WordPress 3.1.4 fixes security issues
WordPress 3.1.4 is available now and is a maintenance and security update for all previous versions. This release fixes an issue that could allow a malicious Editor-level user …
Hiloti Trojan downloader infection rates triple in UK
The Hiloti generic downloader is a Trojan first seen in December 2008 has shown a dramatic increase in infection rates of PCs during June 2011. Hiloti is a generic malware …
Gmail to improve phishing email detection
Google has decided to introduce a small but hopefully effective change in the way it presents Gmail user with received emails. Starting from now, every time a user receives an …
Anonymous leaks new batch of government and company data
Anonymous has made available for download another batch of data, including those belonging to the Zimbabwean government, Mosman Municipal Council, Universal Music Group …
“Credit card overdue” spam carries malware
Spam emails seemingly coming from a credit card company have been hitting inboxes and trying to scare users into downloading and running the attached malicious file: According …
Russia becomes world leader for malware
The volume of spam in email traffic increased 2.1 per cent in May, when compared with the previous month, making up on average 80.8 per cent of the total. A reduction of …
Phishing operation organizer sentenced
27-year old Kenneth Joseph Lucas II has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for having organized the phishing operation shut down by the FBI in October 2009. Dubbed Operation …
2011 CWE/SANS top 25 most dangerous software errors
SANS and Mitre have released the CWE/SANS Top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors list for 2011. The list was compiled with the help of a great number of security experts from a …
FBI search for LulzSec hackers leads to Iowa woman
Government and law enforcement agencies’ efforts to discover who is behind the recently disbanded LulzSec have increased as Operation AntiSec still goes strong. And …
45 million U.S. individuals manipulate their identities
When does a little white lie become fraud? An estimated 45 million people in the U.S. have deliberately manipulated their identities in applications for credit, cell phone …
EA password reset due to LulzSec hack?
Electronic Arts (EA) customers have been receiving emails from the company notifying them that their passwords have been reset “to ensure account security”. Graham …
Bitcoin-mining Trojan spotted
Bitcoin has received lately a lot of attention from users and from the media, so it’s no wonder that cyber criminals have also figured out ways to take advantage of its …