The NamPoHyu ransomware is doing things differently by searching for accessible Samba servers, brute forcing the passwords, and then remotely encrypting their files and creating ransom notes. A ransomware family was recently spotted targeting vulnerable Samba servers: NamPoHyu Virus aka MegaLocker Virus. NamPoHyu Virus is unlike typical ransomware families that are delivered locally and launched as executables. Instead, […]

On April 9, Windows released its latest update which seems to be causing some problems with anti malware software. As of time of publication the brands affected by the patch are Sophos, Avira, ArcaBit, Avast, and most recently McAfee. Windows April 9th Patch Tuesday   Windows 7, 8.1, Server 2008 R2, Server 2012, and Server […]

At least 27 universities in the United States, Canada and countries in the Southeast Asian region was reportedly targeted by Chinese hackers looking for information relating to the maritime military technologies to steal. An article from the Wall Street Journal revels that a substantial list of university targets that reflects an elaborate scheme, dates back […]