NIST National Vulnerability Database down due to malware
U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology’s National Vulnerability Database is unavailable, and has been since they discovered malware on some of its servers …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 37 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 37 has been released today. Table of contents: …
DIY Steam information harvesting tool sends out mass malicious invites
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev has unearthed a DIY Steam information harvester / mass group inviter tool being offer for sale on a number of cybercrime-friendly underground …
MiniDuke does not come only via email
Researchers from Kaspersky and CrySyS Lab continue to analyze the MiniDuke backdoor and have discovered two previously unknown infection mechanisms. Recently discovered to …
Malware peddlers exploit death of Hugo Chavez
As predicted, the death of such a well-known and controversial politician as the Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been exploited by cyber criminals to lead users to …
Bogus alert from Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit carries malware
Malware peddlers are impersonating Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit to convince users to download a malicious attachment and run it on their computers, warns Sophos. The …
Abrupt drop in Symbian malware
In what may be the only good news for Symbian, F-Secure’s latest Mobile Threat Report shows a drop in malware targeting the declining platform to just four percent of …
Bogus Delta receipt confirmation leads to malware
Once again, Delta Air Lines customers are being targeted with spoofed emails supposedly carrying their eTicket, and are urged to download and open the attached PDF file …
Static analysis tool for examining binaries
GrammaTech announced a static-analysis tool for analyzing binary libraries and executables. CodeSonar for Binaries enables users to examine software for security …
Older MiniDuke strain found, raises questions about its origins
A version of MiniDuke – the cyberspy malware aimed at governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere – has been operating for at least 21 months, internet …
Blackhole outfitted with exploit for recently patched Java flaw
The exploit for the recently patched CVE-2013-0431 Java vulnerability has been added to the Blackhole exploit kit, Trend Micro researchers report. The fact was discovered …
Kaspersky PURE 3.0 Total Security released
Kaspersky Lab released Kaspersky PURE 3.0 Total Security, which offers protection for users to secure their online activities and digital assets across their home network of …