CYBER SECURITY

When it comes to security, there is no WordPress-specific type of security that exists. All problems with security are common for all websites or applications. WordPress security problems are of great interest, though, because it powers…

Microsoft's cybersecurity researchers are now on the hunt for BazarCall, a criminal group that's using call centers to infect PCs with malware called BazarLoader – a malware loader that's been used to distribute ransomware. BazarCall (or…

Ransomware attacks cost companies over $100 billion a year. Making matters worse, the overwhelming majority of ransomware attacks now include a threat to leak stolen data if the ransom isn’t paid, a technique called “double extortion.”…

Your iPhone and Android phone could be compromised anytime anywhere in the world. You never think that you are safe. Your phone is spying on you. This sophisticated Spyware was used to hack and snoop on journalists, lawyers and activists…

Apple is using the growing threat of malware on its Mac platform as a defense in a lawsuit that could force the company to open up new channels of applications for its mobile iOS platform. In testimony in a California court Wednesday,…

A recently developed botnet named “Simps” has emerged from the cyber-underground to carry out distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks on gaming targets and others, using internet of things (IoT) nodes. It’s part of the toolset used by…

Bitcoin's value plunged on Wednesday after China signalled a new crackdown on the cryptocurrency, but its losses were cushioned after Tesla head Elon Musk spoke up on Twitter. The virtual currency fell to almost $30,000 -- less than half…

Somewhat ironically, just as the backlash against Facebook continues for its forced change of terms on 2 billion WhatsApp users, Google seems yet again to have slipped by unnoticed. Now, hundreds of millions of Android users need to decide…

Microsoft has devised new Azure Active Directory identity and access management capabilities that give organizations a better chance of fending off crafty techniques used by hackers to get around two-factor authentication. Microsoft's…