A new method for spreading malware online has been discovered, and it involves taking advantage of email threads to deploy malware loaders. Email threads can quickly build, especially if there are more than two participants. As such, it can be difficult to keep up...
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has created headlines around the world; one of the lesser-known stories to emerge has been the increase of cyber attacks. Numerous aspects of life have changed since Ukraine was invaded by Russian forces at the end of February....
Social engineering is one of the modern menaces of online life, and this has been demonstrated by a recent malware attack on a Swedish camera firm. Axis Communications, who manufacture network and security cameras, are the company at the centre of this recent attack....
China has been a long-term participant in upping the potential of malware, but it appears they have reached a new peak with their Daxin malware. In a quite remarkable statistic, it’s estimated that nearly half of all PCs in China are infected with malware. Clearly,...
As with all aspects of modern life, everything is a target for cybercriminals, even war. And this has been demonstrated with wiper malware attacking Ukraine. Amidst its conflict with Russian, Ukraine has also had to contend with hundreds of its computers falling...
British shoppers have been warned to expect some of their favorite snacks to be in short supply following a ransomware attack on a major manufacturer. KP Snacks has been producing snacks in Britain since the 1850s, but this production has recently run into a major...
Windows 11 is Microsoft’s latest operating system and PC users should download it as soon as possible. But how do you know your download is legitimate? Over the last few months, users of Windows 10 will have been prompted to upgrade their operating system to Windows...
Updates are crucial for protecting your PC, so Windows Update is a useful ally in this objective. But what happens when it starts downloading malware? News has emerged that hackers have exploited the Windows Update system to execute malicious code on users’ PCs. It’s...
The latest version of Microsoft’s operating system Windows has now been rolled out; and Windows 11 comes with plenty of changes for PC users. Windows 10 was released in 2015 and, since then, there have been many changes in IT. While Windows 10 is still more than...
Windows is one of the most popular operating systems around and, as it's a Microsoft product, you would like to think it's safe. But this isn't quite true. As part of their January 2022 'Patch Tuesday' report, Microsoft announced that 97 new security vulnerabilities...