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Carberp gang arrested in Russia

Eight men have been arrested in Moscow for having allegedly stolen over $2 million from the bank accounts of over 90 Russian individuals by infecting their computers with the …

Computer and biological viruses might eventually converge

The term “computer virus” was coined by Fred Cohen in the early 1980s, because like its biological counterparts, the computer virus is essentially a sequence of …

Beware of fake Google AV

Cyber crooks are once again trying to take advantage of Google’s name and logo to push malware onto unsuspecting users. According to GFI researchers, a number of pages …

Facebook privacy loophole allows regular spying on users

With over 845 million active users, Facebook is a great source of willingly shared information for anyone who can effectively become a “Facebook friend” with the …

Phishers trick gamers with adult cam show offer

A rather clever phishing scheme targeting Italian gamers has recently been spotted by Symantec researchers. The scammy page, hosted on a free web hosting site, was made to …

Apple, Facebook and others named in privacy lawsuit

Thirteen individuals have filed a lawsuit against a number of app makers including Path, Facebook, Instagram, Yelp and Rovio, accusing them of uploading the information stored …

US govt and military email addresses offered for sale

Cyber crooks are very well aware that information is a very lucrative commodity and that every type of information has potential buyers. Take email addresses, for example. …

Europeans targeted with new ransomware

In the last couple of years, malware that hijacks the users’ machines and demands money to “unblock” it has become an often encountered threat. Messages …

Fake LinkedIn emails serve malware

Emails purportedly coming from business-related social network LinkedIn have been hitting inboxes in the last couple of days, ostensibly reminding recipients of invitations …

Working exploit for MS12-020 RDP flaw found

The vulnerability in Microsoft’s Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) implementation (MS12-020) – a patch for which has been released by during the last Patch Tuesday …

Android banking Trojan steals both authenticating factors

The Zeus and SpyEye banking Trojans have recently been fitted with a new module that targets Android users that use their device as an added authentication method when …

Fake Google Play site serves Android malware

Online scammers are known for their adaptability, so it should not come as a surprise that the recent name change of Google’s official Android Market – now dubbed …

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