Threats

Due to certification centers specifics, it is not rare for other people to hold a valid HTTPS certificate for your domain. What can go wrong?

This new version of SynAck ransomware uses sophisticated evasion techniques.

How a seemingly harmless Android application can infect your smartphone using shared external storage.

The infamous Lazarus group’s newest campaign is really hard to detect. Bonus: How cryptocurrencies, cybercriminals, and ramen noodles are connected.

Instagram hacking has been on the rise lately. Here’s what you need to know to avoid losing your precious account

Almost half of the most-visited websites open visitors to potential dangers. What can you do?

When it comes to online accounts, voicemail is a major security hole. Here’s why.

How security researchers were able to track down cryptocurrency bots on Twitter

Take a stroll through your apps and you’re bound to encounter some unfamiliar names. Where do those unaccounted-for apps on your PC come from, and are they safe?

How a sculpture from Japan is scaring WhatsApp users around the world, and how to protect children from such spooks on the Internet.

In this part, we consider mobile malware capable of causing real damage to smartphone and tablet users.

The recently leaked source code actually isn’t Carbanak — it’s another advanced financial malware family. And the leak will likely have a huge ripple effect.

No PIN on your phone? Pickpockets will thank you for that.

As we predicted at the end of 2017, malicious cryptomining is booming in 2018, up by 44%.

Targeted attacks are dangerous, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about threats that are more common.

In part one of our mobile malware series, we cover infectious Android malware — adware, subscribers, and flooders — and how mobile viruses can damage your smartphone or tablet

How tools designed to study and protect rare species can turn from gamekeeper to poacher.

Did you see that new fully loaded Android smartphone, the one that looks too good for the price? Well, it may include some unwanted extras.

Chrome browser extension steals users’ bank data.

We investigate intercepting smartwatch motion-sensor data to monitor people and steal information.