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Facebook “Check to see who has deleted you” scam

“See who your friends really are! Check to see who has deleted you,” offers the latest Facebook scam: If you’re tempted to use this application that goes by …

ZeuS-SpyEye merger

Feeling the heat of the attention of international law enforcement and the recent takedowns of various botnets and the worldwide arrests of gang members using his malware, the …

Facebook phishing worm compromises thousands of accounts

A very effective phishing worm has been targeting Facebook users and has been compromising their accounts by luring them with the offer of seeing a video. The victim would …

Firefox 0-day compromises visitors of Nobel Peace Prize website

The official site of the Nobel Peace Prize has been compromised by using a malicious PHP Script, and has been found serving malware by taking advantage of a Firefox zero-day …

Boonana Trojan for Mac OS X spreads via social media

SecureMac has discovered a new Trojan horse in the wild that affects Mac OS X, including Snow Leopard (OS X 10.6). The Trojan horse, Trojan.osx.boonana.a, is spreading through …

Computer pranks that simulate Trojan infections are invading the Web

As Halloween approaches, applications, fake websites, spam and Trojans all put on a disguise to try to trick users. PandaLabs has been detecting attacks like these since …

Most Americans support an Internet kill switch

Sixty-one percent of Americans said the President should have the ability to shut down portions of the Internet in the event of a coordinated malicious cyber attack, according …

CloudAudit joins the Cloud Security Alliance

The Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) announced that CloudAudit has become an official project of the CSA, with the joint mission of promoting the use of best practices for …

iOS security loophole allows access to passcode-protected iPhone

A security hole in Apple iOS 4.1 allows anyone to bypass the passcode screen and access certain functions of the iPhone. To do that, you must hit the “Emergency …

Bredolab botnet beheaded

Botnet takedowns have become a common occurrence this year, and the last one to be hit is Bredolab. Counting some 30 million bots and nearly 150 command and control centers, …

Iranian Cyber Army behind TechCrunch Europe hack?

Political hacking might give the perpetrators a sense of accomplishment and some personal satisfaction, but will rarely bring them money. Since they obviously already have the …

.com is the most dangerous domain

The world’s most heavily trafficked web domain, .COM, is now the riskiest, according to McAfee’s “Mapping the Mal Web” report released today. Fifty-six …

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