cybercriminals

Three-year-old Uroburos rootkit likely created by Russian state-sponsored hackers

March 4, 2014

Researchers from German antivirus company G Data have discovered and analyzed a complex rootkit with spying capabilities and believe that it has been created and employed by …

Namecheap’s DNS server hit with a “new type” of DDoS

February 21, 2014

Popular domain registrar and web hosting service Namecheap has been having trouble with an unexpected DDoS attack targeting 300 or so domains on two of their their DNS …

Nearly 310,000 affected in University of Maryland breach

February 20, 2014

University of Maryland is the latest higher learning institution to have suffered a data breach of considerable scope and proportions, as nearly 310,000 records of staff and …

First-rate phishing email claims “Your Paypal transaction was declined”

February 20, 2014

Extremely well-made fake notifications claiming the recipients’ PayPal transaction was declined are doing rounds and trying to trick users sharing personal and financial …

Lessons learned from blocking 100 million cyber attacks

February 19, 2014

Using real-life data from the 100m+ malicious hack attempts FireHost blocked in the last 12 months, they produced a Superfecta report which contains a quarter-by-quarter guide …

Fake SSL certificates used to impersonate Facebook, Google, banks

February 13, 2014

Analysts with UK-based Internet research firm Netcraft have discovered a considerable number of fake SSL certificates in the wild, created to impersonate banks, social …

Bogus Microsoft “Reactivate Your Email Account” emails doing rounds

February 13, 2014

Phishing emails purportedly sent by Microsoft are targeting the company’s customers and trying to get them to reveal their login credentials and some personal …

Modular Corcow banking Trojan poised for success

February 12, 2014

Banking Trojans are among the most used stealthy malware, and the most popular ones are undoubtedly Zeus, SpyEye, Citadel and Carberp. Still, that doesn’t mean there is …

Trojan steals Bitcoins and targets OS X

February 10, 2014

SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan which targets OS X and spies on web traffic to steal Bitcoins. The OSX/CoinThief.A malware has been found in the wild, and there are …

Bogus Facebook “Look Back” video pages spread malware

February 7, 2014

If you are a regular Facebook user, chances are good that you have already watched a couple of “Look Back” videos compiled by your friends. Maybe you have even …

Cyber risks awaiting visitors and viewers of Sochi 2014 Olympics

February 5, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics are set to start on Friday in Sochi, a Russian city located on the shores of the Black Sea. There have been many controversies regarding this choice …