According to a new research bad actors could exploit the DOS-to-NT path conversion process to hide and impersonate files, directories, and processes, gaining rootkit-like capabilities. “When a user executes a function that has a path argument in Windows, the DOS path at which the file or folder exists is converted …

After three years of research, an international team has created the first ‘World Cybercrime Index’, which ranks the most significant sources of cybercrime at a national level. The PLOS ONE journal’s Index, reveals that a few countries pose the biggest cybercrime threat. Russia is the top, followed by Ukraine, China, …

A criminal hacking group claims to have stolen the World-Check database with millions of records. The database is used by companies to check if potential customers have connections to financial crime or sanctions. The group called GhostR stole 5.3 million records from the World-Check database in March and are threatening …