In the past week, a hacking campaign has been launched on sites running Drupal to inject malicious code that will then mine crypto-currency on your computer. The campaign is believed to have successfully hacked 400 government, corporate, and university websites...
Many organisations in Europe and the US have been crippled by a ransomware attack known as “Petya” or more accurately an altered version that has been labelled NonPetya or not-Petya. The malicious software has spread through large firms including the advertiser WPP,...
Google published its State of Website Security in 2016 today, reporting that there was a 32 percent increase in the number of hacked sites in 2016 compared to 2015. Google added that it doesn’t expect the trend to slow down anytime soon. Google said that these hackers...
The BBC tech show Click bought a botnet to show how at risk we are for cyber crimes. The botnet consists of 22,000 hijacked PCs around the world and was purchased over the net through a chat room. The Click team will show how effective spamming can be done with...