web hacks

Watering hole attacks are usually associated with cyber espionage efforts and are booby-trapped with exploit kits that deliver malware onto the visitors’ vulnerable …

If you run a WordPress site, and are trying to make some money through it, think twice before installing “free” versions of premium plugins. Researchers from …

The Syrian Electronic Army has apparently managed to modify tweets from Barack Obama’s official Twitter account to include links to a pro-Assad video, as well as …

The websites of antivirus vendors Avira and AVG, as well as that of popular IM service WhatsApp, have been defaced by Palestinian hackers affiliated with Anonymous that go by …

Hackers from the Syrian Electronic Army have managed to hijack, deface and / or make unavailable the websites of The New York Times, Huffington Post UK and one of Twitter …

A “big” story like that regarding NSA spying was bound to be used by cyber crooks as a lure. So far, no emails containing links to booby-trapped pages or malicious …

Cyber crooks targeting Brazilian users have a well-documented predilection for banking Trojans, but every now and then they opt for other types of malware. Trend Micro …

Wednesday’s news that the networks of several South Korean broadcasting organizations and banks have been partially or entirely crippled by coordinated attacks has …

A blog of well-known hard disk drive manufacturer Seagate has been compromised to contain malicious iFrame injections that redirect users to websites hosting the Blackhole …

A former web producer for a Tribune Company-owned television station in Sacramento, Calif., was charged today in an indictment for allegedly conspiring with members of the …

NBC’s website has been compromised, and is redirecting users to malicious sites, reports Dancho Danchev. According to HitmanPro, the website has been injected with …

The wish to automate repetitive and boring tasks is not restricted to those who engage in legal enterprises, so it’s no wonder that we have lately witnessed a rise in …