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Combating attacks with collaborative threat intelligence
Advanced Persistent Attacks (APTs) get most of the attention from the cyber security community because, as defenders, we want to be vigilant against the most insidious …
FDA shut down 1,677 illegal pharmacy websites
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in partnership with international regulatory and law enforcement agencies, took action this week against more than 9,600 websites that …
Citadel Trojan automatically localizes fraud content
Any successful business knows that it cannot rely solely on one market for future growth. Software companies often conduct business in multiple international markets and …
Confirmed: Carberp source code leaked
It has been confirmed: the password-protected ZIP file that is currently sold on a number of underground forum does indeed contain the source code of the infamous Carberp …
Blizzard suspends mobile app access following account hijacks
A number of World of Warcraft players have been unpleasantly surprised this last week to find that someone has apparently broken into their accounts and bought low-level items …
Researchers reveal tricks for Cutwail’s endurance
While some botherders have opted for the arguably much safer P2P architecture in order to assure their botnets’ resilience, others are still clinging to the standard …
Android fake AV demands ransom, crashes
Fake AV software and ransomware are old news for computer users, but are now poised to become a problem for smartphone users as well. Symantec researchers have recently …
Phishing attacks impacted 37.3 million users last year
37.3 million users around the world were subjected to phishing attacks in the last year, which is a massive 87 percent increase for the number of targeted user in 2011-2012. …
65+ websites compromised to deliver malvertising
At least 65 different sites serving ads that ultimately led to malware have been spotted by Zscaler researchers. The massive malvertising campaign started with injected code …
Account takeover attempts have nearly doubled
ThreatMetrix announced its Cybercrime Index, a series of Web fraud data aggregated from 1,500 customers, 9,000 websites and more than 1.7 billion cyber events. In a recent …
Eight charged for hacking global financial institutions
Eight alleged members of an international cybercrime, money laundering and identity theft conspiracy have been federally charged in New Jersey with a scheme to use information …
Researches test resilience of P2P botnets
Following increased efforts by a number of companies and organizations, the takedown on botnet C&C servers is now a pretty regular occurrence and cyber crooks have …