Cyber criminals are launching attacks on healthcare firms and other enterprises with ransomware created using Microsoft’s PowerShell scripting language for system administration. The ransomware was ...

Microsoft is planning to deliver its Windows Management Framework (WMF) 5.0 release-to-manufacturing (RTM) version by the end of this month, which also will bring PowerShell 5.0 with it. PowerShell ...

In the 12 years since Microsoft released PowerShell, it has become the de facto tool to dependably administer servers. In August of 2016, it was made open-source and cross-platform with the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Davey Winder is a veteran cybersecurity writer, hacker and analyst. Researchers at SentinelLabs have discovered that a highly ...

New PowerShell-based tools used by the Turla cyber espionage group improve the group’s persistence and stealth capabilities, according to researchers at cyber security firm Eset. Turla, also known as ...

Researchers measured 648 new malware threats every minute during Q4 2020. Surging numbers of COVID-themed attacks, PowerShell trojans, along with the SolarWinds compromise and the continued spread of ...

A PowerShell script included in patch files appears to be triggering false positives by multiple security engines.

Kaspersky Lab found three cyber crime gangs using customized malware and APT-style reconnaissance to get the stolen money into their pockets Cyber criminals use a variety of methods to steal money, ...

North Korea-linked threat groups are increasingly using living-off-the-land (LotL) techniques and trusted services to evade detection, with a recent Kimsuky campaign showcasing the use of PowerShell ...