Zeljka Zorz
“ACH Payment Canceled” spam leads to malware
After a short pause, the failed/cancelled ACH transaction spam is hitting inboxes again. Since yesterday, Websense has intercepted over 200,000 of the following emails: The …
Facebook allegedly promises to fix logout cookies issue
The Facebook tracking cookies issue revealed yesterday has, expectedly, created quite a stir in the security community. The company went into damage control mode and repeated …
Alureon extracts backup C&C locations embedded in images
An Alureon Trojan variant designed to extract the location of backup C&C centers from images disseminated across the Web has been discovered by a Microsoft researcher. …
Browser companies react to BEAST attack
As Juliano Rizzo and Thai Duong have demonstrated on Friday, the SSL/TLS encryption used by the great majority of websites has been cracked. Their BEAST (Browser Exploit …
US DHS asks public to share ideas on botnet mitigation
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Department of Commerce have issued a public call for comments from “all Internet stakeholders” in order to …
Mysql.com hacked, serving malware
Mysql.com has been hacked and is currently serving malware, Armorize warns. The company has detected the compromise through its website malware monitoring platform HackAlert, …
5 data-stealing apps offered on Android Market
Nearly a month ago, researchers have discovered a Chinese mobile phone monitoring service that allows users to compromise a target’s mobile phone running Symbian or …
Does Facebook keep tracking users after they have logged out?
Australian hacker and blogger Nik Cubrilovic claims that Facebook keeps tracking its users after they have logged out from the site. To do that, the social network allegedly …
New Mac Trojan copies successful Windows Trojan technique
Windows users have been warned time and time again of malware hiding behind icons and extensions belonging to files associated with legitimate software – most notably …
Suspected LulzSec and Anonymous arrested and charged
Three more alleged LulzSec and Anonymous members have been arrested by the FBI and/or indicted for their misdeeds, reports CNet. 23-year-old Cody Andrew Kretsinger (aka …
Is China behind the Japanese defense contractor hack?
Anonymous sources “in the know” regarding the investigation of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries breach have hinted at the possibility that the attackers are …
Fake Diablo beta invites hitting inboxes
Since the third installment of the popular Diablo game franchise has been announced in 2008, fans all over the world have been impatiently waiting for it to become available. …
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