Bogus hotel websites set up to push a variety of scams
As the end-of-the-year holidays slowly approach, cyber crooks are ramping up their various scammy campaigns. Among these is a relatively new but rather complex combination of …
Malicious QR codes pop up on traffic-heavy locations
QR codes – those matrix barcodes that you can now find almost anywhere – are very handy for directing users to specific sites by simply scanning them with their …
New Reveton ransomware variant speaks to victims
Trend Micro researchers have recently spotted a variant of the Reveton ransomware that not only shows a message claiming that the affected computer has been blocked because of …
Fake Better Business Bureau notifications carry malware
Emails purported to be notifications about complaints received by the Better Business Bureau are hitting inboxes, trying to scare recipients into opening the attached file: …
Video: Smart TV 0-day vulnerability
This video by ReVuln demonstrates a 0-day vulnerability in Smart TV, in this case a Samsung TV LED 3D. Smart TV can be used to browse the Internet, use social networks, …
Smart grid ICS cyber security market to grow
Smart grid industrial control systems (ICS) remain in a state of flux. Security is still viewed as a cost-limitation exercise by many utilities, and advances toward meaningful …
McAfee mobile security app gets new privacy technology
McAfee released an enhanced version of McAfee Mobile Security featuring App Lock, an app privacy technology, as well as a completely refreshed user interface. The security …
Rapid7 updates vulnerability management solution
Rapid7 announced that the new capabilities of its vulnerability management solution, Nexpose, simplify the challenge of IT security risk management. Nexpose 5.5 introduces new …
Ultra-secure memory sticks with anti-malware features
Kingston Digital has partnered with ESET and ClevX. The combination extends ClevX DriveSecurity powered by ESET’s proactive portable anti-malware technology to …
Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.1 released
Panda Security launched Panda Cloud Antivirus 2.1. The product incorporates new anti-exploit technologies, in both its free and pro editions, which detect and neutralize …
Former Anonymous spokesman indicted for sharing stolen card data
After having been arrested last September and having been detained in custody ever since, 31-year-old Barrett Brown has finally been indicted for possessing and transmitting …
Hackers encrypt medical centre’s patient data, ask for ransom
Russian hackers have apparently managed to break into a server where an Australian medical centre keeps its patients’ records, encrypt the data, and are now asking for …