Zeljka Zorz
“Movie” apps on Google Play steal contact info
29 malicious Android apps whose goal is to steal personal and contact information have been discovered over the weekend on the official Google Play market. According to …
Stuxnet was planted via infected memory stick
Although it has never been confirmed, the speculation that the Stuxnet worm was manufactured for the express reason of disrupting the production at Iran’s Natanz uranium …
Boeing to develop highly secure smartphones
The Boeing Corporation has been working on an Android-based, highly secure mobile phone and aims to launch it later this year, National Defense Magazine reports. Boeing …
Assorted ransomware targeting users
A slew of ransomware has been detected by a number of security companies in the last few days. Trend Micro researchers have spotted a ransomware variant that overwrites the …
Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool
Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …
Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise
News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …
Trojanized Angry Birds offered for download
The extreme popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has made it and its special editions perfect for luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware. A …
0-day in Backtrack Linux found, patched
A zero-day vulnerability affecting the last version of Backtrack Linux has been spotted by a student during an Ethical Hacking class organized by the InfoSec Institute. The …
HSBC customers under phishing attack
Customers of HSBC, one of the largest banking and financial services organizations in the world, are currently being targeted with a fake warning of account suspension: The …
Malware-laden cards delivered with HP switches
HP issued a security a security bulletin notifying buyers of its ProCurve 5400 zl switches that the compact flash cards contained in it might be infected with a virus. …
Zero-permission Android app exports sensitive data
When installing new apps on an Android device, users are asked to give their permission for specific actions that an app must be able to perform in order to function properly. …
Microsoft warns of targeted attacks exploiting Windows flaw
With the April Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has issued six bulletins – four critical, two important – and has delivered patches for 11 vulnerabilities. One particular …