Malware

Before its historic nuclear agreement with Iran, the U.S. had drawn up contingency plans for launching major cyberattacks against the Middle Eastern nation, the New York Times reported.

Tech support scams often involve malvertising attacks using common exploit kits like Angler EK or Nuclear EK, but scammers can also lure victims through less complex exploits.

Mazar BOT, a malware that grants hackers full control of a victim's Android device, has been observed in the wild for the first time.

Organizations that haven't updated their Magento sites with the SUPEE-5344 security patch for the Shoplift Bug run the risk of having their sites compromised by wily hackers pitching a fake patch.

The cyberespionage group Pawn Storm has been using Fysbis malware as a backdoor that allows the group to infect Linux systems.

Researchers have been observing a litany of attacks against Netflix, its customers, and consumers interested in the content streaming service, warned Symantec in a blog post yesterday.

An Android malware is masquerading as a security feature for AliPay, a Chinese PayPal-like online payment app.

Trend Micro is reporting that Russian hackers likely attempted to use BlackEnergy malware to attack a mining operation and railway, in addition to taking down two power plants in the Ukraine in December.