New adware Trojan circulating that targets Mac OS X systems
An article from Cnet about New adware Trojan circulating that targets Mac OS X systems: A new Mac OS X Trojan is making the rounds, installing an adware plug-in that renders ads on Web pages to generate revenue for its author. Dubbed Trojan.Yontoo.1, it is the most prominent of an increasing number of adware Trojans […]
A DHL delivery which is nothing but malware - Windows users warned of email attack
An article from Dark reading: Just earlier this week, I warned about a malware attack that had been widely spammed out posing as a message from DHL Express International. The trick, which is an old one, goes like this. Cybercriminals spam out an email, with forged header information, tricking you into believing that it is […]
Exposed Devices Used as Botnet to Scan Internet
An article from threat post about botnet: A controversial Internet scanning project has come under fire for illegally accessing and running code on remote machines. The Internet Census 2012 project, revealed Sunday in a post to Seclists.org, discovered 420,000 embedded devices accessible using default credentials. The unnamed researcher behind the project then used the devices […]
Researchers highlight potential security risk to iOS users
An article from Cnet about Apple OS malware: Though Apple's mobile OS is often thought of as impervious to malware, hackers could potentially control a device using a malicious iOS profile, says Skycure Security. Android usually gets smacked around for playing host to mobile malware, but iOS isn't totally immune, according to researchers at Skycure […]
Android App Licenses Sold in Malware Black Market
Malware article from TechNews: Verified Android developer licenses are being sold in an Internet black market for $100 each, giving buyers unfettered access to the official Google Play app store. So far, there's only been one buyer, but he's a maker of mobile banking Trojans, security blogger Brian Krebs revealed this week. It's may […]
Old School Malware Writers Resurface With 'MiniDuke' Cyberattack
an interesting article in Fobes about malwware: Have old school malware writers resurfaced? According to Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky they have, and they are behind the newest cyber attack against governments in Europe through a malware code the Russian internet security firm dubbed “MiniDuke.” In a statement on their Securelist website, Kaspersky said miniduke […]
Lastline Report Finds Evasive Threats On The Rise
An Interesting article from Dark reading on Evasive Malware : SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Lastline, Inc., a new provider of active malware defense solutions for businesses, has released a new report, "The Security Threat of Evasive Malware," that looks at how malware authors are able to exploit the limited visibility of automated malware analysis systems (sandboxes) […]
NBC website hacked and distributes malware - here's what happened
An interesting article form Naked Security about NBC website being hack :The latest high-profile organisation to fall victim to cybercriminals is the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), one of the so-called Big Three television networks in the USA. NBC's website was "owned" and used as a go-between in a campaign to infect online visitors automatically. For […]
Apple's own Macs bitten by Java-based malware attack
An article form naked Securty about malware on Mac: If you still think malware on a Mac is more myth than reality you may want to talk to the security engineers over in Cupertino at a rather prestigious fruit company. According to Reuters, "Apple Inc. was recently attacked by hackers who infected the Macintosh […]
DNSChanger Malware: Produced by US-CERT
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) website.