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Bogus “Royal Baby: Live Updates” email leads to malware

As expected, news of the new birth in the British Royal Family has become a perfect lure in malware delivery schemes. ThreatTrack has spotted an email titled “The Royal …

HTML ransomware goes global

Last week we saw that a ransomware scheme does not need to involve actual malware, as clever cyber crooks leveraged browsers’ “restore from crash” feature to …

File infector EXPIRO hits US, steals FTP credentials

An unusual attack has been spotted in the wild, using an unexpected combination of threats. This attack used exploit kits (in particular Java and PDF exploits) to deliver file …

Bank security breaches destroy customer trust

85 percent of U.S. adults with banking accounts are at least somewhat concerned about online banking fraud, according to Entersekt. Such fraud can include phishing, malware, …

Unusual Facebook spam campaign delivers malicious Macros

A bizarre spam / malware delivery campaign is currently targeting Facebook users. It starts with the offer to see a video of a girl performing a salacious act – and this …

Free malware removal tool gets new features

The fourth generation of Emsisoft Emergency Kit is now available. It now boasts an improved cleaning function for the removal of malicious software. And at the same time it …

Free online virus scan from BullGuard

BullGuard launched BullGuard Virus Scan, a free virus scanner that scans systems for active viruses and ensure users are protected against the latest threats. This virus scan …

Facebook scam packs double whammy

A new phishing / malware delivery scam is doing rounds on Facebook, warns ThreatTrack’s Chris Boyd. The lure is a message saying “I’m serious guys If you …

Multi-platform Java RAT targeting government agencies

A new spear-phishing campaign targeting government agencies mostly in the US, Canada, Australia, a few European countries and the Russian Federation has been spotted by …

“Pinterest Tool” scam aimed at stealing login credentials

Last week we warned about fake “Password changed” emails targeting users of the popular photo-sharing website, but there has been a general uptick in …

Trojanized Android app collects info, comments on NSA surveillance

An unusual Android Trojan has been recently unearthed by McAfee’s researchers, embedded in a pirated version of a legitimate music app. The app in question is Jay Z …

Fake Pinterest “Password changed” email leads to malware

Pinterest users beware: an email purportedly coming from the popular pinboard-style photo-sharing website and notifying you of a successful password reset is fake: If you …

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