Malware

Microsoft on Friday warned of a malware threat called Hicurdismos that simulates the infamous Windows Blue Screen of Death as part of a tech support scam.

Russian hackers are employing zero-day exploits to infect target networks, according to security researchers at ESET.

Threat actors are upping the ante with "doxware" by implementing features to ransomware that could leak a victim's data if ransoms aren't paid.

Security researchers published details of the exploit in a research report entitled "Jump Over ASLR: Attacking the Branch Predictor to Bypass ASLR."

An APT group has distinguished itself employing PowerShell in its coding platform used to distribute malware.

Security pros at the school noticed an uptick in phishing attacks two weeks ago.

Oracle released its latest batch of patches on Tuesday to address 253 security vulnerabilities for 76 products.

Russian advanced persistent threat group Sofacy has another ace up its sleeve: a Flash Player exploit tool, dubbed DealersChoice, that in some ways resembles a Russian nesting doll.