Zeljka Zorz
Facebook users targeted with bogus Walmart gift card offer
Christmas season should be a happy and relaxed time, but it often isn’t – especially when the money is tight. There are feasts to be planned and presents to be …
Phishers lure users in with fake Facebook security app
A recently discovered phishing scam aimed at Facebook users proves that even the best intentions can sometimes lead to terrible results, Symantec warns. The phishers set up a …
Ransomware demands survey completion instead of cash
Ransomware has replaced fake AV as the most high-profile and annoying malware targeting computer users around the world, and the approach is always the same: the owners of the …
Company’s industrial heating system hacked via backdoor
An FBI memo circulated internally and shared with New Jersey law enforcement this last summer has recently been published and tells of a compromise of the industrial control …
Fake CitiBank credit card statement leads to malware
CitiBank customers are advised to tread carefully through their email inboxes as fake credit card statements sporting the bank’s name could be waiting for them: The …
ExploitHub confirms breach
ExploitHub.com, the well-known online marketplace where one can buy exploit code for disclosed vulnerabilities, has confirmed that its web application server was compromised, …
Three people arrested in U.K. over “police ransomware”
The U.K. Metropolitan Police’s Central e-Crime Unit has arrested three individuals that have allegedly participated in a scheme to defraud Internet users by making them …
Mac users hit with fake installer and SMS fraud
Malicious installers of the Trojan.SMSSend malware family have, until now, targeted Windows users, but researchers from Russian security company Doctor Web have now unearthed …
Exploit tool hitting Joomla and WordPress sites
Joomla and WordPress sites’ administrators should consider updating to the latest version of their respective content management system as soon as possible since, …
Facebook changes privacy policies, scraps user voting
The voting period for the proposed changes to Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities and Data Use Policy has ended on Monday, and despite the email sent out …
Custom-made malware is infecting POS terminals
A new type of malware aimed at Point-of-Sale (POS) systems has been spotted on machines belonging to big-name retailers, hotels, restaurants, and parking providers located …
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 …