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Top Facebook scams and malware attacks

Millions of people fell for Facebook scams in 2014. Though security experts, companies and tech-savvy users guard against Facebook cyber attacks, many unwary users continue to …

Russian hackers stole millions from banks, ATMs

Tens of millions of dollars, credit cards and intellectual property stolen by a new group of cyber criminals. Group-IB and Fox IT, in a joint research effort, released a …

New Zeus variant targets users of 150 banks

A new variant of the infamous Zeus banking and information-stealing Trojan has been created to target the users of over 150 different banks and 20 payment systems in 15 …

Malware peddlers take advantage of Sony’s decision to pull controversial film

In the wake of Sony Pictures Entertainment’s decision to scrap the theatrical release of the controversial film “The Interview” altogether, cyber criminals …

Malware peddlers turn again to malicious links

In the continuous see-sawing that spammers and malware peddlers perform between sending out emails with malicious links and those with malicious attachments, the former method …

Top 5 malware attacks: 35 reused components

CyActive identified the top five malware that returned the highest ROI for hackers with the least effort per dollar — achieved by recycling code and using the same methods …

TorrentLocker exposed: Investigation and analysis

ESET researchers analyzed a widespread case of ransomware generally known as TorrentLocker, which started spreading in early 2014. The latest variant of the malware has …

Attackers worm their way into QNAP NAS devices through Shellshock hole

A worm intent on creating surreptitious backdoors is actively being used to compromise unpatched QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) systems around the world by exploiting the …

100k+ WP websites compromised by SoakSoak malware

Sucuri Security researchers are warning about a massive compromise of WordPress sites sporting malicious JavaScript leading visitors to malware. The discovery was made on …

Two newcomers in the exploit kit market

Exploit kits are a great means to an end for malware distributors, who either buy them or rent them in order to widely disseminate their malicious wares. It’s no wonder …

Linux backdoor used by Turla APT attackers discovered, analyzed

Kaspersky Lab researchers have discovered a new piece of the puzzle called Turla (aka Snake, aka Uroburos): the malware used by attackers does not come only in the Windows …

Sony hack: Lousy security, customized malware linked to previous attacks

The security picture painted by the stolen and leaked documents from Sony Pictures Entertainment becomes uglier by the day, as several companies and news outlets continue to …

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