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Article | 16/05/2012 Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue ma...
Article | 11/05/2012 APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say
Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced persi...
Article | 10/05/2012 Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users
A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity is...
Article | 18/04/2012 Hackers ramping up attacks against Tibetan activists
Hackers are ramping up their attacks against Tibetan activists and are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to deliver malware, according to re...
Article | 13/04/2012 Ransomware prevents Windows from starting by replacing the master boot record
A new ransomware variant prevents infected computers from loading Windows by replacing their master boot record (MBR) and displays a message asking us...
Article | 31/03/2012 Trend Micro unearths more links between China and hacker group
Security vendor Trend Micro has been tracking a hacking campaign called Luckycat that has been linked to 90 attacks, including some aimed at Tibetan a...
Article | 7/03/2012 Which Android security tools are worth your time?
As Android smartphones and tablets grow in popularity, it's no surprise that the number of malware outbreaks is growing.
Article | 9/02/2012 Spammers impersonate well-known developers to publish rogue apps on Android Market
Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market.
Article | 7/02/2012 Malware automates storing of data haul on file-hosting site SendSpace
Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing s...
Article | 28/01/2012 Drive-by-download attack exploits critical vulnerability in Windows Media Player
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have come across a Web-based attack that exploits a known vulnerability in Windows Media Player...
Article | 21/12/2011 Antivirus software sales expected to show strong growth in 2012
The prevalence with which hackers are handing out headaches to IT security pros will have a big upside for vendors in the coming year, according to ne...
Article | 13/10/2011 Peer-to-peer update to Zeus Trojan confers resistance to take-downs
The Zeus financial malware has been updated with P-to-P (peer-to-peer) functionality that makes it much more resilient to take-down efforts and gives ...
Article | 6/10/2011 Android malware downloads instructions from blog
Researchers from Trend Micro have spotted a piece of malicious software for Android that receives instructions from an encrypted blog, a new method of...
Article | 6/10/2011 Drive-by download attack on Facebook used malicious ads
Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has recently detected a drive-by download attack on Facebook that used malicious advertisements to infect users with malw...
Article | 23/09/2011 'Lurid' malware hits Russia, CIS countries
The latest espionage-related hacking campaign detailed by security vendor Trend Micro is most notable for the country it does not implicate: China.

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