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Malware

Android has some critical remotely-exploitable security holes. But can you get the patch?

Malware

Android has some critical remotely-exploitable security holes. But can you get the patch?

Remote code execution vulnerabilities have been found in the Android operating system, and patches released for Nexus devices. But what about your smartphone? Is there a patch for you, and can you get your hands on it?

Graham Cluley • 02 Feb 2016

Malware, Cybercrime

Police arrest couple suspected of running malware encryption service

Malware, Cybercrime

Police arrest couple suspected of running malware encryption service

British police arrested a man and a woman earlier this week, suspected of operating a website which offered services to online criminals which could help them evade detection by anti-virus software.

Graham Cluley • 27 Nov 2015

Malware, Cybercrime

Fighting talk from Great Britain as it says it will hit back against internet attacks

Malware, Cybercrime

Fighting talk from Great Britain as it says it will hit back against internet attacks

British chancellor George Osborne has warned about the spectre of online terrorists attacking national infrastructure, and made some rather bold pronouncements about the UK's willingness to engage in cyberwarfare to defend itself.

Graham Cluley • 18 Nov 2015

Malware

Schrödinger's antivirus: The immortality of antivirus software

Malware

Schrödinger's antivirus: The immortality of antivirus software

The question of antivirus software being dead is one that doesn't seem to go away. Why is that? Distinguished ESET researcher Aryeh Goretsky explores.

Aryeh Goretsky • 04 Nov 2015

Malware, Cybercrime

Using DroidJack to spy on an Android? Expect a visit from the police

Malware, Cybercrime

Using DroidJack to spy on an Android? Expect a visit from the police

Law enforcement agencies across Europe have searched homes this week, as part of an international crackdown against users of a notorious piece of Android malware known as DroidJack.

Graham Cluley • 30 Oct 2015

Malware

Apple removes hundreds of malicious apps after major malware attack

Malware

Apple removes hundreds of malicious apps after major malware attack

Apple has removed more than 300 malicious apps after confirming the first major breach to its iOS app store.

Kyle Ellison • 21 Sep 2015

Malware

The evolution of ransomware: From PC Cyborg to a service for sale

Malware

The evolution of ransomware: From PC Cyborg to a service for sale

A look back at how ransomware – a type of malware used mostly for hijacking user data – has evolved from the days of PC Cyborg to today's service for sale.

Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 18 Sep 2015

Malware

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

Malware

Aggressive Android ransomware spreading in the USA

The latest ESET discovery of the first known Android lock-screen-type ransomware that spreads in the wild and sets the phone's PIN lock is examined.

Lukas Stefanko • 10 Sep 2015

Malware

VMworld: When IT grows up

Malware

VMworld: When IT grows up

Virtualization aims to totally change how we think of IT altogether. Against the backdrop of VMworld, we take a closer look at the key details.

Cameron Camp • 03 Sep 2015