Firefox 3.6.12 fixes critical security issue
Mozilla released Firefox 3.6.11 that fixes a critical security issue. Heap buffer overflow mixing document.write and DOM insertion Morten Kråkvik of Telenor SOC reported …
A new approach for malware distribution
Some malware developers sell their product, other offer its source code for free. So, what’s the catch? What’s in it for them? The analysis of a malware sample …
BoingBoing hacked and defaced
BoingBoing.net, the popular blog and “directory of wonderful things”, has been hacked and its home page replaced with a message containing vulgar language and …
Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3 released
Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.3 features a new security safeguard against malicious websites, as well as improvements to the user experience, in both the Free and Pro Editions. The …
Hardware encrypted RAID tower
Ciphertex Data Security introduced the CX-RANGER/E, a portable encrypted RAID system with AES 256-bit hardware-based encryption and up to 5 Terabytes of storage capacity. It …
Increase in Halloween malware attacks
There’s an increase in the number of Trojans circulating in the pre-Halloween period this year, according to GFI Software. Eight of the top 10 threat detections …
Automated data protection for private clouds
EMC announced their new Data Protection Advisor management software that automatically monitors, analyzes, provides alerts and reports on all aspects of the protection status …
Alleged spam kingpin under investigation
31-year old Russian Igor Gusev is being investigated by the Russian police because they believe him to be the central figure behind the well-known spamming affiliate program …
Cybercriminals aggressively recruiting money mules
Money mules have been aggressively recruited this year to help cyber criminals launder money, according to Fortinet. A recent example of this is the worldwide prosecutions of …
Facebook “Check to see who has deleted you” scam
“See who your friends really are! Check to see who has deleted you,” offers the latest Facebook scam: If you’re tempted to use this application that goes by …
ZeuS-SpyEye merger
Feeling the heat of the attention of international law enforcement and the recent takedowns of various botnets and the worldwide arrests of gang members using his malware, the …
Facebook phishing worm compromises thousands of accounts
A very effective phishing worm has been targeting Facebook users and has been compromising their accounts by luring them with the offer of seeing a video. The victim would …