December 09, 2019

$5m bounty set on the alleged head of Evil Corp banking Trojan group

Know where Maksim “Aqua” Yakubets is? Can you pry him out of Russia and his Lamborghinis? The biggest ever cybercrook reward awaits!

Naked Security

December 02, 2019

Emotet’s Central Position in the Malware Ecosystem

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

November 15, 2019

How ransomware attacks

A new report reveals what defenders should know about the most prevalent and persistent malware families.

Naked Security

October 15, 2019

Update now! Windows users targeted by iTunes Software Updater zero-day

The flaw is a rare ‘unquoted path class’ described as "so thoroughly documented that you would expect programmers to be well aware..." But that's not the case.

Naked Security

January 25, 2019

Fighting Emotet: lessons from the front line

Emotet is moving, shape-shifting target for admins and their security software. Here's what we've learned from dealing with outbreaks.

Naked Security

November 14, 2018

Targeted ransomware attacks – SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report

This year's SophosLabs Threat Report is out. We talk targeted ransomware attacks, and in particular, SamSam.

Naked Security

September 11, 2018

The rise of targeted ransomware

Ransomware hasn't gone away, but it is getting quieter and more targeted.

Naked Security

August 01, 2018

Staff dust off their typewriters after malware attack

Malware has taken down systems in at least two Alaskan municipalities in an attack that officials say is the worst they have ever seen.

Naked Security

September 21, 2017

How BitPaymer ransomware covers its tracks

This BitPaymer malware variant uses tricks that you don't usually see in ransomware - but it still scrambles your files in the end.

Naked Security