Thursday, May 03, 2012
Hacked websites deliver Android malware for first time Lookout Mobile Security has spotted the first malware to automatically load itself onto Android devices via hacked websites
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze Fake Instagram websites distribute Android Trojan horse that sends SMS messages to premium-rate numbers
Thursday, April 05, 2012
600,000 Infected Macs Found In Botnet More than 56 percent of the infected computers are in the U.S., according to Dr. Web, a Russian antivirus vendor
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
More malware sneaking through DNS channel: experts Most companies are unprepared to deal with the use of DNS as command and control channel for malware, experts said at the RSA Conference
Friday, February 03, 2012
Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download The malware contains instructions to automatically send SMS messages to premium-rate numbers from a large number of European and former Soviet Union countries
Thursday, February 02, 2012
Trojan can break Yahoo CAPTCHA security in minutes Cridex uses infected PCs as proxies for anti-CAPTCHA engine
Monday, January 30, 2012
Bloggers on Android malware: 'Move along' BLOGOSPHERE Bloggers aren't pleased with media's reporting on Android.Counterclank 'malware'
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
SQL injection in 97% of data breaches Barclays calls for better information security management to protect against attacks
Thursday, January 19, 2012
McAfee to patch spam relay problem in cloud product The flaw in McAfee's SaaS for Total Protection can be used by attackers to send spam from victims' computers
Thursday, January 12, 2012
The myth of 'bulletproof' Linux Security consultant: Users who don't run antivirus software on Linux “working in favour of the hackers”
Monday, December 26, 2011
Year in Review: January 2011 A slew of tablets at CES, Steve Jobs takes medical leave and subpeonas for the Twitter accounts of Wikileaks' Julian Assange and his supporters
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Are your employees the real security threat? Cisco's 2011 Annual Security Report found that employees disregard for security policy could be the biggest risk to organizations
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Opinion: Mobile predictions for 2012 There's consensus that malware on smart phones will proliferate and location-based marketing will multiply. But will and Windows Phone make a resurgence?
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Security breaches no longer 'fun and games:' Vendor Internet Identity says the commercialization of crimeware was one of the top security trends the company spotted in 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Industrial espionage gang still active: Symantec The mob that sends malware-laden emails purporting to be from a major security vendor is still going strong, the company says
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Fake iTunes gift certs could make for a sad Black Friday Security vendor Sophos reports that malware developers are using the lure of a free $50 iTunes gift card to spread malware
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Facebook users hit by porn storm No clue of the cause, but users rant about explicit and violent images flooding news feeds
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Mystery 'virus' disrupts New Zealand ambulance service Malware sends operators back to manual communication
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Chrome bug no security threat, argues Google Dismisses allegation by Slovenia-based firm that the browser's sandbox doesn't protect against DLL load hijacking
Thursday, September 01, 2011
Hackers break into Linux source code site But Linux geeks say that the kernel source code, distributed from the hacked Kernal.org, is secure
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Browser ranking on malware report ‘unusual’: Analyst A new report from independent tester NSS Labs shows IE9 far surpassing Chrome 12, Firefox 4, Safari 5 and Opera 11. But an Info-Tech Research analyst is surprised that, besides IE9, the others ranked “radically low”
Thursday, August 18, 2011
Google highlights trouble in detecting Web-based malware No one system is effective in detecting increasingly complex malicious software, the company said. Google said it displays 3 million warnings of unsafe Web sites to 400 million users a day
Friday, August 05, 2011
Android apps, Facebook links top list of cyber risks: Report A new Q2 2011 report from Trend Micro shows the popularity and openness of the Android platform is all too inviting to hackers, as is the widespread use of Facebook. Plus, McAfee Labs reveals a five-year analysis of Operation Shady RAT that targeted the Canadian government
Monday, June 27, 2011
Rootkit infection to require Windows reinstall New malware hides in the PC's Master Boot Record and fools cleaning attempts. Because it hides on the MBR, the rootkit is effectively invisible to both the operating system and security software
Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Microsoft pursues botnet herders via Russian newspapers Ads notify unnamed defendants in a legal suit and give them an opportunity to make their case, but a Microsoft executive admits that's unlikely