Ransomware

Eclypsium researchers have uncovered that millions of systems made by Dell, HP, Lenovo and others could be exploited and taken over because the peripheral firmware isn't signed and encrypted.

Malwarebytes' latest malware report found that threats against Macs increased by over 400% year-over-year.

According to cybersecurity firm Sophos, RobbinHood ransomware has been making use of legitimate, but vulnerable, Gigabyte drivers to infect PCs.

Intel has announced that the first corporate entities, Global 500 members, including GE, have joined its neuromorphic research community. They will build proof-of-concepts.

Trustwave said yesterday that spammers are using fake Windows Update emails to spread a ransomware called Cyborg to unsuspecting victims.

A new ransomware nicknamed "NextCry," has started targeting NextCloud Linux servers that use older NGINX and PHP software packages.

A new variant of MegaCortex ransomware now locks users out of their Windows accounts and threatens to make their stolen files in public.

Attackers abused a zero-day in Apple's update utility for iTunes and iCloud software for Windows to install the BitPaymer ransomware on enterprise computers.

Avast revealed that it disrupted the Retadup botnet that had taken over 850,000 systems to mine cryptocurrency for its operators.

Cisco has agreed to a settlement with whistleblower James Glenn, the U.S. federal government and multiple state governments over its surveillance technology.