Zeljka Zorz
Mariposa malware author arrested in Slovenia
A 23-year old Slovenian hacker that goes by the handle “Iserdo” has been arrested for developing the code that allowed the three alleged Spanish Mariposa botnet …
Author of cloud-based phishing kit harvests collected credentials from phishers using it
People who embark on a life of crime are usually attracted by the promise of little effort and big money, and the hacker whose phishing kit was discovered to be collecting …
A closer look at Panda Cloud Antivirus Free Edition
Panda Cloud Antivirus (v.1.1.2) consists of a lightweight antivirus agent that is connected in real-time to PandaLabs’ online Collective Intelligence servers for a …
ZeuS, Sality, Chymine and Vobfus jump on the LNK vulnerability bandwagon
Stuxnet was only the beginning. The successful exploitation of the (still unpatched) Windows LNK flaw has prompted other malware attackers to try to achieve the same results. …
Facebook launches Safety page
Facebook recently passed the 500,000 user milestone, and the time has come to introduce a new addition to the already existing Facebook initiatives designed to keep users …
Fake ImageShack emails lead to Zbot variant
Emails pretending to be registration notifications from the popular free image hosting website ImageShack are hitting inboxes, and are trying to get the users to follow a link …
OMG! Profile Spy targeting Facebook users
Facebook users are a curious lot, and one of the things that seemingly regularly piques their interest is the opportunity to see who views their profile. Posts that read …
U.K. seeks cyber experts, offers challenge and educational and job opportunities
It seems that the U.S. is not the only country with a severe shortage of cyber security experts – the U.K. is seeking them out as well. The BBC dubbed it a …
WoW players targeted with phishing emails
World of Warcraft players are once again targeted by a phishing scheme, says F-Secure. Emails purporting to come from Blizzard Entertainment – the creators of WoW …
Georgian businesses targeted by identity thieves
A week ago, Colorado’s Secretary of State and the state’s Attorney General warned registered businesses that criminals are hijacking corporate names and brands in …
No more free bugs?
The recent announcements from Google and Mozilla that revealed their intent of paying up to $3,133.7 and $3,000 (respectively) for an eligible vulnerability discovered by …
Safari’s AutoFill reveals personal information
A feature of Apple’s Safari browser can be used by hackers to harvest personal information, says Jeremiah Grossman, founder and CTO of WhiteHat Security, in his recent …