Malware

A sophisticated cyber espionage operation focused primarily within Ukraine reportedly uses malware that leverages Dropbox to exfiltrate stolen data, including conversations recorded by infected computers' audio microphones.

Macs are officially no longer immune to XAgent, a backdoor malware linked to the Russian threat group APT 28, as researchers have now discovered a version targeting machines running on OS X.

Heimdal Security researchers spotted a new spam campaign carrying the TeamSpy data-stealing malware.

Malware samples recovered from watering hole attacks recently targeting banks across the globe contain false flags that fraudulently suggest Russian actors are behind the campaign, even though the most likely culprit is the Lazarus Group.

Those who may have jumped on the company's free Valentine's Day offer beware.

The company's report says ransomware attacks increased from 5.5 percent, to 10.5 percent of all recognised malware attacks from July to December 2016.

Researchers are closer to uncovering the miscreant behind a deadly cyberattack that affected thousands of computers used by government and civil organizations in the Gulf states.

A new survey shows that just 3 percent of IT security professionals believe their organization has the technology in place to deal with the most common cyber problems that they face.