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Android malware records and steals credit card numbers from phone conversations

We often blame users for failing to deny permissions required by malicious applications on Facebook or various mobile platforms, but the truth is that the list of permissions …

Job application e-mails carry banking Trojan

The FBI-backed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a warning yesterday about the rise in Automated Clearing House fraud aimed at businesses across the country. …

Increased SEO poisoning will drive record malware outbreaks

Surges in SEO poisoning will yield record-breaking malware outbreaks for businesses in 2011 according to TriGeo. In addition to SEO poisoning attacks in 2011, companies should …

Spyware prevention 101

Spyware goes by many names, including adware, malware, crimeware, scumware and snoopware, but no matter what you call it, its purpose is still the same: to creep into your …

“Rare animal gift” scams target FarmVille players

A string of Farmille-themed scams have been popping up on Facebook in the last few days, trying to lure users into completing surveys by using offers of rare animals and Farm …

Cybercriminals shifting focus to non-Windows systems

In a major cybercrime turning point, scammers have begun shifting their focus away from Windows-based PCs to other operating systems and platforms, including smart phones, …

Zeus malware now targets online payment providers

The Zeus malware continues to evolve, diversifying away from its target bank sites and their customers, and over to sites with user credentials that allow assets that have a …

Fake Facebook password change notification leads to malware

The following e-mail purportedly sent by Facebook has recently been hitting inboxes around the world: The attached .zip file that supposedly contains the new password actually …

A global shift in cybercrime

The target of attacks has shifted from traditional infrastructure to mobile users and endpoint devices, according to a new report. Research from SpiderLabs found that …

Chinese Trojan targets cloud-based AV technologies

A Trojan that tries to obstruct cloud-based antivirus technology present in major AV solutions offered by Chinese security firms is targeting users by posing as a video player …

“Free iPhone and iPad combo” offer lures Twitterers to malicious site

A surge in malicious shortened links accompanying messages that say I just won a free iphone and ipad! (or a variation of that message) has been spotted on yesterday morning …

Bizarre Firefox update scam offers AV to go with it

A fascinating mishmash of scammy offers is currently being pushed onto Russian-speaking users on chatrooms, forums and security lists. It all starts with a link that takes …

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