In 2026, rootkit detection on VPS servers has become a core part of security best practices. Rootkits are stealthy threats that hide inside systems and silently give hackers control. For anyone ...

Fake installers distributed through Chinese-language websites are infecting users with a remote access trojan (RAT) and a rootkit, Netskope reports. Masquerading as legitimate software, such as WPS ...

The rootkit problem is not going away any time soon. In fact, it's likely to get much worse before it gets better, according to the members of a panel on the topic at RSA Conference 2007 Tuesday. RSA ...

Rootkits are a form of malicious software that can be very challenging to detect and remove from a computer system. These stealthy programs are designed to hide deep within the operating system, ...

As software development focuses on continuous integration and deployment, orchestration platforms like Kubernetes have taken off, but that popularity has put them in attackers' crosshairs. Most ...

Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a novel rootkit signed by Microsoft that's engineered to communicate with an actor-controlled attack infrastructure. Trend Micro has attributed the activity ...

A new reality is setting in for students and recent graduates who spent years honing themselves for careers at the largest tech companies. By Natasha Singer and Kalley Huang Natasha Singer and Kalley ...

Why it matters: "BlackLotus" is being offered on underground forums as an all-powerful firmware rootkit, capable of surviving any removal effort and bypassing the most advanced Windows protections. If ...

Malware exists in different flavors. Most of the time, malware consists of malicious files stored in computers operating systems, just like any other file, and running as software with or without high ...