Malware still generated at a rate of 160,000 new samples a day in Q2 2014
The second quarter of 2014 has seen the creation of 15 million new strains of malware Trojans are still the most common type of malware,…
WhatsApp. Beware of cyber-crooks and scams!
This week, WhatsApp has announced that it now has 600 million active users. The news was released by Jan Koum, the CEO and co-founder…
Hackers reveal their secrets on Twitch, the gamers’ streaming platform
Twitch was set up in 2011 as a video streaming platform yet, unlike YouTube, it is mostly videos of games and playthroughs that are broadcast…
UPS stores attacked in the USA
UPS, the international courier service, may have been the victim of a cyber-attack using a virus detected in 51 of the company’s US stores. A…
Spanish hacker manages to control every room at a luxury hotel remotely
Imagine the following situation. You arrive at your hotel. And not just any hotel, no. A gorgeous 5-star hotel that occupies the top 28 floors…
Recycled code may compromise the security of Android apps
Android is essentially an open-source operating system where anyone can contribute (manufacturers can integrate it freely in their own devices), and the community of Android…
New ransomware variant detected: Trj/Crypdef.A!
Our colleagues at PandaLabs have discovered a new strain of ransomware, a piece of malicious software which allows cyber-criminals to remotely lock the computers they…