May 15, 2017 Ransomware: What is it? The global “ransomware” cyberattack, known as “WannaCry,” paralyzed computers that run Britain’s hospital network, Germany’s national railway and other companies and government agencies worldwide in what may be the largest online extortion scheme ever.
May 3, 2016 Online poker virus lets cybercriminals peek at victims’ cards Online poker players beware: there may be someone at your table looking at your cards, and they’re not standing behind you.
May 3, 2016 Tech Q&A: Safe online banking, phone police scanners, slow Internet and more Kim Komando answers your questions about finding safe online banking tools, getting a free police scanner for your phone, figuring out why your Internet is so slow, and much more.
May 3, 2016 Darknet danger: Organs, murder, credit card info all for sale on Internet's underbelly A new identity, a life-saving kidney, credit card numbers or even the murder of a troublesome business partner are all a few clicks away on the so-called “darkweb,” the seedy underbelly of the Internet that search engines don’t plumb and most people never surf.
March 31, 2016 MedStar Health still suffering outages after cyberattack A spokeswoman with MedStar Health says that that the healthcare provider is still experiencing widespread computer outages after a cyberattack on its systems Monday, but adds that progress is being made “by the hour.”
January 6, 2016 Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage Ukraine blames cyberattack for Christmas power outage
December 8, 2015 Software founder McAfee says he'll seek asylum in Guatemala Software company founder John McAfee has surfaced in public for the first time in weeks, saying Tuesday that he plans to ask for asylum in Guatemala because he fears persecution in Belize.
December 5, 2015 Iran media report new cyberattack by Stuxnet worm An Iranian semi-official news agency says there has been another cyberattack by the sophisticated computer worm Stuxnet, this time on the industries in the country's south.
December 3, 2015 Police say tech mogul John McAfee still on the lam, despite blog's claim of capture Internet security mogul John McAfee, wanted by Belizean police in connection to the murder of a U.S. expatriate, has not been arrested -- despite a post on McAfee's personal blog.
November 5, 2015 Russian Ouroboros malware devours American files The Ouroboros of classical antiquity was a serpent locked in a perpetual cycle devouring its own tail. The Uroburos malware seeks to engulf whole networks, possibly as part of a Russian espionage plot.
