Zeljka Zorz
Fake updater destroys software’s ability to auto-update
A new type of malware variants was discovered by researchers of Vietnam-based security company Bkis. The variants look like the legitimate update programs of popular software …
Lawsuit-threatening spam campaign links to malware
A bevy of emails purportedly coming from New York-based law firms Crosby & Higgins, and Marcus Law Center has been hitting inboxes around the world, CA warns. With the …
TJX hacker receives massive sentence
Albert Gonzales – the infamous “TJX hacker” – was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison, after being found guilty of organizing a gang of cyber …
Rogue toolbars phish for Facebook credentials
Two rogue toolbars have been spotted in the wild by Sunbelt researchers. At first glance, they look legitimate enough. Purportedly enabling the user to cheat at popular Zynga …
Fake App Store spam leads to malware
Websense warns about a fake Apple App Store spam campaign that is doing the rounds of inboxes. The user receives an email such as this one: If the recipient follows the link …
Pwn2Own 2010: IE8, Firefox, Safari and iPhone go down
IE8, Firefox, Safari and iPhone went down in mere minutes at this year’s Pwn2Own contest held at the CanSecWest conference in Vancouver. Here is the rundown according to …
Google vs China, China vs Google
After a lengthy standstill, the situation between Google and China started developing pretty fast: two days ago, Google started redirecting users visiting Google.cn to their …
The rise of Mafia-like cyber crime syndicates
Gone are the days when the lone hacker operated from the dark of his room in order to gain credit and respect form his peers – the hacking business has been taken over …
A closer look at Kaspersky Password Manager
Kaspersky Password Manager is designed to safeguard and automatically submit the passwords we use every day to access Web sites and online applications. It protects personal …
US legislation to quash cybercrime havens
A bill was introduced to the US Senate yesterday that – if passes – will penalize economically foreign countries that choose not to or fail to put a stop to cyber …
ZeuS variant targets European banks
Major European banks and financial institutions are being targeted by the latest ZeuS/Zbot variant. UniCredit Group Subsidiary Bank of Rome; U.K.-based Abbey National; …
Baby steps for Russian online security
In a move that mirrors China’s from last year, Russia’s Coordination Center will insist that anybody who applies for a .ru domain – be it an individual or a …