Affiliate-based ransomware model means malware architects are likely to remain at large

Joseph Sullivan allegedly paid off $100K to the hackers responsible for a 2016 data breach, which exposed PII of 57 million passengers and drivers.

US Department of Justice accuses former employee of attempting to conceal hack

By Zara Khan

The malware variant ensued by the North Korean threat actors is called BLINDINGCAN.

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The charges stem from a 2016 attack in which 57 million records were breached.

The lawsuit alleged that the IBM-owned Weather Channel mobile app did not let users know it was selling their geolocation data.

The high profile attack should spur serious board-level conversations around the importance of insider threat prevention.

By Sudais Asif

Lucifer malware is capable of conducting DDoS attacks and mine Monero cryptocurrency.

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McAfee Web Gateway vulnerability affects several other vendors, researcher claims

The group has added a management console and a USB worming function to its main malware, Crimson RAT.