Fake emails saying US is bombing Syria lead to malware
Two distinct spam campaigns taking advantage of the current political situation in Syria have been spotted by Symantec and Kaspersky Lab researchers. The first one consists of …
Backdoor brute-forces Joomla and WordPress sites
A recently discovered backdoor with brute-forcing capabilities that are used against Joomla- and WordPress-managed blogs has shown, once again, the importance of keeping your …
Obad Android Trojan distributed via mobile botnets
When first unearthed three months ago, the Obad Android Trojan has fascinated researchers with its sophistication. Difficult to analyze, using a bug in the Android OS to …
Sykipot-wielding attackers now targeting US civil aviation firms
The Sykipot backdoor Trojan is not a new threat. First detected over six years ago, its existence and use has been tied almost exclusively with the cyber espionage activities …
New advanced banking Trojan in the wild
ESET malware researchers have uncovered a new and effective banking Trojan which targets online banking users in Europe and Asia. Using very credible-looking spreading …
Fake Facebook “Pages you might like” emails deliver malware
Fake Facebook emails urging users to review some Pages they might like are hitting inboxes around the world, warns ThreatTrack. Sporting “Hi [name], here are some Pages …
Hand of Thief Linux Trojan fails to work as promised
RSA researchers have recently spotted a banking Trojan targeting Linux systems being sold online by a cybercrime team based in Russia. Dubbed Hand of Thief by its creator(s), …
NetTraveler APT group is back, adds watering hole attacks to its arsenal
The “Red Star” APT group employing the NetTraveler malware family is still active, but has changed its modus operandi. Its targets remain the same: government …
Leaked FinFisher presentation details toolkit’s spying capabilities
F-Secure’s Mikko Hypponen has shared several interesting slides from a presentation that displays the wide range of capabilities offered by the FinFisher commercial …
Five ways to get the most out of your sandbox
There’s been a lot of talk lately about the value of sandbox technology as part of a cybersecurity defense. While sandboxes are a valuable tool in the hands of a …
Banking Trojans dominate malware in e-mail traffic
The percentage of spam in email traffic in July was up only 0.1 percentage points and averaged at 71.2 per cent, according to Kaspersky Lab. Malicious attachments were found …
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94.7 percent of Americans received at least one email containing a virus, spyware, or malware, according to Halon. About one in eleven (8.8%) opened the attachment and …
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