KillDisk Ransomware Now Targets Linux, Prevents Boot-Up, Has Faulty Encryption

Researchers have discovered a Linux variant of the KillDisk ransomware, which itself is a new addition…

YubiKey goes USB-C

 Yubico today announced the USB-C version of its YubiKey 4 authentication dongle. Like the standard USB version,…

ForeScout-Splunk integration hopes to bring greater insight to IoT security

 ForeScout announced an integration with Splunk today that it hopes will bring a new level of security visibility…

New California Law Makes Ransomware a Standalone Crime

On January 1, 2017, a new law went into effect in California that makes ransomware use…

Smart Meters Are Laughably Insecure, Are a Real Danger to Smart Homes

Most smart meters that are installed, or are soon to be installed, in hundreds of millions…

Emsisoft releases a decryptor for version 3 of the Globe Ransomware

Fabian Wosar of Emisoft has released a decrypter for version 3 of the Globe Ransomware. This decryptor…

FireCrypt Ransomware Comes With a DDoS Component

A new ransomware family named FireCrypt will encrypt the user's files, but also attempt to launch…

Messaging app Telegram adds unsend feature

 Disappearing messages don’t impress security professionals, given how flimsy a privacy protection they offer, but despite…