North Korean hackers ‘highly likely’ behind WannaCry attack
North Korean hackers responsible for the Sony hack in late 2014 may be behind the mid-May WannaCry ransomware attack that infected more than 300,000 computer …
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Buying your own botnet costs as little as $250
Botnets used to be the exclusive domain of high-powered hackers looking to rake in cash from spam operations or to conduct highly effective DDoS attacks. …
New malware sends your friends death threats through your email account
If your sweet old grandmother sends you an email threatening to slit your throat, don’t worry: It’s just the malware talking. NBC’s TechNewsDaily reports that …
Bizarre Android malware disrupts bizarre Japanese girl-band election
Symantec recently discovered what it’s calling “bizarre malware” that has been created to infect Android phones of fans who are voting in Japan’s premier annual …
Religious websites contain more malware than porn sites
People who browse religious websites are more likely to have their computers infected with a virus than those who visit pornographic websites, according to Symantec’s …
Flashback OS X malware estimated to generate creators $10,000 per day
The “Flashback” virus that originated on a series of WordPress blogs and went on to infected more than 600,000 Mac computers last month may have …
140,000 Mac computers still infected by ‘Flashback’ trojan, firm says
Apple responded fairly quickly to news that more than 600,000 Mac computers were infected with a trojan virus called “Flashback.” One week after the massive …
‘Anonymous’ hackers leak Norton AntiVirus source code
Hackers associated with the group “Anonymous” have published Symantec’s Norton AntiVirus source code on The Pirate Bay. The source code was stolen in 2006 and …
Hackers tried to extort $50,000 from Symantec after stealing source code
A group of hackers demanded that Symantec pay $50,000 to prevent it from releasing stolen source code for several of the firm’s software titles. Symantec …
Huawei to acquire Symantec’s 49% stake in Huawei Symantec for $530 million
Huawei announced on Monday its intentions to purchase Symantec’s 49% stake in Huawei Symantec, a joint venture between the two companies that was originally formed …
