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SMSZombie Android Trojan infects 500,000 users
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 …
AMD’s blog hacked, user data leaked
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 …
Destructive Shamoon attack targets energy sector
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 …
Sharp rise in malware targeting Android
The number of new malicious programs targeting the Android platform has almost tripled in the second quarter of the year, according to Kaspersky Lab. Over the three months in …
Sirefef infections explode due to new infection technique
The Sirefef/Zaccess family of Trojans – designed to download other malware, disable the machine’s security features, and often make lasting changes to the computer …
Malware-laden emails target hedge fund managers
A highly targeted spam campaign aimed at hedge and private equity fund managers has recently been spotted by Barracuda Labs researchers. The email looks like it has been …
Critical vulnerabilities in popular DDoS toolkit exposed
Prolexic Technologies exposed weaknesses in the command and control (C&C) architecture of the Dirt Jumper DDoS Toolkit family that could neutralize would-be attackers. …
Citadel Trojan targets airport employees with VPN attack
Trusteer have recently discovered a sophisticated Man in the Browser (MitB) enterprise attack that targets VPN users at a major international airport hub. Using the Citadel …
Defense contractor targeted with “sexy” spam carrying malware
Targeted spam campaigns take many forms and take advantage a variety of natural human responses and feelings such as curiosity, fear, or lust. This last one spotted bet on the …
Olympics and Android hit by malware and rogue apps
GFI Software released its report of the most prevalent threat detections encountered last month. In July, GFI threat researchers observed a number of malware attacks targeting …
eBay’s security efforts lead to massive fraud drop and 3K arrests
eBay, the notable online auction and shopping mammoth website and the company that runs it, has taken the fraud threat seriously and has managed to cut it by 90 percent in the …
The fuel that drives global cybercrime
Karine de Ponteves is a FortiGuard AV analyst with Fortinet. In this interview she discusses how cybercriminals exploit major events to deliver malware, the oversharing of …
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