Malware

The Shamoon data-wiping malware that attacked government systems in Saudi Arabia last month is not dramatically different from an older version that destroyed 35,000 computers at Saudi oil company Aramco in 2012. Yet the still packs a massive punch.

A man known only as Pornopoker was arrested in Russia under suspicion of distributing ransomware.

The New York Attorney General is warning lawyers in the Big Apple to beware of a phishing campaign proclaiming to be from the AG himself.

Global authorities' takedown of Avalanche, a cybercriminal network whose malware campaigns are estimated to have cost victims in over 180 countries hundreds of millions of dollars, was an achievement four years in the making - and yet the saga is far from over.

A hacker is apologizing for knocking thousands of British TalkTalk and Post Office internet subscribers offline in a recent botnet powered DDoS attack.

The dark web has long had an ominous appeal to Netizens with more illicit leanings and interests.

A newly discovered malware program that targets older versions of the Android OS has infected roughly 1.3 million Google accounts, currently breaching devices at a clip of 13,000 victims per day.