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.

Australian and New Zealand businesses are being hit with a ransomware campaign.

The "high-profile incidents you've read about" in media reports were conducted using simple methods, including spear phishing schemes or USB drive delivery, an NSA official said.

"Multiple security issues" were patched for a number of VMware products.

The U.S. Justice Department released a review of the FBI's impersonation of an Associated Press (AP) editor to infect a suspect with malware.

Forcepoint has come across a new trojan downloader called Quant Loader that has been spotted distributing Locky Zepto crypto-ransomware and Pony malware.