cybercriminals

Bogus emails supposedly coming from the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), informing users that their “tax transaction” has been cancelled and trying to get them …

The psychology and economics behind the so-called Nigerian advanced fee fraud scams have been recently been explained by Microsoft researcher Cormac Herley in great detail, …

An information-stealing piece of Android malware that is currently being used in a campaign aimed specifically at female Japanese users has been spotted by Symantec …

The popularity of the Booking.com, one of the world’s biggest and most used online hotel reservations agency is getting misused in the latest malware distribution …

Websense ThreatSeeker Network intercepted a malware campaign targeting Blackberry customers. These fake emails state that the recipient has successfully created a Blackberry …

While Iranian systems seem mostly targeted with state-sponsored espionage malware, Israeli businesses and financial institutions mostly fear cyber extortionists. According to …

Malware peddlers are taking advantage of the fact that the next version of Apple’s popular iPhone is due to be released soon by targeting users with specially crafted …

UK-based Internet users should be on the lookout for spoofed Royal Mail emails, as cyber crooks have decided to impersonate the institution and try to deliver malware to …

Rogue Facebook apps still occasionally pop up, even though they are not nearly as ubiquitous as they used to be. More often than not they supposedly show users who has been …

With its vast number of Android users and their preference for third-party online app markets, China is the perfect breeding ground for new Android malware. Chinese mobile …

The official blog of microprocessor manufacturer AMD has been hacked by a group of relative newcomers to the hacking scene that go by the name of r00tBeer. The main page of …

A new spear-phishing attack targeting a number of specific companies in a few industries including the energy sector has been spotted by several security companies. Dubbed …