Zeljka Zorz
Facebook builds up its defenses
The redesign of its Safety Center is just one of the steps Facebook is lately taking to tackle the security issues that have been steadily rising along with the number of …
Little-known Java feature exploited in-the-wild
A recently unearthed feature that has been built into Java since Java 6 Update 10 allows developers to easily distribute their applications to end users. Unfortunately – …
The U.K. Digital Economy Act: What you need to know
The various provisions of the U.K. Digital Economy Act have been publicly and privately debated for months. The public outcry against the most draconian ones failed to make an …
“Secure messages” from bank lead to phishing page
TrendLabs warns that Standard Chartered Bank clients are the targets of the latest batch of phishing emails that have been hitting inboxes: Notice how the scammers rely on the …
A third of Windows XP security solutions failed independent tests
The latest tests run by the independent security certification body Virus Bulletin saw one third of the evaluated anti-malware solutions for Windows XP fail to provide …
Apache.org hit by XSS, bruteforce attack
The Apache Software Foundation is the latest victim of a targeted attack aimed at its infrastructure – more specifically, at the SliceHost server (brutus.apache.org) …
Google’s priorities: Security and mobility
The future of computing is mobile. This statement has been repeated time and again by many people in the computer industry, and yesterday was Eric Schmidt’s turn to say …
Medical records secured by code-changing algorithm
Medical records databases are a treasure trove for researchers – mapping trends in diseases and studying them to discover better treatment methods has never been easier. …
President’s death used for fake AV peddling
Scammers are taking advantage of the people’s interest in the news of the tragic death of Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski to peddle their fake AV software. By …
Farm Town players targeted by malvertisements?
Players of the popular Facebook game application Farm Town are warned not to fall for the fake security warnings claiming that the user is infected by a virus that pop up …
Cash extortion scheme targets BitTorrent users
BitTorrent users are targeted by an unprecedented extortion campaign that threatens them with legal action for copyright infringement, unless the pay a $400 …
WordPress hacked, affected blogs point to malware site
A throng of blogs have been compromised and are pointing readers to a malicious website containing scripts that lead to a Trojan that drops and executes other malicious files. …