Researchers set up fake factory network and watched it attract all sorts of nasties

The hackers targeted the honeypot with ransomware, cryptominers, and in some cases attempted to shut down or disrupt systems.

Windows encryption can be (ab)used by ransomware

Ironically, concept ransomware takes advantage of a function in Windows designed to protect confidential data from an unauthorized access.

New JhoneRat malware targets Middle Eastern countries using multiple cloud services

The RAT implements anti-VM and anti-analysis tricks to conceal the malicious activities.

A massive list of Telnet credentials for over half a million servers and smart devices published online

This marks the biggest leak of Telnet passwords up to now.