Malware

Questions continue to swirl surround a mysterious Mac-based remote-access trojan (RAT) malware program called Proton, which Apple addressed in a recent update to its anti-malware program XProtect.

A new tech support scam website leverages deceptive visual elements to trick victims into thinking they have been redirected to a legitimate Microsoft support website, even though they actually never left the scam page.

Australians need be aware of a phishing campaign utilizing that nation's myGov website as the hook to have its targets unknowingly give up an absolute treasure trove of personal information.

Researchers have spotted a sudden resurgence of the Windows-based ransomware CryptoLocker early this year, specifically identifying clusters of attacks targeting Italy, Dutch-speaking victims, and even the U.S.

A previously unseen malware is being blamed for an attack on a London hospital that forced the facility to shut down a segment of its systems for a few days as a precautionary measure.

The number of malicious installation packages found striking mobile devices more than tripled in 2016 resulting in almost 40 million attacks by malicious mobile malware during the year, according to Kaspersky Labs.