Demonstrators targeted with destructive malware
A spam campaign carrying an unusual payload has been recently spotted targeting Russian users that are not satisfied with Vladimir Putin becoming once again the President of …
Two-thirds of Android AV solutions not good enough
Nearly two-thirds of Android antivirus products offered on the market today cannot be considered reliable enough for use, says independent IT and security research institute …
DNSChanger-infected machines won’t be disconnected, for now
It’s good news for the owners of the computers still infected by the DNSChanger malware, as a US Federal Judge agreed with the Attorney’s Office’s formal …
New P2P botnet soon available for sale
The development of a new botnet that will rely on a decentralized architecture based on P2P technology is nearing completion and will soon be offered for sale for a sum of …
Flash vulnerability exploited to deliver malware
Attackers are once again exploiting the public’s tendency for not keeping its software updated and its ongoing interest about Iran and its nuclear program to infect …
Tax-themed spam email leads to malware
Cyber criminals are becoming increasingly adept at turning out legitimate-looking spam emails, making sometimes even more experience users fall for the various scams. SANS …
Bogus US SEC notification leads to malware
Notifications purportedly sent by the US Securities and Exchange Commission have been hitting inboxes and trying to trick users into following a malicious link, warns GFI. The …
Anonymous’ supporters tricked into installing Zeus
Anonymous supporters that joined Operation Megaupload got more than they bargained for when they downloaded what they believed was the Slowloris DoS tool from a Pastebin post. …
40% of UK businesses breached due to spam
Businesses are still struggling to deal with the problems caused by spam, and nearly half of them have experienced a data breach as a result of employees clicking on malicious …
Malware extraction and analysis by Solera
Solera Networks announced the latest enhancement to its DeepSee platform – the Real-Time File Extractor, which enables immediate, automatic identification and alerting …
Infected government computers getting cleaned
As the date of the planned shutdown of the clean servers that constitute the only link to the Internet for the 400,000 or so computers still infected with the DNSChanger …
Protection against malicious URLs and attachments
Invincea announced the availability of a greatly expanded product suite to address emerging vectors of attacks against users. Building off of its approach to breach prevention …
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