Malware

An unknown actor whose targets and tactics resemble those of a Russian advanced persistent threat group has been compromising the websites of foreign embassies, ministries and organizations, in an attempt to infect certain site visitors with malware.

A former Carnegie Mellon student received a three-year probation and was ordered to perform 300 hours of community service following his participation in the Darkode cybercriminal marketplace.

Norway's Police Security Service has said several of that nation's government agencies have been hacked by a foreign intelligence group.

A U.S. citizen is suing the Ethiopian government for planting spyware on his personal computer and for illegal wiretapping.

Researchers have detected that Sage ransomware shares infrastructure with another already notorious malware, Locky.

SQL Slammer, a fast-moving worm that generated a wave of distributed denial of service attacks in 2013, mysteriously resumed high levels of activity in late 2016 after more than a decade of dormancy.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a warning on W-2 phishing scams noting that cybercriminals are attempting to obtain money in addition to tax form data.

Overwatch players can rest easier knowing that they can get a fair shake in their online battles after a thousands of hackers have been banned from the game.