USB drives shipped with some IBM’s Storwize storage products are infected with malware, and the tech giant advises customers destroy the devices.

A new crawler from Shodan and Recorded Future called Malware Hunter seeks out command and control servers managing endpoints infected with remote access Trojans and other malware.

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

Mike Mimoso and Chris Brook recap this year’s SOURCE Boston Conference and discuss the week in news, including the long term implications of the NSA’s DoublePulsar exploit, and the HipChat breach.

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

A member of law enforcement acknowledged at SOURCE Boston that the lack of communication around ransomware remains a serious problem.

Nearly two-thirds of servers and PCs peddled on the xDedic underground marketplace belong to schools and universities based in United States.

Researchers say fileless in-memory malware attacks have become a major nuisance to businesses and have become even harder to detect and defend.

Brazilian cybercriminals are using the original version of the XPan ransomware, targeting small to medium-sized business based in Brazil with the malware.

Scans show tens of thousands of Windows servers infected with the DoublePulsar kernel exploit leaked by the ShadowBrokers two weeks ago.