Malware

A Manhattan federal court judge sentenced Estonian Vladimir Tsastsin to 87 months in prison for his role in perpetrating an internet fraud scheme that infected more than four million computers in more than 100 countries.

A new site was discovered on the dark web that allows hackers to upload stolen data and sell the data to criminals or criminal groups.

Malware discovered at a nuclear power plant in Germany prompted RWE AG to shut down the power plant as a precaution.

With the bombardment of DDoS attacks fairly consistent worldwide throughout 2015, it's no longer a matter of if or when attacks might happen, but how often and how long the attack will last.

FireEye researchers observed a Locky ransomware campaign that used Javascript downloaders to infect users rather than macro- or binary-based downloaders.

A new malware type has been spotted that utilizes a couple of original moves not seen yet by researchers; it is self installing and the cybercriminals require that the ransom be paid in iTunes gift cards.

Poor endpoint security practices are propelling the great ransomware epidemic of 2016 — and if allowed to fester, the threat will spread to new endpoints including IoT devices, cars and ICS and SCADA systems, a new report said.

IBM's X-Force reported today the actors behind the hybrid GozNym banking trojan that stole $4 million from U.S. banks in March have released a new configuration that is targeting European banks.