Malware

In a survey of 500 cybersecurity decision-makers, 48 percent of respondents said that their organizations were attacked by ransomware.

Updated! The fact that cybercrime impacts hundreds of millions of people, has cost its victims more than $100 billion and most people know of the danger has done little to limit the general complacency and unsafe behavior still prevalent among internet users.

Researchers have discovered a major vulnerability in Cryptesetup utility that can impact many GNU/Linux systems that just requires the enter key to be pressed for about 70 seconds.

Ransoc uses bold tactics to target and extort pedophiles and torrent users.

Security researcher Samy Kamkar rolled out a hacking tool dubbed PoisonTap that can crack into a locked computer fully exposing the device to a myriad of potential hacking problems.

Sony has warned gamers to avoid credential phishing scams after a spate of complaints from PlayStation users that they were locked out of their accounts and that their funds were stolen, the BBC has reported.

Researchers at security firm ProofPoint have discovered a new variant of malware which triggers it's ransom screen once it finds indecent materials.