Israeli Advertising Firm TargetingEdge Spreads Pirrit Adware
Malware is being distributed in a wide variety of ways these days. Security researchers have managed to track down the distribution of Pirrit aware to an online marketing company based...
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Zaif Adds XEM Trading Market
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Zaif continues to make media headlines in quick succession as of late. The company announced on July 3rd how they had added the XEM cryptocurrency to...
Worrisome Locky Ransomware Variant Zepto is Making The Rounds
There is a now form of Bitcoin ransomware on the block, going by the name of Zepto. At its core, this is a different variant of the Locky malware, which has been making the rounds for...
Hackers Target Medical IoT Devices To Obtain Prescription Drugs
Hospital IT security is not up to par, as a recent reported indicated. It looks like the threat is far more real than anticipated, as a new wave of IoT device attacks is taking place...
FBI Overstepped Boundaries Again in Silk Road Investigation
The story of Silk Road is far from finished by the look of things. Gary Davis, also known as Libertas on the deep web marketplace, is fighting his extradition to the US. If he is...
Global CCTV Botnet Successfully Executed DDoS Attack
In this day of mass surveillance and privacy awareness, CCTV cameras are often forgotten about. But as it turns out, these monitoring devices can serve an even nefarious purpose...
Office 365 Zero-day Leads To Ransomware Phishing Attacks
Sometimes it feels like the only way Bitcoin makes headlines is either through a price change or ransomware. Cerber, one of the most dangerous types of Bitcoin ransomware alive today...
Russian Policymakers Set To Deal Another Blow To Encryption
It if were up to Russian policymakers, Internet controls will become even more strict in the country moving forward. Labeled as an anti-terrorism campaign, there are plans to increase...
New Report Shows Healthcare IT Security is On Wobbly Legs
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts will recall the story of several hospitals being infected with Bitcoin ransomware earlier this year. A new study on how hospitals treat patient privacy and...
Necurs Botnet Resurfaces With Updated Locky and Dridex Versions
Locky remains one of the biggest ransomware threats to this very date. Now that the Necurs botnet is back, it looks like a new version of Locky Bitcoin ransomware is available as well...
Bitcoin Ransomware Popularity Increased Spectacularly In 2015
Bitcoin ransomware threats are once again making the headlines these days. Albeit they are now popular than screen-blocker ransomware, this is not news to be proud of by any means...
Bitcoin Empire Kickstarter Campaign Is Live
Exciting Bitcoin products are available in abundance. A new project is currently listed on Kickstarter, which serves as the first-ever Bitcoin Card game. Bitcoin Empire, as this game...