The Trojan activates when a potential victim hovers their computer mouse over a text link or image within the fake PowerPoint slide that is usually delivered via spam email. Continue reading
Europol said its European Cybercrime Centre had tested the team’s new tool and said it was “found to recover data in some circumstances”. Continue reading
His friends didn’t even know he was a malware investigator. Continue reading
“An equivalent scenario with conventional weapons would be the U.S. military having some of its Tomahawk missiles stolen,” Microsoft’s top lawyer said. Continue reading
European Union police agency chief Rob Wainwright calls Friday’s global ransomware attack unprecedented. Continue reading
Durham Region’s Lakeridge Health’s network experienced technical issues Friday believed to be related to the global ransomware cyberattack that began targeting U.K. hospitals the same day but has since spread to over 14 countries. Continue reading
It started with U.K. hospitals and has since spread to over 14 countries – the WannaCry ransomware was holding millions of files hostage unless companies or governments pay up. Continue reading
The University of Alberta said Thursday it has reached out to more than 3,000 people whose university passwords were potentially at risk after a malware incident in November. Continue reading
The RCMP is sending out a warning to Alberta businesses after a St. Albert company reported being the target of ransomware. Continue reading
A new report claims 10 million Android smart phones are infected with a new type of malware, but most of the affected devices are in Asia. Continue reading
