Archive for February, 2018

DarkSky, the Latest Botnet

Friday, February 9th, 2018

A new botnet has been discovered by Radware. Called DarkSky, this malware is particularly adept at evading detection. DarkSky is able to run on multiple Windows operating systems, including Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10. It has a sandbox mode, making it capable of infecting actual in-use computers. The malware essentially lets […]

What You Can Do About Rising Healthcare Cyberattacks

Tuesday, February 6th, 2018

2017 was not a good year for the healthcare industry, at least as far as data breaches go. Almost 3.5 million records were compromised, an increase of nearly 25%. Medical records are a juicy target for hackers, who can sell them on the black market for identity theft or financial fraud. Healthcare centers are also […]

Joggers Give Away Military Secrets

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Even if you’re not a runner, you probably know that runners nowadays use GPS tracking technology to monitor their runs. They can keep track of their running history including how far and how fast they’ve run. They can also track their routes. All of this information can be shared with via apps. And that’s what’s […]

Keylogger Found on Thousands of WordPress Sites

Thursday, February 1st, 2018

Though it started out as a blog platform, WordPress has become one of the most popular tools to build websites. In fact, it’s estimated that there are around 75 million websites powered by the content management system. With such popularity, however, comes a big target. Web security company Sucuri found that over 2,000 WordPress sites […]