Iran attacked with data-wiping malware, report says
Country's computer security team reported the attack on Sunday, saying it was aimed at systems of specific organizations
Antone Gonsalves | 18 Dec | Read more
Country's computer security team reported the attack on Sunday, saying it was aimed at systems of specific organizations
Antone Gonsalves | 18 Dec | Read more
The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online banking customers, according to researchers from Russian security firm Group-IB.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Dec | Read more
A new piece of malware that deletes entire partitions and user files from infected computers has been found in Iran, according to an alert issued Sunday by Maher, Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination Center (CERTCC).
Lucian Constantin | 17 Dec | Read more
Several malicious Android apps designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers (mTANs) sent by banks to their customers over SMS (Short Message Service) were found on Google Play by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.
Lucian Constantin | 14 Dec | Read more
Experts are divided, with some saying online means it has to be international in scope, while others say keeping policy classified is critical
Antone Gonsalves | 12 Dec | Read more
Security researchers have identified a botnet controlled by its creators over the Tor anonymity network. It's likely that other botnet operators will adopt this approach, according to the team from vulnerability assessment and penetration testing firm Rapid7.
Lucian Constantin | 07 Dec | Read more
Symantec today announced availability of its first anti-malware software protection that supports VMware's security architecture known as vShield, becoming the latest anti-malware vendor to do so following similar moves by Trend Micro, Kaspersky Lab and McAfee, among others.
Ellen Messmer | 03 Dec | Read more
The Romanian domain names of Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, Kaspersky Lab and other companies were hijacked on Wednesday and were redirected to a hacked server in the Netherlands.
Lucian Constantin | 28 Nov | Read more
Security researchers have discovered what appears to be an experimental Linux rootkit designed to infect its highly select victims during a classic drive-by website attack.
John E Dunn | 21 Nov | Read more
Microsoft has disabled the option for users to reset their Skype passwords after security experts uncovered a serious flaw in the software that allowed anyone who knows your email address to hack your Skype account.
Daniel Ionescu | 14 Nov | Read more
Researchers from the Georgia Tech Information Security Center today released their official 2013 cyberthreats forecast, detailing what they say will be the most serious computer security issues in the coming year.
Nearly one in four PC users run out-of-date or obsolete versions of the most popular browsers for a month or longer with Mozilla Firefox users the slowest to update their software, Kaspersky Lab has found.
John E Dunn | 12 Nov | Read more
Android Security Suite Premium -- loaded with Zeus variant ZitMo -- is a threat to companies given the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) trend
Antone Gonsalves | 05 Nov | Read more
Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cybercriminals with an opportunity to launch attacks in a botnet-like fashion, according to a report from Australian security consultancy firm Stratsec.
Lucian Constantin | 30 Oct | Read more
Experts call for better filters, but urge users to 'be suspicious'
Taylor Armerding | 23 Oct | Read more