Malware

Cybercriminals are siding with the idea that more is better when it comes to piling on digital security certificates to their malware with the hope that the targeted computer will deem the malicious code safe.

A ransomware campaign with an unusual method of propagation—infecting servers via unpatched vulnerabilities, then spreading laterally across the local network—experienced a marked spike in activity Monday, according to researchers at Talos.

A new trojan in the wild has been detected that conceals itself in a PNG image.

A new, hard to detect malware type found being spread through USB devices.

Microsoft on Tuesday released a new feature in its Office 2016 suite that it claims can help "enterprise administrators prevent the risk from macros in certain high risk scenarios."

Kaspersky Lab's researchers think they've found an increasing incidence of APT groups using false flag tactics to throw off their pursuers

Prominent credit rating agency Fitch Ratings issued a warning that aggressive growth strategies in the cyber insurance market could negatively impact its ratings.