Bioterrorists trick scientists into making deadly viruses by infecting lab computers with malware

Bioterrorists can trick scientists into making dangerous toxins or viruses by infecting lab computers with malware that alters synthetic DNA they produce for experiments A new cyberattack tricks scientists into making toxic chemicals or viruses Hackers can infect computers with malware to change DNA sequences  They can bypass protocols set to scan DNA for malicious … Read more

Malware: Graham Norton named ‘most dangerous celebrity to search for online in the UK’

Graham Norton is named ‘most dangerous celebrity to search for online in the UK’ – ahead of Ricky Gervais and Tom Hardy Cybersecurity firm McAfee investigated the celeb names likely to carry risk  Hackers use popular people and topics as bait to get users on unsafe websites These can download malware and ransomware surreptitiously onto user devices Cybercriminals … Read more

Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to infect players with malware

Hackers target developers of online games in an effort to profit off of in-game currency and infect players with malware The hacks affected unnamed developers in South Korea and Taiwan Compromises allowed hackers to sneak malware into ‘game executables’ It also gave hackers access to servers and manipulate in-game currency It’s unclear how many people, … Read more

Microsoft and Intel develop new malware detection software

Microsoft and Intel develop antivirus software that turns malware into 2D images that can be examined by a neural network The software, called STAMINA, converts malware bits into 2D images It then examines those images using computer visions software The approach could reduce the number of data points examined by software It has shown a … Read more

Researcher detects malware designed to steal credit card information on more than 1,200 online shops

Researcher detects malware designed to steal credit card information on more than 1,200 online stores The malware was detected on more than 1,200 online stores  Magecart allows scammers to skim credit card information from online forms  The infections were found in general online shops and some adult websites  By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 23:08 … Read more