Microsoft is expanding its bug bounty program to open up payments of up to $100,000 to incident response teams and forensics experts who come across active attacks in the wild.
Win/32.Upatre compromises host machines through malicious email attachments and, once installed, moves to download different malware from its command and control server.
Google is panning to add a new feature to its Chrome browser that will block malicious downloads automatically, helping to prevent drive-by downloads and the kind of malware that rides along with supposedly legitimate software.
The United Nations nuclear regulatory body announced that it found malware on a number of its machines but that its networks have not been compromised.
Google and Arbor Networks are collaborating on a project that shows exactly how large and damaging some DDoS attacks are, and who’s attacking who at any given moment.
A family of ransomware known as CryptoLocker has added the popular digital currency Bitcoin to the list of payment methods it accepts in exchange for the private key that will decrypt the files encrypted by the malware.
Paunch, the author of the Blackhole Exploit Kit, was arrested recently in Russia, sources confirm.
Dennis Fisher talks with Ryan Naraine about the news from the Virus Bulletin 2013 conference, whether the use of zero days is overrated and the collateral damage that can result from cyberwarfare attacks.
BERLIN–Penetration testing has come a long way in the last decade, evolving from a somewhat controversial practice to a de facto best practice in the enterprise market. That evolution hasn’t stopped by any means, and one of the things that experts say must be a part of any comprehensive test now is the use of […]
The FBI shut down the Silk Road online drug marketplace and filed narcotics, money laundering and computer hacking charges against Ross William Ulbricht, also known as Dread Pirate Roberts.
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