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Is Flame something that we should worry about?
Much has been said and written in the last few days since the initial discovery of the so-called Flame (SkyWiper) toolkit. Security researchers have split in two camps: those …
Tiny but deadly banking Trojan discovered
The discovery of a new banking Trojan by the researchers working for CSIS Security Group has proved that a piece of malware doesn’t have to be big and complex to get the …
FBI warns of joint threat by ransomware and banking Trojan
The combination of the Citadel banking Trojan and Reveton ransomware that Trusteer warned about at the beginning of May is apparently still targeting users. So much so, that …
When syncing sinks your browser
Google Chrome’s most recent version (v19) introduced a “tab sync” feature. When inspecting this feature from a security perspective we realized that a new …
Programmer pleads guilty to US govt software source code theft
A Chinese computer programmer that was charged with stealing the source code of software developed by the US Treasury Department pleaded guilty to the charge on Tuesday. The …
Romanian hackers arrested for hitting government websites
Twelve individuals have been arrested across Romania for having allegedly compromised and defaced 29 websites of Romanian public institutions, and having stolen and leaked …
Trojan spyware promoted as Steam keygen
Scouring the Web for “legitimate” key generators, or keygens, is a risky business at the best of times. We make it a point that whoever the source is must have …
Facebook Timeline Remover is still alive
You may have seen reports of a Facebook themed “remove my timeline” scam, where users are asked to install a browser extension to roll Facebook back to the way it …
New Android Trojan likely developed by arrested cyber crooks
The alleged authors of Foncy, a premium rate SMS Trojan that targeted users from a number of European Countries and Canada, have been arrested and indicted in February in …
Significant malware increase across all platforms
In Q1, PC malware reached its highest levels in four years, as well as a steep increase in malware targeting the Android platform. Mac malware was also on the rise, indicating …
Beware of fake Facebook account cancellation emails
Fake account cancellation emails are targeting Facebook users and trying to get them infected with information-stealing malware, warns Sophos. The email looks pretty …
Fake BBC website serves malware and a scam
Online scammers and malware peddlers know that the more afraid and desperate their targets are, the more likely it is that they will fall for their tactics, so their repeated …
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