Zeljka Zorz
Will the Sweet Orange exploit kit dethrone Blackhole?
There’s a new exploit kit being offered for sale and it seems to be slowly but surely gaining in popularity. Dubbed Sweet Orange, the kit uses exploits for Java, PDF, IE …
Bogus LinkedIn invitations lead to info-stealer Trojan
Another round of LinkedIn-themed spam is hitting inboxes around the world, warns GFI. The email, sent from a bogus email address, urges the recipient to join the …
Scarlett Johansson hacker gets 10 years in prison
36-year-old Florida resident Christopher Chaney has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and to pay $66,000 restitution for having hacked the email accounts of Scarlett …
Android botnet spreads SMS spam
Researchers from two security firms have detected widespread SMS spam campaigns aimed at making users download a new Android Trojan that ropes their devices into a mobile …
Carberp-in-the-Mobile found on Google Play
Everybody knows (or should know) that downloading apps from third party online markets is dangerous, but even official markets such as Google Play can’t be considered …
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 …
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