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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.

A crafty Linux malware has evaded detection for years and experts still don't know what it does
By Paul Lilly published
News Crafty malware has managed to hide in plain sight since at least 2018.

Acer says it’s ‘constantly under attack’ amid reports of a $100M ransomware demand
By Paul Lilly published
News It would be the largest ransomware payout ever, if it comes to pass.

Masslogger malware employs 'fileless' attack to steal Discord and other passwords
By Paul Lilly published
News It also targets Outlook and all major browsers.

It took a global effort to take down the 'world's most dangerous' malware botnet
By Paul Lilly published
News The biggest malware botnet in the world is in the process of being completely dismantled.

Microsoft has been attacking a major malware botnet and is winning
By Paul Lilly published
News Operational since late 2016, Trickbot is now 94 percent disabled as a result of a recent offensive effort by Microsoft.

For only the second time, security researches found UEFI malware in the wild
By Paul Lilly published
News Otherwise known as rootkits, malware that targets the BIOS/UEFI can survive an OS reinstall.
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