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EV ransomware is targeting WordPress sites

WordPress security outfit Wordfence has flagged several attempts by attackers to upload ransomware that provides them with the ability to encrypt a WordPress website’s files. They dubbed the malware “EV ransomware”, due to the .ev extension that is added to the...

LG hit by WannaCry ransomware

South Korean electronics giant LG is believed to have been infected with the WannaCry ransomware after IT staff failed to apply security patches to all its Windows PCs and servers. WannaCry infected several hundred thousand Windows machines within days of its release...

Locky ransomware returns

The Locky ransomware has returned in the form of two new strains, security researchers at Malwarebytes have warned. Locky was one of the three most widely distributed forms of malware in 2016, along with Cryptowall and Cerber. But although ransomware has boomed during...

Google Cloud SSD Storage Price Drop

Google has announced that it has slashed the cost of its SSD powered cloud storage services by up to 63 per cent. Local SSDs attached to the on-demand Google Compute Engine virtual machines will cost $0.080 per gigabyte (GB) per month in most parts of the US, with...

Unsafe emails are still squeezing through

More than a quarter of all emails received (31 per cent) every day are still unsafe, new research has claimed. This is according to a report by Mimecast, which found there is still a huge amount of spam, but also malware, phishing, ransomware and other types of...