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“We are going to sue you” spam campaign leads to malware

Every once in a while, security researchers spot an email spam campaign so poorly thought out and executed that I have to wonder: “Who would fall far this?” But …

Kaspersky One: Universal security for multi-device protection

Kaspersky Lab announced Kaspersky One, a “Universal Security” solution that ensures protection across a wide selection of platforms and devices. Using a single …

AVG Business Edition 2012 released

AVG Technologies announced AVG Business Edition 2012, a security software solution for SMBs. In a nutshell, AVG Business Edition 2012: Delivers more – with respect to …

Skype users targeted with calls spreading fake AV

Showing considerable resourcefulness in their attempt to trick Internet users, fake AV peddlers have begun targeting Skype users with an unexpected call. “Attention: …

Cybercriminals find new ways to disguise spam

It used to be that malicious attachments came in emails with erotic photos of girls who “want to meet you”, or “scandalous photos” of celebrities. Now, …

Securing virtual environments and reducing malware risk

Rapid7 announced that the new version of its vulnerability management solution, Nexpose 5.0, will address the complex security challenges presented by the wide scale adoption …

Pay-per-install services attempt discreet comeback

“Pay-per-install businesses can be temporarily compromised by welcome law enforcement action, but the crooks will always find a way to return,” says McAfee’s …

New versions of Trend Micro enterprise data protection software

Trend Micro now offers completely integrated data protection for messaging and collaboration systems providing many feature advantages for security professionals. ScanMail for …

Japanese defense contractor breached

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has revealed that its networks have been breached in what is considered the first cyber attack to hit Japan’s defense industry. According to …

Bing, Yahoo! serving malware for popular search terms

Bing results for popular search terms such as “Firefox/Skype/AdobePlayer/uTorrent download” have been poisoned with bogus websites pushing a variety of malware. On …

BIOS rootkit found in the wild

Security researchers have recently discovered a new rootkit that targets computers’ BIOS, making the infection harder to detect and eradicate, and persist even if the …

uTorrent client on official site replaced with scareware

Users that have downloaded the uTorrent software client from the uTorrent.com website on Tuesday morning are warned that they might have ended up with scareware on their …

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