Riviera Beach's decision to pay ransom to criminals might get files back, but it almost guarantees greater attacks against other governments.

A Tiny Core Linux 9.0 image configured to run XMRig runs on a VM, rather than victim machines hosting the malware locally.

Riviera Beach, a Florida city, is coughing up $600,000 to hackers after a ransomware attack brought down its computer systems.

Analysts at PrivacyPro say the dating apps' privacy policies should be of concern to users.

Early information suggests threat actors gained access to remote monitoring and management tools from Webroot and Kaseya to distribute malware.

DHS and FBI investigators are using Facebook profile IDs in court records – IDs that are easily used to look up their profile pages.

Riviera Beach, Florida, has agreed to pay attackers over $600,000 three weeks after its systems were crippled by ransomware.

A component in SupportAssist software pre-installed on Dell PCs - and other OEM devices - opens systems up to DLL hijacking attacks.

SupportAssist, which comes pre-installed on millions of Dell PCs, is based on a platform called PC-Doctor, and it can be abused to give attackers system-level access to hardware and software.

Google says it’s fixed the issue, but we haven’t heard details on how many, and which, products were affected.

Early information suggests threat actors gained access to remote monitoring and management tools from Webroot and Kaseya to distribute malware.

The KGB Espionage Museum's curator Agne Urbaityte describes how agents concealed spying devices in what they wore when working in the field.

This special October event in Alexandria, Virginia offers unique, practical courses in everything from data breach response to military strategy for cybersecurity.

Mozilla has patched a second actively-exploited vulnerability in Firefox this week.

Remote work and other developments demand a shift to managing people rather than devices.

The KGB Espionage Museum's curator Agne Urbaityte explains why and how plates and ashtrays were used as eavesdropping and spying devices.

TrueFort plans to use the funding to expand sales, marketing, R&D, customer support, and go-to-market initiatives.

While risk analysts and security experts continue to urge companies to secure systems against ransomware, they are now also advising that firms be ready to pay.

A $600,000 ransom is paid, a phishing attack yields more victims than expected, and a trio of university data breaches - catch up on the week's news with this roundup!