After getting pounded with ransomware and malware for deploying distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks, unpatched Confluence servers are now compromised to mine for cryptocurrency. On March 20, ...

Attackers could use a new macOS vulnerability discovered by Microsoft to bypass System Integrity Protection (SIP) and perform arbitrary operations, elevate privileges to root, and install rootkits on ...

The technique has been likened to the rootkits used by hackers to make it impossible to delete malware from machines. It is based around the Lenovo Service Engine, a program embedded within the ...

This post explains what is a Rootkit virus in cybersecurity. While it is possible to hide malware in a way that will fool even the traditional antivirus/antispyware products, most malware programs ...

Hackers are relentless and it's unsurprising. One successful exploit can give them access to a fortune. Thankfully, security experts are mostly on our side. Just three months ago, Microsoft security ...

There is a vulnerability buried deep in the firmware of many Apple laptops that could allow an attacker to overwrite the machine’s BIOS and install a rootkit, gaining complete control of the Mac. The ...

Security researchers from Trend Micro have stumbled upon a new malware strain that mines cryptocurrency on Linux computers, but which is also different from previously seen cryptominers because it ...