Archive for February 2016

February 1, 2016

· Blackshades Malware Co-Creator Sentenced to Five Years Probation

February 2, 2016

· Cars Can be Hijacked by Playing a CD
· Arthur Budovsky Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering

February 3, 2016

· Dridex Spam Activity on the Uptick
· EBay Exposes Users to Phishing Attack and Data Loss (Video)

February 4, 2016

· What Is the Windows.old Folder After A Windows 10 Upgrade and Can I Delete It?
· BleepingComputer Sued Over Negative Review of SpyHunter
· What To Do If Your Twitter Account Has Been Hacked

February 5, 2016

· WeatherWizard Offers Up Malicious Code
· WordPress Sites Delivering Ransomware

February 6, 2016

· High School Senior Arrested for Hacking School Computer System
· Fake Amazon Email Offering Money for Survey

February 8, 2016

· Russian Authorities Take Down Dyre Banking Trojan
· Dridex Botnet Replaced with Avira Anti-virus Software

February 9, 2016

· New Malware Targets Skype Users
· FBI and DHS are Hacked

February 10, 2016

· White Hat Hackers Build Botnet to Secure Routers

February 11, 2016

· Facebooks Bounty Program Has Paid Out $4.3 Million
· Dating Scams Account for $82 Million in Losses

February 12, 2016

· Wendy's Has the Beef… and Malware
· Trend Micro Warns About Third Party Apps; Riddled with Malware

February 13, 2016

· Top Twenty Cities With Highest Infection Rates
· The FBI and British Police Have Arrested a 16 Year Old for Hacking the CIA

February 15, 2016

· Another Phishing Scam Produces 700 Personal Info Breach

February 16, 2016

· Microsoft Patches Three Flaws
· Ransomware Hits Hospital; $3.6 Million Demanded

February 17, 2016

· Convicted Silk Road Investigator Tries to Flee Country
· Sony Hackers Still Alive and Hacking

February 18, 2016

· When is Deleted Not Deleted
· Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center Pays Ransom

February 19, 2016

· IRS Warns of a 400% Increase in Phishing Attacks
· Twitter Catches 24 Hour Bug

February 20, 2016

· Defense Dept. to Upgrade 4 Million Computers to Windows 10
· Study Finds 44% of Brits Pay Ransom

February 22, 2016

· Comodo Internet Security Removed From MajorGeeks Downloads
· Disney Cruise Boat Rescues Hacker

February 23, 2016

· NSA Data Center Fends Off 300 Million Attacks Per Day
· Kaspersky Discovers "Most Dangerous Banking Trojan"

February 24, 2016

· Facebook Provides More Than a Simple 'Like'
· Another DDoS Attack Knocks XBox Live Off Line
· Zika Virus Being Used to Spread Virus

February 25, 2016

· Phishing Attack Targets Russian Bankers
· TeslaCrypt Ransomware Disguised as USPS Email

February 26, 2016

· Google Play Rampant with Porn Clicker Trojan
· Symantec to Work with Industry Partners to Combat Lazarus Hacking Group

February 27, 2016

· Enjoy All 170 Windows 10 Wallpapers on Any Operating System
· Ransomware Now Targeting Schools, Hospitals and Churches
· Anonymous Hacks French Ministry of Defense

February 29, 2016

· IRS Warns of Phishing Campaign
· Thirty Month Sentence for Hacking Server