Zeljka Zorz
7-character passwords soon to be hopelessly inadequate
The increasing processing power and the growing number of processors on graphic cards will soon make 7-character passwords “hopelessly inadequate” to withstand …
Courier service customers targeted by phishing web sites
Customers of well-known courier services are often targeted by cybercriminals. Sometimes they try to make them open malicious files attached in emails with the excuse of …
5 million domains serving malware via compromised Network Solutions widget
A recent rise in the number of Armorize’s customers’ sites getting flagged by their own drive-by downloads and zero-day malware threats detection service HackAlert …
Who is the typical Russian hacker?
Security analyst Fyodor Yarochkin and a senior researcher from security firm Coseinc that calls himself “Le Grugq” have spent 6 months on various Russian web …
Geotagging risks and solutions
The ubiquitous automatic geotagging of pictures taken with smartphones and digital cameras and then posted on the Internet could prove to be a real security risk. Here’s …
Spamhaus disputes with Latvia’s top-level domain registry over blocked IP ranges
An email and open letter spat between anti-spam organization Spamhaus and NIC.LV, Latvia’s top-level domain registry has brought attention to the fact that .lv web …
3,000 online banking customers robbed through targeted ZeuS attack
It took only a month to compromise some 3,000 private and business accounts with one of the largest financial institutions in the U.K., warns M86 Security in its latest white …
Fake Malicious Software Removal Tool peddles fake AV
A fake Malicious Software Removal Tool using the actual icon of the legitimate software has been spotted by Trend Micro researchers. Even a first glimpse of the scanning alert …
A closer look at MacCleanse
MacCleanse (v. 2.0.6) is a small application that safely erases caches, logs, cookies, histories, and more. It provides detailed information on each item it cleanses, and can …
First SMS Android Trojan
The first SMS Trojan made specifically for smartphones running Google’s Android OS has been detected by Kaspersky, and it seems that quite a few devices have been …
Phishers offer false security in exchange for your Facebook password
It is possible that the recent launch of Facebook’s Safety page gave phishers the idea of launching one of their own, since Symantec recently detected a phishing website …
India plans to raise own cyber army
Offering amnesty from prosecution for hacking activities, the Indian government is planning and hoping to attract IT experts and ethical hackers and recruit them into the …