Malware

Google and the NYU conducted a yearlong study into the business practices of those who pay vendors to install unwanted software in their install bundles.

Spyware that was recently found to have infiltrated Vietnam Airlines has also embedded itself in the website operations of various Vietnamese institutions, warned cybersecurity firm Bkav, the Vietnam News Agency reported.

AVG malware analyst Jakub Kroustek discovered an unfinished version of a new strain of ransomware, dubbed Hitler-Ransomware.

The malicious downloader Nemucod, normally associated with ransomware, has reportedly switched payloads in its most recent known campaign, opting instead to infect victims with Kovter, a backdoor trojan capable of click fraud.

A new ransomware iteration has been detected by Symantec that spreads via social engineering tactics disguised as an alert from Microsoft.

The cyberespionage group identified as Strider by Symantec researchers is as sophisticated a threat as any known APT in history -- including Duqu, Flame, The Equation Group and Regin -- according to an analysis by Kaspersky Lab.

The online retailer has agreed to pay the penalty and to upgrade its data security practices.