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Article | 17/05/2013 Alleged tech support scammers settle FTC charges
Operators of two alleged tech support scams that charged consumers hundreds of dollars to supposedly fix their computers have settled charges from the...
Article | 7/05/2013 AutoIt scripting increasingly used by malware developers
AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility...
Article | 18/04/2013 Researchers find malware targeting online stock trading software
Security researchers from Russian cybercrime investigations company Groub-IB have recently identified a new piece of malware designed to steal login c...
Article | 2/04/2013 Researchers find APT malware that monitors mouse clicks to evade detection
Researchers from security vendor FireEye have uncovered a new APT (advanced persistent threat) that uses multiple detection evasion techniques, includ...
Article | 1/04/2013 Ransomware leverages victims' browser histories for increased credibility
The authors of police-themed ransomware have started using the browsing histories from infected computers in order to make their scams more believable...
Article | 26/03/2013 Most Java-enabled browsers vulnerable to widespread Java exploits, Websense says
Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in that are vulnerable to at least one of several exploits currently used in popular...
Article | 22/03/2013 Researchers uncover vSkimmer malware targeting point-of-sale systems
A new piece of custom malware sold on the underground Internet market is being used to siphon payment card data from point-of-sale (POS) systems, acco...
Article | 21/03/2013 Researchers find TeamViewer-based cyberespionage operation
Security researchers have uncovered yet another ongoing cyberespionage operation targeting political and human rights activists, government agencies, ...
Article | 15/03/2013 Researchers find vulnerability in EA's Origin platform
Users of Origin, the game distribution platform of Electronic Arts (EA), are vulnerable to remote code execution attacks through origin:// URLs, accor...
Article | 15/03/2013 3G and 4G USB modems are a security threat, researcher says
The vast majority of 3G and 4G USB modems handed out by mobile operators to their customers are manufactured by a handful of companies and run insecur...
Article | 7/03/2013 Kaspersky Internet Security 2013 bug can lead to system freeze
Kaspersky Lab's Internet Security 2013 product contains a bug that can be exploited remotely, especially on local networks, to completely freeze the O...
Article | 6/03/2013 Following hack, Evernote speeds move to two-factor authentication
Evernote is speeding up its plans to offer two-factor authentication to users following a recent data breach that exposed user names, email addresses ...
Article | 5/03/2013 Cybercriminals using digitally signed Java exploits to trick users
Security researchers warn that cybercriminals have started using Java exploits signed with digital certificates to trick users into allowing the malic...
Article | 20/02/2013 Many companies likely affected by compromise of popular iOS developer forum
The administrators of a popular iOS developer Web forum called iPhoneDevSDK confirmed Wednesday that it had been compromised by hackers who used it to...
Article | 17/02/2013 Adobe to release emergency patches for Reader, Acrobat
Adobe Systems said it will release patches for two critical vulnerabilities disclosed last week that are actively being used by attackers.

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