- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- December 11th, 2015
New TeslaCrypt Ransomware Version Released, Infections on the Rise
Current TeslaCrypt ransomware can't be decrypted
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 18th, 2015
Googlebot May Accidentally DDoS Your Spam-Infected Website
Cleaning out spam infections may yield some unwanted results
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 9th, 2015
Beware of a New Apple ID Phishing Campaign
Apple users under attack by a vicious phishing campaign
- Spam Reports
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 3rd, 2015
Spam Botnet Leverages Vulnerable WordPress Sites
Botnet infects machines via Linux binaries and PHP scripts
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 8th, 2015
Bitcoin Transactions Were Under Attack for a Week, Prankster Reveals Himself
Transactions were being duplicated in a malleability attack
- Social Networking Related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 6th, 2015
LinkedIn Will Pay $13 Million to Spammed Users Following Lawsuit
Spammed users have until December 14 to make a claim
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 21st, 2015
Ransomware Affects Everyone, Even Sex Shops
Queensland adult store falls victim to spam-based ransomware
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 24th, 2015
Ashley Madison Hack Aftermath Includes Spam, Blackmail, and a Class Action Lawsuit
A possible suicide is also being investigated by the police
- Social Networking Related
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 28th, 2015
LinkedIn Promises Less Email Spam
LinkedIn changes email notification settings for all users, cuts down the number of sent-out emails by 40%
- Google News
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- July 10th, 2015
Gmail's Spam Filter Now Uses an AI Algorithm Customized to You Alone
Google also launches Gmail Postmaster Tools for webmasters
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 25th, 2015
Legal-Looking Spam Delivers Upatre-Dyre Combo
It seems that there is no Dyre without Upatre
- Advisories
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 12th, 2015
Malware Downloader Spread Via MERS-Themed Spam
More attacks piggibacking on MERS outbreak are expected
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 12th, 2015
44.5 Million New Malware Variants Recorded in 1 Month
Wirelurker on OS X continues to be a menace
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 11th, 2015
CryptoWall 3.0 Delivered in Campaign Started More than a Week Ago
Number of transactions reveals success of the operation
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 2nd, 2015
Work from Home Scams Trigger Australian Government Alert
Crooks trick individuals into laundering money
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 27th, 2015
Bogus Chrome Video Installer Delivered via Facebook Messenger
Philippines records the largest number of infections
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 19th, 2015
Italy and Spain Targeted with Ransomware
Traffic coming from other countries is redirected to Google