Zeljka Zorz
Fake scanned documents lead to Zeus infection
A new spam e-mail campaign is currently underway, and takes the form of a document scanned and sent by a Xerox WorkCentre Pro scanner: The attachment is a specially crafted …
Researcher offers free voice and text encryption app to Egyptians
The explosive situation in Egypt has mobilized many repression-hating individuals in the world to try to do something to support the country’s citizens in their efforts …
Nigerian scammers impersonate FBI agents
The so-called “Nigerian scams” have been a staple for online scammers for a while now, most of whom are located in Nigeria – ergo the name. Attempts might …
Chinese hackers behind espionage attacks hitting Western oil firms?
Hackers have targeted five international oil companies and have extracted sensitive corporate information about oil- and gas-field operations, project financing and bidding, …
2-step authentication finally available to Google’s non-paying customers
Google’s corporate users have had the option of using two-factor (two-step) authentication for nearly five months now, and the time has finally come for non-paying …
HBGary breach revelations and repercussions
A few days ago, the Internet group Anonymous downed security firm HBGary’s website and breached its networks, downloading a serious amount of confidential information …
Credit score checking app triggers Trojan download
The main reason people get scammed and/or their computer infected online is because they can’t contain their curiosity, and that is precisely the thing on which the …
iPhones and iPads reveal passwords regardless of passcode protection
Losing your iPhone or iPad equals having your passwords compromised – even if the device is protected with a passcode. The results of an experiment conducted by Jens …
400,000 e-mail addresses stolen in Irish job website breach
Names and e-mail addresses of some 400,000 job seekers have been harvested by hackers who have breached the RecruitIreland.com site and its systems. The site has been taken …
Unregulated mobile app markets are a godsend to malware developers
It’s basic economics – as the number of sold smartphones continues to rise worldwide, so will the number of threats targeting the users of these devices. One of …
List of top e-threats points to computer use trends
BitDefender issued its monthly top 10 list of e-threats, which offers some insight into security and computer use trends. The list (for January) is as follows: 1. …
Facebook survey scam toolkit lowers entry bar for scammers
If you have been wondering about the recent proliferation of survey scams on Facebook and thinking to yourself how is it possible that so many people to know how to develop …