Malware

Researchers exploited vulnerabilities in Google's Pixel phone, Apple's Safari browser, and Microsoft Edge browser at the PwnFest 2016 hacking event.

The decryptor keys for the CrySiS ransomware were posted in a Bleeping Computer forum early on November 14, possibly by one of the ransomware's developers.

Fueled by the Mirai botnet Symantec's October 2016 intelligence report saw the number of unique malware variants experience a massive uptick, while at the same time the lead up to the presidential election helped power a spike in election-related spam.

A recent study detected more than 600 cloud repositories hosting malware and other malicious activities on major cloud platforms.

Scammers using business email compromises have discovered that one of the best methods of gaining a victim's trust before setting their hook is to befriend them with multiple emails.

Exploit kits come and go, but most of today's malicious packages are variants of previous iterations, according to a fall roundup by Malwarebytes Labs.

Officials with the Lansing Board of Water & Light publicly acknowledged on Tuesday that the utility paid $25,000 to regain control of its accounting and email systems in the days following an April 25 ransomware attack.

Cybercriminals attempting to place Locky ransomware are posing as Office of Personnel Management (OPM) employees to con their victims into opening their phishing email and its malware-laden attachment.