EduCrypt ransomware teaches you a lesson about computer security

Thursday, June 30th, 2016

Ransomware has been infamously known to be nasty pieces of malware that takes a computer's files hostage, and then demands a ransom, which can vary in cost. Countless variants have been discovered, which differ in how they are programmed, but all demand money in the end. However, a new variant recently ...

Ransomware that’s 100% pure JavaScript, no download required

Monday, June 20th, 2016

SophosLabs just alerted us to an intriguing new ransomware sample dubbed RAA. This one is blocked by Sophos as JS/Ransom-DDL, and even though it’s not widespread, it’s an interesting development in the ransomware scene. Here’s why. Ransomware, like any sort of malware, can get into your organisation in many different ways: buried inside ...

0patch Open Beta is Launched

Tuesday, June 7th, 2016

After a long period of internal development and testing, our mighty little patching machine finally got wings and flew out of the nest. This is BIG for us. We've invested a significant part of our last three years into building a technology and a business model that we believe can make ...

TeamViewer denies hack after PCs hijacked, PayPal accounts drained

Thursday, June 2nd, 2016

Updated TeamViewer users say their computers were hijacked and bank accounts emptied all while the software company's systems mysteriously fell offline. TeamViewer denies it has been hacked. In the past 24 hours, we've seen a spike in complaints from people who say their PCs, Macs and servers were taken over via ...

MitM Attack against KeePass 2’s Update Check

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016

This post is about a Man in the Middle (MitM) vulnerability in KeePass 2’s automatic update check. KeePass – the free and open source password manager – uses, in all versions up to the current 2.33, unencrypted HTTP requests to check for new software versions. An attacker can abuse this automatic update check – if enabled ...