David Balaban is a computer security researcher with over 17 years of experience in malware analysis and antivirus software evaluation. David runs MacSecurity.net and Privacy-PC.com projects that present expert opinions on contemporary information security matters, including social engineering, malware, penetration testing, threat intelligence, online privacy, and white hat hacking. David has a strong malware troubleshooting background, with a recent focus on ransomware countermeasures.
ESET researchers have revealed detailed info about a new virus named after the Greek mythology spirit Kobalos. After thorough analysis and data search, ESET stated that Kobalos strikes high-performance computers (HPC) on academic and research networks. Also, this malware targets web servers with high-functionality clusters and with a lot of encrypted information on them. The […]
