Tens of thousands of Facebook accounts have been compromised this month by malicious software masqueraded as an “inspirational” painting program that surreptitiously slurps user credentials, a cybersecurity firm said Wednesday.

Dubbed “Stresspaint,” the malware has infected more than ...

Recently, The Herald-Dispatch has been receiving complaints about pop-up ads when a user clicks on a story link from Facebook.

Unfortunately, the issue is likely with the user’s device, as the pop-up ads have found their way into iPhone and Android operating systems. And the fix involves ...

The same suspected state-sponsored hacking group linked to meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential race is actively targeting foreign affairs agencies and ministries in North America and Europe, security researchers warned Wednesday.

Known by names including Fancy Bear, APT28 and Sofacy, ...

The road from computer whiz to creepy hacker: North Royalton man accused of spying on thousands

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Awkward and eccentric, that’s how friends and former classmates of Phillip Durachinsky described the man they once knew.

Nowadays, he’s known as a cyber-creep and federal ...

The city of Allentown, Pennsylvania, is expected to spend $1 million reeling from a recent malware infection that has caused the city to stop operating certain computer systems, its mayor said Tuesday.

Mayor Ed Pawlowski told city council members that a malware strain known as Emotet ...

These days, many people use their smartphone as, at least, an extension of their computers and, at most, a replacement. So it makes sense for the Connnecticut Better Business Bureau to advise that phone users dedicate as much time, energy and money to protect mobile devices as they do with ...

Pennsylvania State Police are warning the public to avoid Olympics scams as criminals try to capitalize on the high-profile international sports competition. In a news release, state police offered a sampling of the Olympics-related scams: ■ An email is sent from someone posing as the U.S. ...

A Latvian computer hacker who targeted visitors to the Star Tribune website with a malware virus in 2010 and 2011 pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Minneapolis.

Peteris Sahurovs, 28, also known as “Piotrek” and “Sagade,” will be sentenced June 6 on one count of conspiracy to ...

Ransomware, a type of computer virus responsible for several recent wide-scale cyberattacks, has joined the ranks of nearly a million other words recognized by the Oxford English Dictionary.

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) announced over 1,100 new entries this week, adding newcomers ...

A federal appeals court has declined to suppress evidence amassed by malware the FBI surreptitiously installed on computers caught connecting to a child porn site briefly under its control.

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a ruling Thursday affirming a lower court’s refusal to ...

Ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2017, thanks in part to the U.S. government losing control over a classified hacking tool, cybersecurity researchers wrote in a new report.

Ransomware detections increased by 90 and 93 percent last year over 2016 among consumers and businesses, ...

It may be the “most wonderful time of the year,” with special offers and sales galore, but it’s also the most likely time to have your identity stolen, cyber experts warn.

Hackers and online fraudsters are impersonating brand-name retailers and scaring consumers with fake emails, purchases ...

Accused North Royalton hacker pleads not guilty to federal charges

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A North Royalton man whom the FBI say was behind the “FruitFly” malware that infected thousands of computers pleaded not guilty Friday to a federal indictment.

Phillip Durachinsky, 28, did little ...

North Royalton hacker stole potentially embarrassing information from computers, feds say

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A North Royalton man is accused by federal prosecutors of creating a malware program named “Fruitfly” that was used to worm its way into thousands of computers nationwide and take ...

Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democratic member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, is demanding that national security leaders adopt a plan to protect the personal devices and internet accounts of top Trump administration officials.

Mr. Wyden of Oregon wrote the acting director of the Department of ...

Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab admitted Wednesday that its antivirus program siphoned the source code for a secret National Security Agency hacking tool from a personal computer in the United States as the company continues to come under fire for its alleged ties to Russian ...