Security

Latest malware turns victims into attackers

Alex Hern of the Guardian reports on the latest malware tactics. -Article

The FBI Just Got Disturbing New Hacking Powers

Hudson Hongo of Gizmodo reports on the FBI's hacking powers. -Article

Ransomware now appearing in downloaded images

  Bruce Brown of Digital Trends reports on the threat of ransomware hidden in image files. -Article

Phishing Attacks Now Almost Always Include Ransomware

Sead Fadilpašić of IT Pro Portal discusses the high prevalence of ransomware in modern phishing attacks. -Article

Scam Of The Week: Fake Apps

Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 reports on the the threat of fake apps. -Article

Ransomware strain spreads like a virus in the cloud

  Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 reports on a new form of Ransomware. -Article

500 Million Yahoo Accounts Hacked!

Stu Sjouwerman of KnowBe4 reports on Yahoo accounts being hacked. -Article    

  Lucian Constantin of Infoworld reports on a method of stealing credentials from a locked computer. -Article

Windows update, or is it?

     Justin Luna of Neowin reports on a ransomware attack that poses as a Windows update. -Article

Google Will Soon Shame All Websites That Are Unencrypted

Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai of Motherboard reports on Google's plan to warn Chrome users of unencrypted sites. -Article