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Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) and Sen. Will Hurd (R-Texas) took aim at Congress's personal cyber hygiene in a letter penned to their fellow legislators.

Researchers at endpoint security solutions company Invincea have discovered a new variant of Cerber ransomware that could lock out legitimate users, while still allowing attackers to potentially launch DDoS attacks against other networks.

Operation Ke3chang, the APT that in 2013 was discovered targeting Europe-based Ministries of Foreign Affairs, not only apparently remains active but also seems to be leveraging a new family of malware called TidePool.

Google released v4 of its safe browsing API, a tool for software developers that helps client applications check URLs against Google's list of suspected malicious pages.

Microsoft researchers recently detected a file containing a VBA project that scripts a malicious macro.

As many as 100 people are believed to have taken part in a heist of nearly $13 million (USD) from 1,400 cash machines in Japan.

Following reports of a cyberattack last year in which hackers stole $9 million from an Ecuadorean bank, SWIFT stated it is taking steps to create more information sharing practices.

Avoiding detection is generally a top priority for any malicious code developer, but the creators of the newly discovered "Furtim" truly appear to have gone the extra mile to ensure that their malware flies under the radar.