Mobile security experts warn about apps that could ruin your phone

A recently observed form of malware uses a concerning new trick to avoid detection and mine cryptocurrency on cloud servers. Two researchers, Xingyu Jin and Claud Xiao, from cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks, published a report

As many as 61 % of smartphone users could be leaving themselves vulnerable to scammers online, according to a new survey. With more people now shopping online with their phones than ever before, only two in

The Information Security Forum recommends that businesses focus on the following cyber security topics in 2019: Right up to the end of 2018, massive cyber-attacks made immense waves. In the year ahead, organisations must prepare for

The “malware” virus can compromise the personal data of users of the popular messaging app and could even damage their phone. The so-called “WhatsApp Gold” message has been around since 2016 and now seems to be

A malware attack on software used by Tribune Publishing prevented a number of major newspapers from printing their weekend editions. The affected papers are current and former Tribune properties including the Chicago Tribune, the New York

480 new malware variants are being reported every minute according to a new report by security firm McAfee. In its Threats Report: December 2018, McAfee says it has observed a ‘sharp increase’ in malware that targets

Security researchers said they have found a new kind of malware that takes its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter. The malware itself is relatively underwhelming: like most primitive remote access trojans (RATs),

What happens when you combine a remotely controlled banking Trojan with an abuse of Android Accessibility services? According to new research from ESET, you get an Android Trojan that steals money from PayPal accounts, even with

Internet security is among the top risks facing individuals and businesses today. With the robust growth of internet-enabled mobile devices across the globe, these tools have become the main target for cyber attacks. Mobile security involves

The latest research from McAfee has warned that companies will be ‘under siege’ from malware, ransomware and other type of cyber criminal activities next year. According to the company’s latest report, malware-as-a-service families will strengthen next

The Australian defence department left itself badly exposed to cyber attacks due to the poor security practices of its contractors, according to a highly classified review by former federal police chief Mick Keelty. In the 18

Thanks to a combination of tight controls and innovative security features, Apple has made the iPhone perhaps the most secure consumer device in the world. But nothing is unhackable, and iOS malware is not as rare

Lukas Stefanko, a security researcher at ESET, tweeted details of 13 gaming apps, made by the same developer, which were at the time of his tweet downloadable from Google Play. Two of the apps were trending

It seems crypto-jackers have absolutely no ethical standards. After governments, universities, and technology giants, even charitable organisations are finding themselves at the receiving end of cryptocurrency malware. The latest victim is the US-based Make-A-Wish Foundation. Researchers

The rise of cryptocurrency has resulted in a number of concerns. Yet while regulations and cryptocurrency hacks seem to be the primary worries, a new threat known as “cryptojacking” has entered the picture. Cryptojacking is an

A recently released Microsoft security study shows that 83% of brand new PCs from nine Asian countries are laced with pirated software, according to an Economic Times report. Microsoft purchased and tested a total of 166

Back in November 1988, Robert Tappan Morris, son of the famous cryptographer Robert Morris Sr., was a 20-something graduate student at Cornell who wanted to know how big the internet was, that is, how many devices