Analyzing and dissecting Android applications for security defects and vulnerabilities
In March 2011, 58 malicious applications were found in the Android Market. Before Google could remove the applications from the Android Market they were downloaded to around …
Backdoor in the latest version of vsftpd
Chris Evans, author of vsftpd announced that the master site for vsftpd was compromised and that the latest version of vsftpd (vsftpd-2.3.4.tar.gz) was backdoored. The …
Hiloti Trojan downloader infection rates triple in UK
The Hiloti generic downloader is a Trojan first seen in December 2008 has shown a dramatic increase in infection rates of PCs during June 2011. Hiloti is a generic malware …
“Credit card overdue” spam carries malware
Spam emails seemingly coming from a credit card company have been hitting inboxes and trying to scare users into downloading and running the attached malicious file: According …
Bitcoin-mining Trojan spotted
Bitcoin has received lately a lot of attention from users and from the media, so it’s no wonder that cyber criminals have also figured out ways to take advantage of its …
Federal Reserve spam campaign leads to malware
A rather poorly executed but extensive spam campaign impersonating the US Federal Reserve is currently targeting online banking users. The email, using graphics hosted by the …
WordPress users endangered by Trojanized plugins
Three popular WordPress plugins have been Trojanized by unknown individuals and made available for download, warned WordPress yesterday. “Earlier today the WordPress …
Trojan targets devices with custom Android versions
A Trojan targeting rooted smartphones and those with custom built versions of Android has been spotted on third-party Android markets in China. Lookout researchers have dubbed …
Trojan goes after Bitcoins
Bitcoin – the digital currency that has lately become a point of contention between those that consider it a perfect way of handling payments online and those who said …
SpyEye Trojan attacks Air Berlin and AirPlus travelers
Trusteer have uncovered a SpyEye configuration that targets users of two leading European airline travel Web sites: Air Berlin, the second largest airline in Germany (after …
Continued attacks on social networks
GFI Software announced the top 10 most prevalent malware threats for the month of May 2011. The month was marked by a number of Facebook survey scams baiting users with offers …
Plankton Android Trojan found in 10 apps on Android Market
Ten more applications have been pulled from the Google’s official Android Market following a notification that they contained a new kind of Android malware. The malware …
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