FBI arrests Russian ‘tourist’ who ‘offered a Tesla employee $1 million to install malware in company computers to steal data in extortion scheme’ Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov, 27, was arrested last week in Los Angeles FBI says he tried to bribe person in Nevada to infect his employer’s computers Elon Musk confirms Tesla was the target … Read more
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 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 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