Cybercriminals have put a new spin on the infamous 419 phishing scam offering "winners" a 2016 BMW X6M, a $1.5 million check and an Apple laptop in exchange for personal info.
A new ransomware named Jigsaw, inspired by the eponymous character in the Saw horror film franchise, subjects its victims to a countdown clock, deleting files every hour at an escalating rate until a ransom of $150 is paid.
The malware Qbot relies on stealth to secretly steal victims' credentials, but an unexpected glitch during a recent cyberattack alerted researchers to a new campaign featuring a more virulent strain of the software.
A thorough dissection of the click-fraud malware Ramdo shows a constantly evolving threat whose capabilities now include traffic encryption, random domain generation and improved virtualization detection.
The FBI and DHS has scheduled a series of unclassified webinars and threat briefings across the U.S. addressing the 2015 cyberattack against Ukraine's power grid.
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