Tag: cybercriminal
Ransomware – A New Software Tool For Tracking Down Spyware and Malware on The New York Stock Exchange
When Darktrace first launched in 2005, it promised to be the “world’s first 100% open source bitcoin mining GPU”. “In August, Darktrace Rises From Underwater To The Top Of The New York Stock Exchange. ” “A New Software Tool For Tracking Down Spyware and Malware on The New York Stock Exchange Is Available To Anyone…
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Are Zero Day Vulnerabilities So Dangerous?
If you’re a critical IT security professional, then you may have been exposed to some new zero day exploits this year. But if you’re not a security professional, you may not realize the impact this type of vulnerability may have on your organization’s overall security posture. With the current patching of computer viruses and malware,…
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QR Codes Are a Scam
A few months back I wrote about the fact that QR Codes are a scam (yes, a scam). They seem to be everywhere, and I figured it was worth a good mention to get the attention of those who have been fooled. This article is a follow up on the article by David A. Lee…
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The Problem With The Webcam Isn’t That It Is Spying
The problem with the webcam isn´t that it is spying, but that you often use it as it is. But the webcam is not spying. The problem with the webcam is that you use it as it is, and you often think that your webcam is watching your every move, when in fact your webcam…
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Didi Chuxing Blocks Google’s App Search Engine
On the morning of the 18th of March, 2017, Didi Chuxing, the largest search engine application in China, blocked Google’s popular app search engine. Didi’s decision to block Google’s app search engine was caused by a data breach. The incident is believed to be the work of a Chinese cybercriminal group and the Chinese cyber-police.…
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WinUpdate Ransomware Ransomware
This article contains a discussion about a certain Ransomware called WinUpdate. The article also contains a very technical post that explains how to remove WinUpdate in order to avoid becoming infected by this ransomware. This article was written by Chris Kucinich, a cybersecurity researcher from the United States. This article was published in the Fall…
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How Windows 11 Will Leave Millions of PCs Behind
[Update: Microsoft says they have been contacted by affected customers and will not be releasing the security patch. On the eve of the Windows version 11 (codenamed RTM) release, security researchers at The Piranha Team wrote a blog post detailing the vulnerabilities behind the ransomware attacks Microsoft has been reporting for months, which they dubbed…
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Gozi Trojan Distributors in Colombia
The government of Colombia has arrested at least four Gozi Trojan distributors and seized their computers in several localities in the country. The computer experts arrested have been identified as Ivan Sánchez-Viejo, Guillermo Sánchez-Viejo, Jaime Sánchez-Viejo and Alberto Sánchez-Viejo. The Gozi gang is responsible for distributing computer viruses throughout the world. The Gozi group was…
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