The rise of the Koobface social networking worm
A new McAfee Labs report shows a significant spike in instances of the Koobface social networking worm and a dramatic increase in spam. McAfee Labs also saw continued …
Android malware continues to rise
The first quarter of 2013 was marked by firsts for Android malware that add complexity to the Android threat landscape. According to F-Secure Labs, January through March saw …
Spamhaus DDoS suspect extradited to his home country
Sven Olaf Kamphuis, owner and manager of Dutch “bulletproof hosting” firm Cyberbunker and of CB3ROB ISP, has been extradited to the Netherlands on Monday. The …
Fake “New incoming fax” notification carries malware
Sophos researchers have spotted an active malicious spam campaign impersonating the DuoFax internet fax service, claiming that the recipient has received a fax: You might not …
The importance of crowd-sourced threat intelligence
Imperva analyzed real-world attack traffic against 60 web applications between January and March 2013 to identify common attack patterns. Businesses can reduce the risk of …
News of Boston Marathon bombings used to spread malware
As expected, the Boston Marathon bombings have become an effective lure in the hands of cyber scammers and malware peddlers. Kaspersky Lab researchers are warning about spam …
Cutwail botnet now spreads Android malware
Successful malware peddlers are always thinking up new ways of delivering malware to unsuspecting users. In the past Android malware was mostly served on third-party online …
Fake “PayPal account deleted” emails doing rounds
A new email spam campaign targeting PayPal users is under way. The email subject line says the email contains an unread message from PayPal, but the email address from which …
Spammers bypass spam filters with Google Translate links
Google Translate is the latest trick in spammers’ arsenal for bypassing email spam filters, warn Barracuda Labs researchers. Spam filters work by evaluating (among other …
Spam filters are blocking less spam
Virus Bulletin announced the results of its latest anti-spam comparative review: 17 solutions achieved a VBSpam award, but the majority did so with a lower spam catch rate …
Massive DDoS attack targets Spamhaus
The DDoS attacks mounted against Spamhaus over a week ago have escalated in the last few days, reaching a never previously experienced level of some 300 gigabits per second at …
Grum botnet makes a comeback
Last year’s takedown of the Grum botnet was one the most fascinating ones so far, as it triggered a quick response from the botherders who tried to derail law …
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