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Google has removed a group of malicious browser extensions from its Chrome Web Store, after an independent researcher discovered the programs were hijacking users' Facebook accounts for click-fraud purposes.

In its new special report Ransomware and Businesses 2016, Symantec declares that within the last year, ransomware has rapidly advanced in maturity and severity, while also exploding in terms of overall numbers.

The number of unique malware families found actively attacking business networks grew 61 percent from January 2016 to June, with 2,420 distinct threats detected last month, according to Check Point Software Technologies' June Threat Index.

The Realstatistics malware campaign discovered in June to be infecting thousands of Joomla! websites gained steam by shifting infection tactics after the introduction of ModSecurity rules closed off its original attack method.

A known SQL injection vulnerability affecting vBulletin software was exploited by an attacker to breach the Ubuntu Forums database.

Researchers discover a new strain of the Cerber ransomware targeting Office 365 users. The variant is part of an emerging trend of ransomware that targets victims using cloud platforms.

The Neutrino Exploit Kit has added another weapon to its arsenal, adopting a working exploit of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser after an independent security researcher designed and published the source code of said exploit.