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Week in review: Extortion schemes, vulnerability tax and new malware strains

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Microsoft Windows MHTML XSS vulnerability A vulnerability has been reported in …

Free guide: Top 10 reports for managing vulnerabilities

New network vulnerabilities appear constantly and the ability for IT security professionals to handle new flaws, fix misconfigurations and protect against threats requires …

250,000 Facebook profiles harvested for setting up dating site

250,000 Facebook users have become the unwitting members of a “dating” site whose authors claim is a “work of art” and not set up to make money, but …

Fast-flux tactics for Facebook scams

Survey scams are a daily occurrence for many Facebook users, and “See who’s stalking you on Facebook” is an often-used proclamation to lure the users to …

Targeted attacks on Abobe Reader files rise

GFI Software revealed continuing high levels of rogue security products circulating during January, and a surge in malware that takes aim at vulnerabilities within Adobe …

Google Chrome update includes security fixes

Google Chrome 9.0.597.84 has been released to the Stable and Beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Fixes: Low Minor sandbox leak via stat(). High Use-after-free in image …

Cybercriminals target Super Sunday as their biggest game ever

Security experts predict record-breaking numbers of online threats and cyber attacks related to Super Sunday as compared to other holidays or events. According to …

Google offers Pwn2Own contestants $20,000 for Chrome exploit

As during the previous four years, this year’s edition of the CanSecWest conference will welcome security researchers bent on trying to exploit vulnerabilities in …

Fake Facebook Security page sending out phishing messages

Phishers have rolled out a new tactic to target Facebook users – they are misusing the name of legitimate Facebook Security page and sending out warnings about an …

Zeus evolution: Geographical attack locations

Despite having been around for four years, Zeus continues to be a thorn in the side of the IT security industry and its business users, mainly because of its constantly …

500,000 stolen e-mail credentials for Waledac’s comeback

Almost a year ago, the Waledac botnet was crippled by a legal action initiated by Microsoft which resulted in the takedown of 273 Internet domains that were being used as …

Multilingual PayPal phishing e-mails doing rounds

A recent report compiled by OpenDNS showed that 45 percent of all phishing attempts made in 2010 were targeting PayPal customers. It is no wonder then that we witness PayPal …

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