resurgence in use of the elusive Moker trojan and were able to take a closer look at its functions.

On April 21, the Iowa Veterans Home (IVH) began notifying thousands of residents, former residents and applicants that their personal information may have been compromised.