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Fake car tax adjustment information leads to malware

A wave of spam emails containing a malicious attachment is targeting car owners. The subject line professes the email to be a heads-up about changes regarding the tax one must …

Community support for Tavis Ormandy, security researcher

The highly-publicized disclosure of a 0-day Microsoft vulnerability by Tavis Ormandy has divided security researchers. While some deem his action irresponsible, others support …

Security firm discloses vulnerabilities to vendors who are willing to pay

VUPEN Security has had enough – no more freebies for software vendors. The security company – previously known as FrSIRT (French Security Incident Response Team) …

A closer look at Rohos Logon Key for Mac

Rohos Logon Key for Mac (v2.3) can turn any USB flash drive, iPod, Bluetooth enabled mobile, iPhone, YubiKey, UmiKey, Swekey OTP token, or Touchatag device with RFID tags into …

Facebook scam remotely executes actions on your account

You’re on Facebook. You notice that one (or several) of your friends “liked” a page named “99% of people can’t watch this video for more than 25 …

Fake Microsoft Security Update e-mail

Francophones around the world should be careful not to fall for the claims of an e-mail that offers a link for the user to follow in order to receive a Microsoft Windows …

Facebook security cracked by company employees

Two weeks ago, Twitter has settled FTC charges that it deceived consumers and put their privacy at risk, since security lapses allowed hackers to obtain administrative control …

AV-lacking photo printing kiosks propagating malware

Users of the Windows-based Fuji photo kiosks set up in Big W retail stores all over Australia are in danger of having their USB drives – and, consequently, their …

iTunes accounts plundered, Apple’s App store needs better control mechanisms

YouTube isn’t the only online service whose regular operation has been disrupted this weekend – the Apple App store has been targeted and even some iTunes accounts …

YouTube hack: No virus, just a XSS flaw – and it’s already fixed

This Independence Day weekend seemed like the perfect time for hackers to take advantage of a cross-site scripting vulnerability in YouTube’s comments to bombard the …

ATM vendors threaten researcher, stop his presentation on ATM flaws

In an unexpected turn of events, a presentation about “The Underground Economy” by Italian white hat hacker and security expert Raoul Chiesa at the Hack In The Box …

Twitter Kit, a spammer’s dream come true

Cyber criminals and spammers have been (mis)using Twitter for a long time. Twitter has tried to stop or at least limit their use of the platform by defining some Web page …

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