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NewsSinister ransomware poses as law enforcement warnings
In a particularly devious and sinister new ransomware scheme, hackers are masquerading as federal law enforcers on phony pop-up warnings to intimidate users into unwittingly downloading malware, Read more...
Microsoft: 1 in 14 downloads up to no good
About one in every 14 programs downloaded off the Internet is malicious, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced this week. Browsers, including Internet Explorer, are a lot more secure than they were Read more...
Zeus Trojan mules used fake names, passports
Cybercrooks who allegedly stole millions of dollars from U.S. business bank accounts used unauthorized automated clearing house transactions, according to court documents made public when indictments Read more...
Industry-wide phishing attack strikes thousands
The details are still sketchy, but it's clear a major hack attack has been underway. It has targeted Google's Gmail, Yahoo's Mail, Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail and AOL, among other sites. The BBC Read more...
Report: Trojan attacks up, phishing down in '09
There's a lot of bad news out there on the cyberattack front, but here's a bit of good news: Phishing attacks dropped in the first half of the year. In its semi-annual security threat report, IBM Read more...
Malware attacks 57,000 websites
You may be breathing a sigh of relief that you have not been hit by malware, but don't let your guard down because there's evidence that 57,000 websites were recently compromised by malware. Security Read more...
Bank fraud with a Trojan horse
Hackers are becoming more clever all the time. In one recent case, a New Hampshire man installed malicious Trojan horse software on victims' computers to empty their brokerage accounts. It was a Read more...
Taking security to the clouds
Major cybersecurity vendors have, in recent months, released software that seeks to identify viruses, Trojans and various forms of malware on severs connected to the Internet rather than wait until Read more...
Malware comes with bogus airline ticket email
Those nasty folks, seeking to infect computers and steal data, are quite ingenious and never seem to be at a loss for new devious ways to gain entry and conduct their dirty work. Now comes the news Read more...
Trojan infects 500,000 PCs
A Trojan spreading through bogus MP3 files on popular peer-to-peer networks has infected more than a half-million computers, according to researchers at McAfee's Avert Labs. The company first Read more...
| Press ReleasesProtect Your Computer Against Summer ThreatsVASCO aXsGUARD Survey indicates botnets, Trojan horses and worms as the main menaces on the world wide web; VASCO advises prudent internet hygieneOAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. and ZURICH, July 5, 2011 Read more >> January Sees Uptick in Targeted Attacks on Abobe Reader Files According to GFI’s Top 10 Malware ListGFI Software’s ThreatNet™ statistics also show continued prominence of rogue security products and Trojan horse programs CLEARWATER, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GFI Software, a leading IT solutions Read more >> Trojan Horses, Worms & Email Viruses, Oh My!Online Security Tips for Avoiding Destructive ProgramsBOULDER, Colo., Jan. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Every month hundreds of thousands of unsuspecting computer users are faced by the inconveniences, Read more >> Sophos Releases Free Mac Anti-Virus for Home Users95% of those surveyed worried that Mac malware problem will get worse BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Global IT security and data protection solutions firm Sophos today announced the availability of a free Read more >> Sophos Provides Free Tool to Protect Against Windows '.LNK' Zero-Day VulnerabilityBOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IT security and data protection firm Sophos has today released a free tool to protect against a Windows zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited to infect Read more >> |
