Europol, Europe’s law enforcement agency, has announced that the world’s largest illegal marketplace DarkMarket has been taken offline during an international operation involving multiple countries and law enforcement agencies.
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FreeCodecPack is advertised as program for viewing various file formats, but is classified as adware by anti-virus programs due to its questionable behaviour and distribution methods. While users refer to it as a virus due to its behaviour, it’s not actually a malicious threat. However, it’s also not something that should be kept installed on the computer.
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What is Skype virus
Skype virus refers to malicious software that is distributed via the call/messaging program Skype. Programs like Skype have long since been popular among malicious actors when it comes to malware distribution, and it has been an issue for many years now. Most commonly, the way the so-called Skype viruses work is users receive a message from their…
Torpig Virus refers to a trojan that focuses on stealing personal and corporate data, including bank account information. Referred to as one of the most sophisticated trojans ever created, Torpig has been active since 2005.
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Snapchat virus is a term that describes malicious activities related to the popular multimedia messaging app Snapchat. That includes malicious links sent on the platform’s messaging service, phishing attempts, fake Snapchat apps, etc. Because of how widespread Snapchat viruses can be, it’s important to be familiar with them.
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The US Department of Justice has been revealed to be among those affected by the massive SolarWinds hack. A short statement released by the Department of Justice Office of Public Affairs reveals that attackers were able to access the Department’s Microsoft O365 email server.
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The US government has made a formal accusation against Russia following the massive SolarWinds hack that came to light in mid-December last year. Four US agencies have also announced a joint task force “to coordinate the investigation and remediation of this significant cyber incident involving federal government networks”.
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What is Slither.io virus
Slither.io virus refers to various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) and malware that may be using slither.io’s name to install on users’ computers. Slither.io is the website for the popular, and completely legitimate, browser game. Resembling the classic Snake game, Slither is a multiplayer game that has players controlling a worm that has to consume multicolored pallets to…