Malware

Executives at Combe Incorporated may have sprung a few new gray hairs after learning that the website for its Just for Men brand of hair coloring products was compromised to serve up malware.

The Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC) published a framework technical report to help organizations balance the safety and reliability needs of industrial operations.

HDDCryptor is a ransomware variant with a couple of new twists added that makes it an effective tool for cybercriminals, a Trend Micro study found.

Malwarebytes is warning users of a a variant of DetoxCrypto ransomware that is imitating the security vendor's software.

Mac users are claiming a Dropbox function that loads the desktop client of its cloud storage service on the accessibility menu of their system works like malware.

A new analysis of Locky ransomware configurations by IT security firm Avira has revealed improved offline capabilities that enhance its ability to automatically encrypt victims' files, without interaction with a command-and-control server.

Details of the attack are still blurry, attackers appear to be using malicious links designed to appeal to users monitoring the evolution of the Bitcoin prices.