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Data-stealing Android Trojan masquerades as greeting-sending app

Text messages have largely replaced seasonal (and non) greeting cards, and there are mobile apps out there that let you send prewritten witty/sweet messages to friends and …

Analysis of Facebook attacks

Commtouch published a comprehensive analysis of scores of malicious Facebook activities during the past year. Affiliate marketing sites are the final destination in …

Data-stealing malware growth spikes

The propagation of some forms of crimeware surged in the half-year period ending in June, 2011 with data-stealing malware reaching and maintaining a new plateau of contagion, …

Amazon users targeted with fake shipping notices

The BlackHole exploit kit has become an increasingly popular way of delivering malware to unsuspecting users. By exploiting a series of unpatched Windows, Java and Adobe …

Android Trojan used for political activism

In the overwhelming majority of cases, mobile Trojans are designed to steal money or information which will ultimately be monetized. But occasionally, there are some out there …

Kim Jong-il death spam carries malware

As expected, malicious spam taking advantage of the death of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has been hitting inboxes since the news was announced. The emails contain a simple …

Ransomware impersonating European police agencies

Ransomware has been around for quite some time and likely won’t disappear soon, as it usually does manage to make inexperienced users fork over to the criminals quite a …

Latest spam campaigns delivering the Zbot Trojan

For a while now, fake messages and warnings from USPS, FedEx and DHL about supposedly undelivered packages have been hitting inboxes, and users have been getting wiser about …

How to avoid malware hiding behind QR codes

As the use of QR codes becomes increasingly widespread, users should be aware that they are also becoming an easy way for malware peddlers to spread their malicious wares. …

Biggest security threat for 2012? Privacy violations

Cyber-espionage, along with privacy violations and social networking attacks facilitated by the increased use of mobile and tablet devices, will be the source of increased …

How to spot fake Android apps

In the wake of the news that Google has again been removing Premium SMS fraudulent apps masquerading as popular games from its the official Android Market, TrendMicro’s …

The rise of social media abuse and mobile malware

IID released its list of the top security trends from 2011. Some specific trends that IID saw emerge over the past year include the extended enterprise coming under assault, …

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