Cybercrime & Digital Threats

A spate of new attacks targeting the Android operating system have been discovered using a banking trojan named Red Alert 2.0.

The Pirate Bay users might have gotten more than they bargained for, as the website was discovered to be using the computers of its visitors to generate coins for the Monero digital currency as a means of additional income.

The Equifax data breach reportedly exposed personally identifiable information of 143 million individuals. What can you do and how do you reduce the risks if you're affected?

A new technique that leverages Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) could allow attackers to bypass security solutions installed in the user’s system.

This week's recap covers CRYPSHED, as well as a campaign that delivers both LOCKY and FAKEGLOBE.

The U.S. National Wildfire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) website was discovered hosting a JavaScript downloader used to deliver the infamous Cerber ransomware.

A new barrage of ransom attacks targeted MongoDB databases, affecting tens of thousands of servers.

CeX, a UK company, has informed over two million of its customers that they have recently been subject to an online security breach.

Legitimate tools used by IT/system administrators have become valuable cybercriminal targets because of the privilege they provide for greater network access. Here are some best practices for mitigating the abuse of sysadmin tools.