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New Malware Strain Causes Mac Systems to Crash

Jan 09, 2017 03:51 AM EST

A new strain of malware was recently discovered and it appears to be targeting computers running on the Mac platform, making Apple computers a prime target for attacks.

Authorities are still conducting an ongoing investigation to determine who hacked the Canadian military recruitment website.

New Malware Strain can Hide in Ad Images

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Dec 10, 2016 03:27 AM EST

Security researchers have recently discovered a new strain of malware that embeds itself into online ads in order to avoid detection. Reports claimed that the malware has been operating in the last two years and targeting banking services and corporate payment services.

Ransomware Uses Facebook, LinkedIn to Deliver Malware Infected Images

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Nov 28, 2016 09:57 AM EST

Security researchers from Check Point recently discovered a new variant of a known ransomware called Locky. This ransomware takes advantage of flaws in the way social networking platforms like Facebook and LinkedIn handle images.

Google Flags The Pirate Bay as a Malicious and Potentially Harmful Website

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Oct 10, 2016 11:57 AM EDT

Tech giant Google is giving out warnings to its massive user base to stay away from the infamous torrent indexing website The Pirate Bay. Googe claims that using services such as The Pirate Bay may cause irreparable personal computers.

Suspected Russian Hackers Attack Mac OS X with 'Komplex' Trojan

Charissa Echavez |

Sep 27, 2016 12:01 PM EDT

Security researchers from Palo Alto Network's Unit 42 discovered a new Mac OS X malware that appears to be targeting the aerospace sector.

FLocker Ransomware: New Malware Strain Infects Android Smartphones and SmartTVs

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Jun 15, 2016 07:25 AM EDT

Security researchers at Trend Micro reported the emergence of a new strain of ransomware that has the capability of locking down smartphones and smart televisions running on the Android operating system. Dubbed as FLocker or Frantic Locker, the malware has been in circulation since April 2015.

The flagship operating system of Apple was recently attacked, for the first time, by a ransomware called KeRanger.

Apple’s Mac OS Suffers First Ransomware Attack

Phenny Lynn Palec |

Mar 08, 2016 09:26 PM EST

It appears that the Mac computer is not as safe as many people would believe it is. The flagship operating system of Apple was recently attacked for the first time by a ransomware called KeRanger. The ransomware was hidden deep in the popular BitTorrent application Transmission and infected Mac users when they downloaded that latest version of the application.

New Android malware poses like popular apps like Facebook and Snapchat

Unremovable Android Malware Affects Thousands of Smartphones

Ellie Froilan |

Nov 07, 2015 07:10 AM EST

Researchers have discovered a new type of Android malware that has affected thousands of apps by pretending to Facebook, Candy Crush, and more.

A New Malware Named YiSpecter Is Attacking Chinese iOS Users

Daphne Planca |

Oct 05, 2015 12:14 PM EDT

A new malware named YiSpecter is attacking Chinese iOS users as confirmed by security researchers.

NSA’s Plan To Spy Through Android App Stores Made Public

Vinay Patel |

May 26, 2015 11:06 PM EDT

If downloading apps from the Play store is confidential, think twice as the National Security Agency is planning to use this platform to infect smartphones with malware and track them.

Some Well-Known ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ Mods Contain Malwares

Dave Tagacay |

May 16, 2015 07:18 AM EDT

Part of the “Grand Theft Auto V” success on the PC platform is its support of user created mods which gives modders complete freedom in adding their own content into the game. However, it was discovered only recently that some of the highly successful “GTA V” mods contain malwares.

Mandarin Oriental Eradicates Malware Responsible For Theft Of Customers’ Credit Card Numbers In U.S., Europe

Vittorio Hernandez |

Mar 06, 2015 09:37 PM EST

Mandarin Oriental said on Thursday that it has removed the malware that it blamed for the credit card breach that resulted in the theft of customer credit card information in its U.S. and European operations

FBI Looking to Legalize VPN and Tor Network Hacks

David Curry |

Jan 26, 2015 04:21 AM EST

The FBI is fighting for a change on federal law, which would allow the bureau to investigate random U.S. citizens without any warrant or knowledge of the subject.

Mac Laptops at Risk from New Unremovable Virus Called Thunderstrike

Riley Grant |

Jan 16, 2015 01:09 PM EST

Apple laptops are at risk of this virus called Thunderstrike and the bad news is that it is irremovable. Some security expert when it comes to computers, discovered a way to install malicious code using a tiny chip that is found in Apple laptops. This code cannot be removed even if the owner replaces the whole hard disk inside.