Malware

Cybersecurity firm Sophos recently issued a warning that cyberthreats are becoming more localized in nature. At Black Hat, SCMagazine.com caught up with Sophos's John Shier to discuss these "designer" attacks.

Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants advised guests of a possible breach.

F-secure has linked the use of a Remote Access Trojan, to a recent ruling in the Philippines vs. China territorial dispute.

At Black Hat, MasterCard CSO Ron Green touted his company's latest effort to fight malware.

A number of phony apps, masquerading as the popular photo-editing app Prisma, have been removed from the Google Play Store, but not before 1.5 million users downloaded the Android version

Security researchers discovered a flaw that affects Windows 10's SilentCleanup process and allows attackers to bypass the User Account Control (UAC) security feature.

A research report discovered command and control servers (C&C) that use SSL to disguise malware increased by 200 times last year.

A 40-year-old Nigerian national and alleged online scam artist, accused of bilking his victims out of more than $60 million, was arrested in Port Harcourt, Nigeria in a joint operation.