Zeljka Zorz
Dynamic worm wreaks havoc
A rather industrious worm has been detected by Trend Micro threat analysts, and it usually infects users who have been careless enough to click on a link offered in a variety …
Hotel systems breached and card info stolen all over the U.S.
The payment system at a number of properties of HEI Hospitality – the hospitality operator that runs over 30 upscale hotels across the U.S. under brand names as …
Audit reveals gaping security holes on DHS networks
The recently released results of a security audit performed on the various systems used by the US-CERT to accomplish its cybersecurity mission revealed an unpleasant reality: …
PayPal fails to follow its own anti-phishing advice
PayPal credentials are one of the most sought after by phishers, so it stands to reason that the company would try to educate its users on Internet safety. And it does – …
Critical 0-day Adobe Acrobat, Reader flaw exploited in the wild
Adobe has released a security advisory warning users about a newly discovered 0-day vulnerability that has already been spotted getting exploited in the wild. The flaw affects …
Scammers target aspiring games beta testers
Scammers purportedly looking for beta testers for computer games have lately stepped up their efforts, says Sunbelt‘s Christopher Boyd. He has observed two distinct …
Infiltrated SpyEye C&C server provides glimpse into botnet activity
A C&C server controlling a small botnet comprised of computers infected by SpyEye – the information/data stealer Trojan often called “ZeuS Killer” on …
Gmail phishing campaign is under way
Fake notices inviting Gmail users to update their Google account information have lately been hitting inboxes around the world, warns Sunbelt. Purportedly coming from the …
NSA Director says citizens’ privacy will never be compromised
Cybersecurity and citizens’ privacy won’t be mutually exclusive terms for the federal government, vows NSA Director Gen. Keith Alexander. “As the director of …
Facebook survey spam worm spreads like fire
What seems to be a security glitch in the Facebook Platform has been misused by a number of developers to push out links through statuses and private messages. The most …
Twitter XSS vulnerability exploited in the wild
Malicious links leading to the download of a malicious JavaScript payload have been popping up on various Twitter accounts, warns Kaspersky‘s Stefan Tanase. The payload …
TechCrunch Europe hacked, serving malware
TechCrunch Europe has been compromised and its code changed to redirect visitors to a server serving up malicious PDFs. Once downloaded and run, the PDF files exploit a …