Bogus Royal Mail emails deliver malware
UK-based Internet users should be on the lookout for spoofed Royal Mail emails, as cyber crooks have decided to impersonate the institution and try to deliver malware to …
Rogue WhatsApp Facebook apps harvest info, lead to malware
Rogue Facebook apps still occasionally pop up, even though they are not nearly as ubiquitous as they used to be. More often than not they supposedly show users who has been …
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 …
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 …
World’s largest oil company Saudi Aramco hit by malware
Saudi Aramco, the national oil company of Saudi Arabia, reported a serious security breach which may caused major disruptions in their network. A piece of malware caused a …
Tips to keep kids safe online
Malware is just a step-away when children click on games, free shoes, Justin Bieber videos or gift cards offered on social networks. Hackers use social engineering techniques …
Bafruz Trojan wreaks havoc on infected systems
Microsoft has announced that its Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool has recently been modified to detect two new malware families: Matsnu and Bafruz. The latter one is …
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 …
NSS Labs expose inadequate AV products
NSS Labs testing showed that 9 of 13 popular consumer anti-virus products tested failed to provide adequate protection against exploits targeting two recent critical Microsoft …
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 …
Who is using the commercial cyberespionage tool FinFisher?
Malware development has long stopped being the exclusive domain of individuals and groups looking for strictly fame or money. As years passed and everybody and everything went …