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Feared Cryptolocker Ransom Trojan Has Infected at Least a Quarter of a Million PCs
Dec 23, 2013The feared Cryptolocker ransom Trojan has infected at least a quarter of a million PCs worldwide, a success rate probably generating somewhere in the low millions of dollars in ransom payments, a new analysis by Dell SecureWorks has ...
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The Number of Mobile Malware Apps Has Jumped 614 Percent in The Last Year
Jul 16, 2013The number of mobile malware apps has jumped 614 percent in the last year, according to studies conducted by McAfee and Juniper Networks. The Juniper study – its third annual Mobile Threats Report – showed that the majority of ...
Tags: Computer Products, Mobile Malware
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Cyber Criminals Could Face Tougher Penalties Across The EU Under New Rules Adopted
Jul 9, 2013Cyber criminals could face tougher penalties across the European Union under new rules adopted by the European Parliament, which include the creation of a specific offence of using botnets. The draft directive adopted by the parliament on ...
Tags: EU Parliament, Cyber Attacks
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Prison Sentences for Hacking and Cyber Crime Are Set to Rise Across Europe
Jul 8, 2013Prison sentences for hacking and cyber crime are set to rise across Europe if a new draft directive becomes law, as the EU looks to combat cyber espionage and cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure. A draft directive set ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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A Four-Year-Old Vulnerability Could Infect 99% of Android Devices with Trojan Malware
Jul 5, 2013A four-year-old vulnerability could infect 99 per cent of Android devices with Trojan malware without users even realising, a team of security researchers has claimed. A blog post by Bluebox CTO Jeff Forristal said the vulnerability has ...
Tags: Android, virus, data safety
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Citadel Malware Steals Log-in Credentials and Credit Card Information From Users
Jul 1, 2013A new variant of the Citadel financial malware uses in-browser injection techniques combined with extensive content localization to steal log-in credentials and credit card information from users in different countries, according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Citadel Has Ability to Modify or Replace Websites Opened by Users on Infected Computers
Jul 1, 2013A new variant of the Citadel financial malware uses in-browser injection techniques combined with extensive content localisation to steal log-in credentials and credit card information from users in different countries, according to ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Zscaler Has Added Mobile Security to Its Arsenal of Cloud-Based Security Services
Jun 14, 2013Zscaler has added mobile security to its arsenal of cloud-based security services, which the firm is pitching as a flexible way to fix the risk of employee-owned devices bypassing conventional filtering layers. The firm's alternative is ...
Tags: Computer Products
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Microsoft and The FBI Have Taken Aim at a Botnet Network Based on Malware Called Citadel
Jun 8, 2013Microsoft and the FBI have taken aim at a botnet network based on malware called Citadel that is held responsible for stealing people's online banking information and personal identities. The company, however, warned that because of ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microsoft
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Microsoft and The FBI Have Combined Forces
Jun 6, 2013Microsoft and the FBI have combined forces to strike a major blow against one of the world's biggest cyber crime networks, responsible for stealing more than $500m (£323m) from bank accounts. Aided by authorities in more than 80 ...
Tags: Microsoft, FBI, Cyber Crime Ring
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Use P-to-P Communications Has Increased Fivefold During The Past 12 Months
Jun 5, 2013The number of malware samples that use P-to-P (peer-to-peer) communications has increased fivefold during the past 12 months, according to researchers from security firm Damballa. The largest contributors to this increase are advanced ...
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The Ruby on Rails Development Team Released a Security Patch for The Vulnerability
May 29, 2013Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet. The Ruby on Rails development team released a security patch for ...
Tags: Ruby on Rails, Hacker, Botnet
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The Global Mobile Payments Market Is Predicted to Exceed $1.3 Trillion in The Coming Years
May 28, 2013The global mobile payments market is predicted to exceed US$1.3 trillion in the coming years, presenting opportunities for cyber-crime gangs to exploit, according to a white paper published by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG). ...
Tags: Android, anti-phishing working group, anti-virus, APWG, banks, CNME
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Security Researchers From Damballa Have Found a New Variant of The Pushdo Malware
May 20, 2013Security researchers from Damballa have found a new variant of the Pushdo malware that's better at hiding its malicious network traffic and is more resilient to coordinated takedown efforts. The Pushdo Trojan program dates back to early ...
Tags: Pushdo Botnet, Takedown Attempts
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The Dutch Government Will Give Law Enforcement The Power to Hack Into Computer Systems
May 6, 2013The Dutch government today presented a draft bill that aims to give law enforcement the power to hack into computer systems -- including those located in foreign countires -- to do research, gather and copy evidence or block access to ...
Tags: Dutch Bill, Computer Products