RAT-wielding attacker compromises poker player’s laptop
The laptop of a high-profile Finnish poker player has been found to contain spying malware after the device was stolen from and then returned to his room in a 5-star hotel in …
Android malware places secret calls to premium rate numbers
A mobile malware family dubbed MouaBad by Lookout researchers has lately been plaguing Chinese users with older versions (3.1 and earlier) of Android. Variants of the malware …
Smarter cyber crime forces industry to change
Sophos released its latest Security Threat Report which outlines the significant changes in cyber criminal behavior over the course of last year and a forecast for their …
FBI used spying malware to track down terror suspect
Court documents related to a recent FBI investigation have revealed that the agency has been permitted to try to compromise with spying malware the computer of a potential …
Alleged Blackhole author and gang prosecuted in Russia
Paunch, the creator of the infamous Blackhole exploit kit, is being prosecuted along with 12 other individuals involved in a Russia-based cybercrime ring, the Russian Ministry …
Researchers uncover Point-of-Sale botnet
Researchers from Arbor Networks have spotted an active Point of Sale (PoS) compromise campaign using the Dexter malware or variants of it, aimed at stealing credit and debit …
Spoofed MasterCard warning delivers malware
A worrisome email notifying users that their MasterCard debit card has been blocked just when most of them are trying to do their holiday shopping has been landing in inboxes …
Fake Amazon “Order Status” emails deliver malware
It comes as no surprise that as holiday shoppers begin to flood the internet looking for deals, the bad guys will be right behind them hoping to swoop in on an unsuspecting …
Researchers prove malware can communicate via computer speakers and microphones
Physically isolating critical systems from networks and systems that are unsecured has long been used as a simple way to protect the former from unwanted intrusions and …
90,000 patients’ info exposed in hospital malware attack
Personal information of some 90,000 patients of two Seattle hospitals has been compromised after an employee opened an email attachment that contained malware. The incident …
Legitimate apps bundled up with secret Bitcoin miner
As the value of Bitcoin continues to rise, a lot of people are trying to cash in on the craze. Some do it legally, by getting their own machines to perform the calculations …
Experts predict widespread attacks on online banking users
Kaspersky Lab has recorded several thousand attempts to infect computers used for online banking with a malicious program that its creators claim can attack “any bank in …
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