Microsoft shuts down hackers who hijacked a software updater with fileless, or in-memory, malware attacks.

The FBI says Business Email Compromise scams are growing at astronomical rates, and businesses have lost $5.3 billion since 2013; $346 million in the U.S. alone in the second half of 2016.

Hackers behind the Carbanak criminal gang have devised a clever way to gain persistence on targeted systems to more effectively pull off financially motivated crimes.

Security researchers say the Blackmoon banking Trojan targeting exclusively South Korean financial institutions has developed a new malware infection technique.

New clues surface on Shamoon’s ability steal credentials ahead of attacks.

Intel warns business PC customers of a critical vulnerability found in its Active Management Technology that allows for escalation of privilege attacks.

Apple takes countermeasures to neutralize OSX/Dok HTTPS-snooping malware by revoking a hijacked certificate updating its XProtect built-in anti-malware software.

Verizon’s Data Breach Investigations Report for 2017 shows big growth in the reported number of ransomware attacks and incidents involving cyberespionage.

Source Boston keynoter Keren Elazari sounded a call to action for industry to extend an acceptance of hackers.

As Microsoft hardens its defenses with tools such as Control Flow Guard, researchers at Endgame are preparing for the reality of Counterfeit Object-Oriented Programming attacks to move from theoretical to real.