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Foxconn Factory Hit by Ransomware Suffers From Production Impacts

By Mark Tyson published 2 June 22

The Lockbit ransomware gang has claimed responsibility for this attack. Foxconn has three plants in Mexico making LCD TVs, set top boxes, and smartphones.

Splunk Details Monero-Mining Malware Targeting Windows Servers on AWS

By Nathaniel Mott published 10 August 21

Splunk detailed a crypto-mining malware campaign targeting Windows Server instances running on Amazon Web Services.

Clop Ransomware Now Terminates 663 Processes Before Encrypting Your Files

By Niels Broekhuijsen published 6 January 20

The Clop ransomware has reportedly evolved to terminate some 663 processes before encrypting files on target systems.

Old x86 Processor Design Flaw Vulnerability Disclosed At Black Hat: What You Need To Know

By Derek Forrest published 10 August 15

'Five Eyes' Governments Planned To Hack Google's App Store To Send Malware To Users

By Lucian Armasu published 21 May 15

Snowden documents show that the NSA, along with other "Five Eyes" spy agencies, planned to hack Google's app store in order to grab information from their targets' smartphones.

Kaspersky Says 'The Equation Group' Is A Unique And Dangerous Threat

By Michael Justin Allen Sexton published 17 February 15

Kaspersky Lab discussed a threat that has been in operation for nearly two decades. According to the firm, the cyber threat known as "The Equation Group" is unlike anything they have dealt with.

Red October Malware Comes Back To Infect Windows Phones, Android, And Jailbroken iPhones

By Lucian Armasu published 12 December 14

Red October malware comes back to expand its infection to Windows Phone, Android and iPhones.

FBI Warns Businesses About Malware Attack

By Kevin Parrish published 2 December 14

The FBI has issued a warning to businesses about a malware attack.

Improved CryptoLocker Clone "Cryptowall" Has Locked Over Half A Million PCs, 5 Billion Files

By Lucian Armasu published 29 August 14

The ransomware CryptoLocker was defeated, but its successor, CryptoWall, has already encrypted more PCs and files, and it should prove a lot harder to break.

0-Day Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Threatens Windows XP

By Kevin Parrish published 29 April 14

This can't be good for Windows XP users.

Microsoft Extends Windows XP Anti-Malware Updates 1 Year

By Kevin Parrish published 16 January 14

Microsoft will keep Windows XP users protected against malware for an extra year.

Android Has a 4-Year-Old Vulnerability, Affects Most

By Kevin Parrish published 9 July 13

A security vulnerability has resided within Android since v1.6 "Donut." Yikes!

Microsoft Launches Cybercrime Center to Fight Malware, Piracy

By Kevin Parrish published 12 March 13

Microsoft is consolidating its digital crimes and Internet piracy units into one command center.

T-Mobile to Preload Malware Protection On Android Phones

By Jane McEntegart published 26 October 12

Out of the box protection for smartphone users.

Kaspersky Lab Discovers miniFlame Malware

By Kevin Parrish published 15 October 12

miniFlame is a high precision attack tool, Kaspersky has discovered.

Windows XP Has Twice the Infections of Windows 7

By Wolfgang Gruener published 11 October 12

Microsoft released the latest edition of its Security Intelligence Report (SIR), which covers malware trends for the first half of this year.

Many New PCs in China Come With Malware Preinstalled

By Wolfgang Gruener published 24 September 12

In China, there is not much you have to do to contract a virus on your PC. Plus, you have a one in five chance that you will get that first virus on your brand new PC right out of the box.

Kaspersky: Flame Has Three Unidentified Malware Siblings

By Wolfgang Gruener published 18 September 12

After discovering that the authors of Stuxnet and Flame have been in contact and both malwares have been, most likely, been developed under government authority, we learned today that the rabbit hole is much deeper than we thought.

Tom's Guide: Removing Malware with Kaspersky Rescue Disk

By Jane McEntegart published 5 September 12

Check out Tom's Guide's latest how to on removing malware with Kaspersky Rescue Disk.

McAfee: It's The Largest Malware Rise in Four Years

By Kevin Parrish published 5 September 12

McAfee has detected a 1.5 million sample increase in malware since Q1 2012. Scary.

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