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The rise of mobile advertising malware toolkits

In Q4 2012, FortiGuard Labs has highlighted malware samples that show four typical methods cybercriminals are using today to extract money from their victims. In addition, the …

Citadel Trojan used in unusual targeted attacks

The Zeus/Zbot banking malware and its variants and derivates (such as the Citadel Trojan) have, until now, been used for stealing banking credentials from random users. But …

The privacy implications of Facebook Graph Search

With a billion people sharing an assortment of personal information on a daily basis, Facebook holds the most significant amount of private information in today’s …

Oracle rushes out emergency Java patch

If you’re still among the users who haven’t disabled Java in their browsers or on their computer, be advised that Oracle has released a critical patch update for …

Sophos updates mobile device management for Android

Sophos announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.0, which is offered both on-premise and as-a-service. It includes support for Samsung SAFE devices, granting control over how devices …

Red October: The hunt for data

The recent discovery of the Red October malware has focused a lot on its effects, but inadequate attention has been given to its purpose – which successfully evaded …

Federated single sign-on to dominate by 2016

A well-executed single sign-on (SSO) strategy reduces password-related support incidents and provides users with improved convenience and more-efficient authentication …

Week in review: Twitter and NYT hacks, the future of scareware

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Trojan uses anti-spam system to keep in touch with C&C servers Most malware is …

Twitter confirms hack compromised 250,000 user accounts

Twitter has reset the passwords and revoked session tokens of some 250,000 Twitter users following a successful breach of a database containing user data. The compromise has …

Wall Street Journal says it has also been hacked

A day after the New York Times revealed that its network and the computers of 53 of their employees have been compromised by hackers believed to be based in China, the Wall …

Fake Booking.com warning leads to tons of malware

A massive spam campaign impersonating the popular online hotel reservations agency Booking.com is underway, trying to convince recipients to download a document supposedly …

Cybergangs embracing crimeware over social engineering

The APWG reports that there was a constant decline in the number of traditional phishing websites through September 2012, counterfeits usually impersonating well-known …

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