Real Hacking

Several articles here have delved into the history of <strong> John Bernard</strong> , the pseudonym used by a fake billionaire technology investor who tricked dozens of

In December 2021, researchers discovered a new ransomware-as-a-service named <strong> ALPHV</strong> (a.k.a. “<strong> BlackCat</strong> “), considered to be the first professional cyberc

What’s worse than finding out that identity thieves took out a 546 percent interest payday loan in your name? How about a 900 percent interest loan? O

Up for the “Most Meta Cybercrime Offering” award this year is <strong> Accountz Club</strong> , a new cybercrime store that sells access to purloined accounts at service

If you created an online account to manage your tax records with the <strong> U.S. Internal Revenue Service</strong> (IRS), those login credentials will cease to work l

The Russian government said today it arrested 14 people accused of working for “<strong> REvil</strong> ,” a particularly aggressive ransomware group that has extorted h

In a great many ransomware attacks, the criminals who pillage the victim’s network are not the same crooks who gained the initial access to the victim

<strong> Microsoft</strong> today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in <strong> Windows</strong> and supported software. Six of the vulnerabilities were publicly detaile

Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a high severity vulnerability in KCodes NetUSB allowing remote code execution that has impacted millions of ro

Researchers discovered URL-parsing bugs that could impact several web apps. The cybersecurity experts noticed some vulnerabilities borne out of incons

Researchers at Cado security claim that the Abcbot botnet and Xanthe-based cryptojacking campaign have the same operator. New research into the infrast

Many readers were surprised to learn recently that the popular <strong> Norton 360</strong> antivirus suite now ships with a program which lets customers make money min