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Microsoft announced today that it will deprecate WordPad with a future Windows update as its no longer under active development, though the company did not specify the precise timing of this change.

Plus: A major FBI botnet takedown, new Sandworm malware, a cyberattack on two major scientific telescopes—and more.

BumbleBee is a malware loader that specifically targets Windows computers. Initially discovered in March 2022, it has marked over a year of continuous evolution

To understand malware configurations, we should first look into how malware is typically generated with malware builders. Countless different malware samples are

I've developed a few browser extensions, and every week I receive numerous emails with "revenue offer". Some experienced developers know that offers like these will inject malware into the browsers of your users, but scammers who make these offers will not tell you about it. They offer "integrations" that don't look so suspicious. Imagine how many developers have accepted these offers. Then look at the number of extensions in your browser and think about how much ri...

The Verge's Tom Warren was one of those who feared his PC had been infected when a pop-up appeared asking him to switch his default search engine...

Russian military hackers have been targeting Ukrainian soldiers’ mobile devices in a bid to steal sensitive battlefield information that could aid the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, the US and its allies warned Thursday.

First discovered more than a decade ago, Qakbot is commonly spread through malicious, boobytrapped emails sent to unsuspecting victims.

The FBI and European agencies took down a global malware network used for more than 15 years to commit online crimes including ransomware attacks.

Hackers who previously targeted Uyghurs evaded Google Play security checks to push a fake Signal app for Android. It uses a never previously-documented method to spy on the encrypted comms tool.