cybercriminals
Zendesk hack endangers Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users
Popular customer service software provider Zendesk has announced that they have been hacked. “We’ve become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week. As …
Mandiant APT1 report used as a lure in phishing campaigns
Mandiant is warning that two malicious versions of their recently released APT1 report have been detected being used as lures in two distinct email phishing campaigns. The …
Facebook malware campaign targeting Bulgarian users
“Being” on Facebook brings its own set of dangers, and among them is inadvertently downloading malware by clicking on links posted by your own …
Fake invoices in personalized emails deliver ransomware
When a business, social network or any other online service that you use or have signed up for sends you an email, they address you by the name you provided. This is one of …
Researchers reveal the identity of a Chinese hacker
It all started with Joe Stewart, director of malware research at Dell SecureWorks, who when investigating an unusual piece of malware and the command nodes which it contacted …
LA Times website redirected users to exploit kit for over six weeks
A sub-domain of Los Angeles Times’ website has been redirecting visitors to compromised websites hosting the latest version of the Blackhole exploit kit for over six …
11 arrested in takedown of prolific ransomware gang
The Spanish Police, working closely with the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, have dismantled the largest and most complex cybercrime network dedicated to …
TDoS-as-a-service ads pop up on publicly accessible forums
In the past, aspiring cybercriminals with no coding knowledge had to find a way into invite-only underground forums or had to spend hours in chat rooms to gain the trust of …
Hackers pollute legitimate JavaScript code to spread malware
Most hackers have stopped creating malicious sites long ago and have reverted to hacking legitimate ones and booby-trapping them with exploit kits, malware or malicious …
People worry more about being phished at home than at work
In a corporate world where workers are bombarded with an average of 6 phishing emails everyday and 60% of people fall for them, research released by PhishMe has found that …
Comment Group hackers specialize in high-profile targeted attacks
It is common knowledge that spear-phishing has become the preferred way for persistent attackers to gain a foothold in targeted systems and network. In fact, most of the …
Malware authors revert to phishing approach to trick bank defenses
Banking malware that performs Man-in-The-Browser tricks such as injecting legitimate banking sites with additional forms, hijacking the authenticated session to add a new …