Malware

Trend Micro researchers have spotted several exploit kits delivering Cerber 4.0 ransomware just a month after the release of version 3.

Heap overflow, out-of-bounds read and unallocated memory free operation vulnerabilities were addressed with a patch.

The browser hijacker Youndoo is now adding an extra Chrome profile to victims' machines, copying settings from users' current profiles so they don't notice the difference when their settings are switched, according to Malwarebytes.

A series of related malware campaigns whose m.o. resembles that of the notorious Carbanak gang has been quietly infecting financial targets since January, including users of the SWIFT bank messaging system, according to Symantec.

Researchers have found a way to place backdoors in the cryptographic keys that protect websites, virtual private networks and internet servers.

Phishing remains one of the top threats seen by organisations today. Threat actors use various social engineering tricks to convince users that their requests for information or money transfers are legitimate.

HTML/FakeAlert, bogus web pages named by ESET, are showing made-up, fake alert messages usually about dummy virus infections, which if true, would harm the computer or affect users' data.

The Clinton Foundation is again being discussed in cybersecurity circles, but this time it is phishing emails aimed at donors and not hacks that is .