Samsung has been disabling Microsoft’s Windows Update on its desktops and notebooks, leaving customers vulnerable to malware that targets already-patched vulnerabilities, a researcher reported yesterday. Microsoft confirmed the report, and said it is talking with Samsung about the Korean company crippling the default update service for all Windows PCs. The discovery by Patrick Barker, a […]
The first month of 2013 sprang no surprises. Apparently, virus makers were slow to get back to work after the Christmas holidays. Another outbreak of Trojan.Mayachok programs became the main trend in January which also saw a number of new threats to Windows and Android. Viruses Trojan.Mayachok.2 became the undisputed leader among malware detected by […]
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), a server belonging to a small medical business located in Australia’s Gold Coast has been hacked, had its patient records encrypted, and held ransom for $4000. Image source: Google The Australian edition of SC Magazine reported on similar hacks earlier this year. This strikes us as an interesting […]
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