As ransomware grows in popularity, TrendMicro researchers examined some of the tactics and techniques beyond encryption that enable the file locking malware to work.
TeamViewer continues to assert that poor password management is the chief cause behind a spate of user account hijackings, but a new alert from Trend Micro suggests that a malware campaign could be another piece to the puzzle.
Russian government hackers apparently broke into the Democratic National Committee (DNC) computer system and accessed the party's entire database on Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Having a favorite character killed off on "The Walking Dead" may no longer be the worst thing that can happen while watching TV as Trend Micro researchers have found the first major example of ransomware that can attack a Smart TV with hackers using an updated version of FLocker that targets devices running the Android operating system.
Karma may be getting even with gamers who believe they are downloading free computer games illegally on torrent, when in fact the file obtained is not a game, but a potentially unwanted application (PUA).
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