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 …
Malware detection for Nessus vulnerability scanner
Tenable announced new malicious process detection capabilities on Windows computers for the Nessus vulnerability scanner. This new functionality complements and extends AV …
DNS-changing Trojan leads to phishing banking sites
Latin American Internet users are constantly attacked by cyber crooks who aim to get their online banking credentials in order to perpetrate identity theft and banking fraud. …
17% of the world’s PCs are unprotected
Lack of consumer PC protection is a global problem. In a study that analyzed data from voluntary scans from an average of 27-28 million computers per month, McAfee researchers …
Flamer removal tool from Bitdefender
Bitdefender released a tool to find and remove the most complex, dangerous spy tool yet discovered, the newly discovered Flamer attack toolkit. Flamer, also known as Skywiper, …
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 …
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 …
New cyber weapon targets systems in the Middle East
A new sophisticated piece of malware dubbed “Flame” has been discovered in systems belonging to users in many Middle Eastern countries and is though to have been …
Olympic-themed spam emails carries malicious PDF
As the 2012 Olympic Games are speedily approaching, users should be aware of the fact that unsolicited Olympic-themed emails are rarely good news. The latest one of that kind …
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 …
Financial fraud drives most targeted attacks
Check Point announced the results of a new survey revealing 65% of organizations who experienced targeted attacks reported that the hacker’s motivation was driven by …
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