Topic
Malware
183 published works
Internet, IT & e-Discovery
7 Flavors of CyberCrimeware as a Service (CaaS) includes Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)!
By Peter Vogel
Darkreading reported that inexpensive CaaS include malware “botnets, phishing and backdoors are all offered on the cheap as subscription. These days even crime is in the cloud.” The June 13,…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
“Fireball” Malware a Threat to Health Care Industry
A new report released by Check Point has security personnel working in the health care industry particularly concerned and they are warning their colleagues about the existence of “Fireball.” Fireball,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
After the “WannaCrypt / WannaCry / WCry” Malware, Microsoft Pushes Update to Current and Unsupported Versions of Windows
With over 123,000 computers infected, experts believe the "WannaCrypt" attacks have stopped after researchers registered a domain that the software checks before encrypting. However, nothing is stopping someone from revising…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #83 – “Alexa, Disconnect Yourself from the Internet Now!” BrickerBot Malware Attacking IoT
We often talk about how anything that is connected to the Internet is hackable and unsafe, and to be careful about how you buy and connect devices, products, appliances, home…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Justice Department Announces Actions to Dismantle Kelihos Botnet
The Justice Department announced an extensive effort to disrupt and dismantle the Kelihos botnet – a global network of tens of thousands of infected computers under the control of a…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Privacy Tip #82 – Downloading Free Entertainment is an Easy Way to Infect Your Computer with Malware
Remember when TV was free? Okay, most of you don’t, and I was just a tot, but back in the day, it was free. We didn’t have dozens of channels…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
Russian Citizen Pleads Guilty for Involvement in Global Botnet Conspiracy
A Russian citizen pleaded guilty today for his participation in a criminal enterprise that installed and exploited malicious computer software (malware) on tens of thousands of computer servers throughout the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Smartphone Malware Up 400% in 2016
Here’s some more good news. Not really. According to a recent report by Nokia, malware infections against mobile devices were at an all-time high in 2016. Infections on smartphones rose…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Medical Device Malware Medjack.3 Poses Threat to Hospitals
Medjack is a form of malware that was specifically developed to attack medical devices, such as heart monitors, CT and MRI machines, insulin pumps and PAC systems. Medjack has been…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Experts Warning of New Google Chrome Malware Scam
Cybersecurity experts have been warning users about a Google Chrome scam that targets Windows users in the US, UK, Canada and Australia. The scam, which began in December, uses a…