cybercriminals

Lessons learned from blocking 100 million cyber attacks

February 19, 2014

Using real-life data from the 100m+ malicious hack attempts FireHost blocked in the last 12 months, they produced a Superfecta report which contains a quarter-by-quarter guide …

Fake SSL certificates used to impersonate Facebook, Google, banks

February 13, 2014

Analysts with UK-based Internet research firm Netcraft have discovered a considerable number of fake SSL certificates in the wild, created to impersonate banks, social …

Bogus Microsoft “Reactivate Your Email Account” emails doing rounds

February 13, 2014

Phishing emails purportedly sent by Microsoft are targeting the company’s customers and trying to get them to reveal their login credentials and some personal …

Modular Corcow banking Trojan poised for success

February 12, 2014

Banking Trojans are among the most used stealthy malware, and the most popular ones are undoubtedly Zeus, SpyEye, Citadel and Carberp. Still, that doesn’t mean there is …

Trojan steals Bitcoins and targets OS X

February 10, 2014

SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan which targets OS X and spies on web traffic to steal Bitcoins. The OSX/CoinThief.A malware has been found in the wild, and there are …

Bogus Facebook “Look Back” video pages spread malware

February 7, 2014

If you are a regular Facebook user, chances are good that you have already watched a couple of “Look Back” videos compiled by your friends. Maybe you have even …

Cyber risks awaiting visitors and viewers of Sochi 2014 Olympics

February 5, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics are set to start on Friday in Sochi, a Russian city located on the shores of the Black Sea. There have been many controversies regarding this choice …

Reactions to the Yahoo Mail hack

January 31, 2014

Unknown attackers have attempted to access a number of Yahoo Mail accounts and urged users to change their passwords even if they haven’t been affected. Here are some of …

10,000+ UK systems affected by ICEPOL Trojan ransomware

January 31, 2014

At least 10,331 successful installs of ICEPOL Trojan ransomware took place in the UK last year. Bitdefender’s Cybercrime Investigation Unit analysed the disk images of …

Beware of bogus Google “Suspicious sign-in prevented” emails

January 30, 2014

A very convincing phishing attempt aimed at harvesting users’ Google account credentials has been spotted by a security researcher (click on the screenshot to enlarge …

SpyEye creator pleads guilty

January 29, 2014

Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, a Russian national also known as “Gribodemon” and “Harderman,” has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank …