The Week in Ransomware – January 27th 2017 – Potato, Spora goes Global, and Sage 2.0

This week we continue to see lots of little ransomware being developed and new variants of…

Fed up with Intermediaries, Google Becomes Root Certificate Authority

Google announced yesterday plans to become a self-standing, certified, and independent Root Certificate Authority, meaning the…

Events Behind July 2016 Taiwan ATM Heists Are Coming to Light

Taiwanese authorities sentenced three crooks they arrested last summer to five years in prison for their…

SMS-Exploitable Bug in Samsung Galaxy Phones Can Be Used for Ransomware Attacks

Samsung has patched a combo of four security flaws that affected Galaxy handsets that an attacker…

VirLocker Ransomware Returns Just as Virulent as Ever

The VirLocker ransomware made a comeback this past week with a new and very virulent version,…

Remove the MyPC Doctor Tech Support Scam (Removal Guide)

The MyPC Doctor Tech Support Scam is a Trojan from the family that locks you out…

Android Pattern Locks Can Be Cracked Using Video Recordings

Scientists from universities in China and the UK have published research that details a novel method…

Trump team’s Twitter accounts used private emails, among other security lapses

 An embarrassing collection of poor choices in account security by the Trump administration created a stir…