Multitasking DevilRobber Trojan targets Mac OS X users
Another week, another Mac OS X Trojan spotted. Both Sophos and Intego have detected a Bitcoin-mining Trojan that also opens a backdoor into the infected system and steals …
ICSA Labs tests products against larger malware set
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, is now testing products in its Anti-Virus program against virus samples from not only the WildList (a database of real-world …
Duqu not developed by Stuxnet author
The Dell SecureWorks Counter Threat Unit (CTU) research team has been analyzing the Duqu trojan which received a great deal of attention because it is similar to the infamous …
Cyber crooks migrate to “ce.ms” free domains
Online scammers and malware peddlers often exhibit locust-like behavior as they migrate from one type of free domains to another in order to evade detection by spam filters …
Combating Halloween malware threats
GFI Software released tips for spotting and combating malware attacks and threats in the run up to Halloween. Halloween has now become firmly established as a family event in …
Android malware is stealing your data
The second half of 2011 has been an active one for cyber criminals, who have been increasingly looking for chances to set up new scams in the mobile device environment. …
Fake DHL delivery notification carries info-stealer Trojan
Malware peddlers have once again started a spam run that consists of emails purportedly sent by DHL. They spoofed the sender information, making it look like the email was …
Naked Emma Watson video leads to malware
Fake videos or pictures of naked international celebrities are often used as lures in schemes to propagate malware. The latest of these videos purportedly features popular …
Tsunami, a new backdoor for Mac OS X
Malware authors have taken an old piece of malware developed for Linux and have modified it to attack the Mac OS X platform, warns ESET. The OS X malware has been named …
Japanese Parliament’s computers infected, data stolen
As the investigation into the breach of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ networks discovered last month continues, internal sources have confirmed that sensitive and …
Duqu: Another “most advanced” piece of malware
Rootkit.Duqu.A is the current star in the world of malware but, as history shows, that fame will be short-lived. Just like fashion models, modern malware has a lifespan in the …
Bloody photos of Gaddafi used as bait in malware-laden email run
As predicted, the violent death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi has been taken advantage of by cyber criminals in order to trick gore-hungry users into downloading malware: …