cybercriminals
U.S. Veterans Affairs Dept. repeatedly targeted by foreign hackers
Conflicting claims were heard at Tuesday’s hearing of the House Veterans’ Affairs oversight and investigations subcommittee, leaving open the question on whether …
Most businesses experienced a mobile security incident
79% of businesses had a mobile security incident in the past year, in many cases incurring substantial costs, according to Check Point. The report found mobile security …
FBI warns car buyers against scammy online deals
If you are looking to buy a car or other vehicle online, be careful not to fall for a scam that has lately had a resurgence and that will leave you without money and possibly …
Profiling modern hackers: Hacktivists, criminals, and cyber spies
Sun Tzu, the renowned military strategist and author of The Art of War, was known for the saying, “Know thy enemy and known thyself, and you will not be imperiled in a …
DNS anomaly detection: Defend against sophisticated malware
Not so long ago, the standard way of looking for a malware infection was to simply monitor web traffic. By looking, for example, for HTTP requests to google.com/webhp – …
Zeus variants are back with a vengeance
After analyzing the feedback from the company’s Smart Protection Network, Trend Micro researchers have noted an upswing in attempted Zeus / Zbot Trojan infections. After …
Facebook phishers target Fan Pages owners
Phishing emails claiming to come from “Facebook Security” are once again hitting users’ inboxes, and this time they are aiming for the big fish: pages that …
Cyber espionage campaign uses professionally-made malware
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a new, massive cyber espionage campaign that has been hitting as many as 71 victims each day, including government ministries, …
Form-grabbing rootkit sold on underground forums
There seemingly no end to the automated tools that aspiring cyber crooks can buy on underground forums. The latest of these discovered by Webroot’s Dancho Danchev is …
“Get free followers” scam targets Instagram users
If a service is popular, you can be sure that scammers and spammers will find a way of targeting as many of its users as they can. Trend Micro fraud analyst Karla Agregado …
Targeted data stealing attacks using fake attachments
ESET has uncovered and analyzed a targeted campaign that tries to steal sensitive information from different organizations, particularly in Pakistan (with limited spread …
Info-stealing Dorkbot worm spreading on Facebook
The Dorkbot worm, which first appeared in 2011 and has since been spreading via removable drives, IM programs and social networks, is currently targeting Facebook users. The …