ZDNet

Gootkit malware crew left their database exposed online without a password

The criminal gang behind the Gootkit malware has made the same mistake that thousands of legitimate companies have made before them in the past years -- they left MongoDB databases connected to the ...
POWER Magazine

Malware in Modern ICS: Understanding Impact While Avoiding Hype

Understanding the threat posed to industrial control systems (ICSs) by malware is difficult. It requires knowledge of proper ICS functionality in order to identify illegitimate software. One ...
BleepingComputer

Xbash Malware Deletes Databases on Linux, Mines for Coins on Windows

What may very well be considered a cybercriminal's dream tool is now real and it is hunting Windows and Linux servers: a botnet with self-spreading capabilities that combines cryptomining and ...
CNET

Malware Has Gotten Smarter. Here’s How Your Antivirus Has, Too

Antivirus software is undergoing a major shift. Traditionally, antivirus software relied on matching files against databases of known malware signatures. But today’s threats evolve too quickly for ...
Computerworld

Review: 5 anti-malware gateways

Two distinct and important new security trends emerged in our testing of anti-malware gateways. First, the current crop of anti-malware gateway products are migrating from the classic approach of ...
InfoWorld

How to fight malware

Check out the current crop of anti-malware gateway products and learn which provide the most effective protection against Web-based attacks Two distinct and important new security trends emerged in ...
BleepingComputer

ModPipe malware decrypts Oracle point-of-sale database passwords

Security researchers have discovered a new malware geared with modules that target Oracle Micros Hospitality RES 3700 point-of-sale systems, one of the most widely used management software in the ...
VentureBeat

10 top malware protection solutions: Definition and key features

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Malware protection software, also known as anti-malware, safeguards ...
ZDNet

Clever attack uses SQLite databases to hack other apps, malware servers

SQLite databases can be modified in such a way that they execute malicious code inside other apps that rely on them to store data, security researchers have revealed. In demos presented at the DEF CON ...
Computerworld

How to fight malware

Two distinct and important new security trends emerged in our testing of antimalware gateways. First, the current crop of antimalware gateway products are migrating from the classic approach of ...