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Kaspersky blocked 5.8M malware attacks 'disguised as popular PC games' last year
By Paul Lilly published
News Cyber-attackers are targeting gamers with increased frequency.

Discord malware is a persistent and growing threat warns Sophos
By Katie Wickens published
news Malware 'can persist indefinitely unless reported' in the chat software's cloud files.

Careful where you download Windows 11, some installers are packed with malware
By Paul Lilly published
News Cybercriminals are lacing Microsoft's Windows 11 installer with malicious programs.

Watch out for your email inbox because one of the biggest ransomware botnets is back
By Dave James published
News After being taken down by Microsoft and the Pentagon ahead of the 2020 presidential election, the group behind Trickbot is up and running again.

Finally a safe place to download alternative DLSS versions
By Katie Wickens published
news It's growing by the minute, and it's not riddled with malware. Yay!

Pirated games helped a malware campaign compromise 3.2 million PCs
By Paul Lilly published
News A nameless malware strain stole 1.2TB of personal information, including 26 million login credentials.

Windows 10 has a built-in ransomware block, you just need to enable it
By Paul Lilly published
News Turns out there is a mechanism in Windows Defender that can protect your files from ransomware.

This panda hungers for your Steam and Discord logins
By Katie Wickens published
News And it wants your cryptocurrency stash, too.
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