Korean Android users targeted with SMS-stealing Trojan
The popularity of Starbucks coffee shop coupon application is being misused by malware peddlers to target South Korean Android users and intercept their incoming text …
Worst global cyber threats of 2012
The Nominum security team analyzed DNS data across the globe to identify the worst malicious bots of 2012 and ranked them according to breadth and repercussions of infection. …
Microsoft also victim of recent watering hole attack
Microsoft has followed in the steps of Twitter, Facebook and Apple, and has confirmed on Friday that it has recently experienced a security intrusion. “During our …
QualysGuard WAS 3.0 adds customers automation, accuracy and ease-of-use
At RSA Conference 2013, Qualys announced the release of QualysGuard WAS 3.0, adding malware detection and attack proxy support to provide customers and consultants with …
The security threat of evasive malware
Lastline has released a new report that looks at how malware authors are able to exploit the limited visibility of automated malware analysis systems (sandboxes) and ensure …
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 …
Hidden security threats on enterprise networks
Check Point uncovered the major security risks and threats that impact organizations worldwide. Their new report examines the leading security threats, the risky web …
NBC website serving malware – stay away!
NBC’s website has been compromised, and is redirecting users to malicious sites, reports Dancho Danchev. According to HitmanPro, the website has been injected with …
Malicious URLs eclipsing botnets as malware distribution leader
McAfee Labs revealed that sophisticated attacks originally targeting the financial services industry are now increasingly directed at other critical sectors of the economy, …
Rogue Chrome extension hijacks Facebook accounts
Chrome users, beware of an extension by the name of “Business Flash Player”. According to Bitdefender senior e-threat analyst Bogdan Botezatu, the link to download …
Apple confirms being hit in recent watering hole attack
Apple has become the latest big company to confirm they’ve been affected by the watering hole attacks that resulted in the compromise of Twitter and Facebook networks, …
Delta Airlines spam delivers Citadel Trojan
Roman H??ssy over at Zeus Tracker warns about a Delta Airlines-themed spam campaign that ultimately leads to a variant of the Citadel malware – a banking Trojan that is …
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