New Chinese bootkit opens the door to multiple infections
A new bootkit – kernel-mode rootkit variant – has been recently spotted by a Kaspersky Lab researchers, and it looks like is currently targeting only Chinese …
Google tests malicious download warning for Chrome
A new feature that is aimed at protecting Chrome users against the inadvertent download of malicious files is being rolled out by Google. “It’s easy to find sites …
Arkeia Network Backup 9.0 released
Arkeia Software released Network Backup 9.0 with Progressive Deduplication technology, two-phase backups for shorter backup windows, agent-side AES-256 encryption for maximum …
SpyEye-fueled man-in-the-mobile attack targets bank customers
The customers of a European bank have recently been targeted by a man-in-the-mobile attack featuring a SpyEye variant. “The bank uses SMS based mTANs to authorize …
WordPress 3.1.1 fixes security issues
WordPress 3.1.1 is now available. This maintenance and security release fixes almost thirty issues in 3.1. Fixes: Some security hardening to media uploads Performance …
WhisperCore: Device and data protection for Android
WhisperCore is a secure Android platform dedicated to providing the security and management features necessary for transforming a consumer phone into an enterprise-class …
DHL Express spam campaign leads to fake AV
A new spam campaign impersonating the popular mail service DHL Express is currently underway, warn Bkis researchers. The email in question looks like this: Once the user …
Conde Nast scammed out of $8 million with single spear phishing email
Conde Nast – the company that publishes popular magazines such as Vogue, GQ, Architectural Digest, Wired, Vanity Fair, and many others – has been nearly defrauded …
Phishing scam offers fake Adobe Reader upgrade
Spam campaigns that target Adobe users are rather common, but there are always some users that haven’t heard about them and fall for the scam that offers them a fake …
Cheap Zeus source code will generate more Trojan variants
Barely two months after cybercriminals put the source code of Zeus up for sale at $100,000, reports are now coming in that the source code is being offered at bargain basement …
Millions in privacy violations wake-up the healthcare industry
What can healthcare organizations learn from the multi- million dollar penalties recently issued by the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) …
MacScan 2.8 released
SecureMac released MacScan 2.8, the latest version of its anti-spyware, privacy and security software for Mac OS X. Detect, isolate, and remove spyware as well as clean up …