Malware

The long-lived ElTest malware campaign that infects victims through compromised websites evolved once again in the last quarter of 2016, ending its use of exploit kit gates and obfuscation, according to researchers with Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42 threat research team.

Ransomware victims are still finding themselves in the unfortunate position of having to decide wither or not to fork over ransom payments, despite some new tools that have come online designed to help victims both before and after attacks.

Kaspersky and Bleeping Computer researchers spotted a ransomware that works offline and uses a uniquely sophisticated payment site.

Arizona officials are investigating how and when several computers used by state legislators and their staffs became infected with malware.

Malwarebytes researchers spotted a clickjacking campaign abusing Google AdSense and avoiding ad fraud bots.

An email phishing campaign targeting Netflix users was recently found tricking victims into giving away their credit card and personal information after asking them to update their membership details.