cybercriminals
Mass-scale cleansing of co-opted computing devices
Cyber criminals are infecting innocent victims’ computing devices with crimeware at an alarming rate and with enormous costs. Technology solutions alone have not worked …
Fake “Critical browser update” warnings lead to malware
If you have manually updated your browser in the last week or so, think back on how you did it. Did you look for the update yourself, or did you download one after being faced …
Fake AV served to Dailymotion visitors via malicious ads
The extremely popular video-sharing website Dailymotion (dailymotion.com) has been found serving malicious ads that trigger fake infection warnings and try to make visitors …
New Zeus variant stymies malware analysis, has rootkit capabilities
As expected, variants of the infamous Zeus banking Trojan are becoming more adept at hiding their presence from users and AV solutions, and at preventing malware analysis …
“Unauthorized activity on your Amazon account” phishing email doing rounds
The pre-holiday online shopping frenzy has ended, but scam and phishing attempts continue unabated. The latest email spam campaign aiming for login credentials is one that …
WoW gamers targeted with trojanized Curse client
The DDoS attacks that temporarily took down Blizzard’s Battle.net and Valve’s Steam online gaming services over the end of the year holidays have undoubtedly …
Fake Adobe “licence key delivery” emails carry malware
A clever malware distribution campaign is currently doing rounds, taking the form of emails purportedly delivering licence keys for a number of Adobe’s software …
Resurgence of malware signed with stolen certificates
Since 2009, variants of the Winwebsec rogue AV family have been trying to trick users into believing their computer has been infected and into paying for …
WhatsApp-themed spam campaign delivers malware
A new WhatsApp-themed spam campaign has been spotted targeting users of the popular IM service. The spam email claims to be a notification about a voice message someone left …
Gamers attacked 11.7 million times in 2013
Just days after the launch of the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One, Kaspersky Lab experts have discovered that PC gamers across Europe were hit by a massive number of attacks in …
IT pros are playing cat and mouse with cybercriminals
IT professionals admit to feeling lost when it comes to trying to protect the company against cyber attacks and cybercriminals. This could be a big problem for all of us, as …
Cryptolocker copycat targets US, European users
A Cryptolocker copycat has been spotted targeting users in the US, Europe and Russia, but it looks that this new ransomware is less deadly that the original that inspired its …
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