malware

Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause damage to a computer, server, client, or computer network. A wide variety of types of malware exist, including computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware, spyware, adware, rogue software, and scareware.

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North Korea Suspected In Hacking Of South Koreans
North Korea Suspected In Hacking Of South Koreans
December 28, 2018  |  International

Hackers stole the information of close to 1,000 North Korean settlers who fled to South Korea, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal....

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2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware
2019 To See Increase In Nation-State Cyberattacks, Ransomware
December 27, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Will the New Year bring an increase in cyberattacks? According to one security expert, the answer is, unfortunately, yes. According to Robert Ackerman, Jr., founder and...

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Click2Gov Cyberattacks Affect Personal Data Of 300K
Click2Gov Cyberattacks Affect Personal Data Of 300K
December 19, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Nearly 300,000 people have had their personal data stolen in a breach of Click2Gov, a widely used government payment software. Security research firm Gemini Advisory...

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New Android Malware Can Steal Money From PayPal
New Android Malware Can Steal Money From PayPal
December 12, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

An Android Trojan virus has been discovered that has the ability to steal money from PayPal. According to We Live Security, the malware, which is hiding...

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Natixis Payments Brings Apple Pay To Apetiz; UniCredit Rolls Out Google Pay
Natixis Payments Brings Apple Pay To Apetiz; UniCredit Rolls Out Google Pay
December 04, 2018  |  Global Payments

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes France’s Natixis Payments bringing Apple Pay to users of Apetiz...

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Bitcoin Daily: Seagate Teams With IBM For Blockchain Project; Malware Puts Its Mark On Crypto Exchanges
Bitcoin Daily: Seagate Teams With IBM For Blockchain Project; Malware Puts Its Mark On Crypto...
November 08, 2018  |  Bitcoin

In China, a principal and a vice principal allegedly mined ethereum at a middle school in the province of Hunan, Coindesk reported. The principal had...

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Bitcoin Daily: JD.com Unveils Blockchain Lab; Crypto Ticker App May Be Targeting Macs
Bitcoin Daily: JD.com Unveils Blockchain Lab; Crypto Ticker App May Be Targeting Macs
November 01, 2018  |  Bitcoin

JD.com is teaming up with two schools to study distributed ledger technology’s (DLT) implications on business, Cryptovest reported. The Chinese eCommerce retailer is working with...

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North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
North Korean Hacking Group Lazarus Takes In $571M
October 19, 2018  |  Cryptocurrency

Internet hackers have pilfered $882 million of digital currency from crypto exchanges since last year, but one group in particular has netted roughly half that...

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From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs
From The Phone To Email: How Scammers Hit SMBs
October 15, 2018  |  B2B Payments

When Maryland Attorney General (AG) Brian E. Frosh issued a warning to the state’s small business (SMB) owners last week, he shed light on the...

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