- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- November 5th, 2015
OmniRAT Lets Hackers Control Android Phones, Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs
OmniRAT detected in action in Germany, being spread via SMS
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 31st, 2015
Police Arrest DroidJack Android RAT Users in Pan-European Raids
Only DroidJack buyers were arrested, not its authors
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 29th, 2015
Iran Interested in RATs (Remote Access Trojans) Targeting Android Devices
Iranian hackers seek help for Android RATs on hacking forums
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- October 9th, 2015
Virtual Brain Slice Packs 31,000 Neurons Arranged in 55 Layers
The neurons are of 207 different types, scientists say
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 9th, 2015
Creep Hacks Webcams to Spy on People Making Love
Stefan Rigo, 33, admits to having a serious voyeurism addiction, gets a lighter sentence in return, no jail time
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 9th, 2015
Undetectable Moker RAT Targets Windows-Based Corporate Networks
Moker remote access trojan comes with anti-sandboxing features, VM evasion, and screenshot capabilities
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- September 30th, 2015
Arabic Cybergang Targets IT Personnel Due to Deeper Access in Hacked Companies
The group targets victims in Egypt, UAE, and Yemen
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- July 2nd, 2015
Android Accessibility Feature Leveraged to Steal Data
Malware targets Japanese market in particular
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- June 24th, 2015
Blackshades RAT Developer Gets Almost 5 Years of Jail Time
Malware generated $350,000, developer to repay $200,000
- Oddiverse
- By Elena Gorgan
- June 24th, 2015
No, KFC Is Not Selling Deep-Fried Rats, As California Man Claimed
DNA testing puts Devorise Dixon’s claim to rest
- Oddiverse
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 17th, 2015
Man Claims to Have Found a Deep Fried Rat in His KFC Meal
The man says he first mistook the rat for a piece of chicken
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 4th, 2015
World First: Scientists Grow Living, Fully Functional Arm from Scratch
The goal is to find a way to grow limbs for amputees
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- May 11th, 2015
New Malware Pieces Run Completely on Graphics Card
Proof-of-concept code is now publicly available
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- April 8th, 2015
Multi-Platform RAT AlienSpy Is Hurled at Both Consumers and Large Enterprises
Entities in financial, energy and government sector impacted
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 30th, 2015
DarkComet RAT Used Against Architecture Companies in Denmark
Cybercriminals rely on Dropbox account to store the malware
- Virus alerts
- By Ionut Ilascu
- March 24th, 2015
Leaked Full Version of NanoCore RAT Used to Target Energy Companies
The US records most of the infections, followed by Canada
- Security
- By Ionut Ilascu
- February 20th, 2015
Commercial Spyware Found in Enterprise Environment
Legal surveillance software can be used for malicious goals