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The criminal’s cloak: Bitcoin’s new role in ransomware
There’s a tradition in policing, popularized by All The President’s Men – to expose criminal activity, you follow the money. After all, it’s money that motivates the vast majority of crime, pa...
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Hungry for change: Citizens bite back at Internet tax
Think your Internet is expensive? It might be — according to the New America Foundation, you could easily pay $70 a month in New York or up to $150 in Tennessee for 20 Mbps download speeds. But you ...
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Backoff, malware! POS problem won't leave well enough alone
Visited a Dairy Queen lately and paid with your credit or debit card? If so, it's possible your personal information was stolen by the Backoff POS malware — and yes, that's the same malware responsi...
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Unsuspecting Android users could find malware wrapped in image files
Researchers have discovered a new technique which could allow malicious apps to be delivered to unsuspecting Android users via image files. Fortinet malware researcher Axelle Apvrille and Corkami reve...
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Old ATMs susceptible to malware attacks, ATM scams on the rise
Back in the summer of 2010 the late Barnaby Jack gave a presentation at the ...
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Malware infects MS Office: Like you needed another reason to hate PowerPoint
“Death by PowerPoint” — it's a common refrain from office workers inundated by one lifeless slideshow after another, desperately wishing a nap in the board room wouldn't be noticed. But now ther...
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Sick and tired: Ebola malware making the rounds
What are your chances of contracting Ebola, the awful haemorrhagic fever spreading through West Africa? Despite recent media coverage the answer is extremely low since the virus isn't airborne. As a r...
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YouTube malware: Sweet Orange swallows YouTube
Watch YouTube much? Statistics say you do — according to the video sharing site's , over 1 billion unique users visit and more than six billion hours of video are watched every month. The site is al...
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ExpressVPN for Yosemite: Important update for Mac users
For our Mac users, you'll notice that when you upgrade to Yosemite, you'll get an error saying that your version of ExpressVPN isn't compatible with Yosemite. We're sorry for the inconvenience this ca...
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Mobile malware: Are you a moving target?
According to data from the PewResearch Internet Project, nearly 60 percent of American adults own a smartphone. These numbers are only increasing — BGR notes that Apple is already closing in on 21 m...
