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Cybercriminals Are Increasingly Using The 'Blackshades' Malware Program
Nov 27, 2013Cybercriminals are increasingly using the “Blackshades” malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an analysis by Symantec. Blackshades, which Symantec identifies as “W32.Shadesrat,” ...
Tags: Symantec, Blackshades, malware
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A New Malicious Software Programme Claims to Mine and Steal Bitcoins
Nov 27, 2013A new malicious software programme, advertised for sale on underground forums, claims to mine and steal bitcoins, according to a Danish security company. The Atrax malware is notable for its low US$250 price and use of TOR, short for The ...
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POS Systems Has Already Been Used to Compromise Thousands of Payment Cards
Apr 3, 2013A new piece of malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems has already been used to compromise thousands of payment cards belonging to customers of U.S. banks, according to researchers from Group-IB, a security and computer forensics ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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POS Malware Is Not a New Type of Threat,But It's Increasingly Used by Cybercriminals
Apr 1, 2013A new piece of malware that infects point-of-sale (POS) systems has already been used to compromise thousands of payment cards belonging to customers of U.S. banks, according to researchers from Group-IB, a security and computer forensics ...
Tags: POS malware, computer, net
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Cybercriminals Are Using Computers Infected with a Particular Piece of Malware
Dec 26, 2012IDG News Service - Cybercriminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels potentially malicious traffic through them, according to security researchers from Symantec. ...
Tags: Cybercriminals, computer, malware, commercial proxy service
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A New Security Project Is Monitoring in Real Time
Dec 26, 2012A new security project is monitoring in real time the price of stolen credit-card data sold in underground forums, which may eventually reveal emerging cybercrime trends. The company behind it, CloudeyeZ, is publishing the data it ...
Tags: security project, stolen credit card, cybercrime, underground forums
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Cyber Criminals Use Computers Infected with Malware to Power a Commercial Proxy Service
Dec 19, 2012Cyber criminals are using computers infected with a particular piece of malware to power a commercial proxy service that funnels potentially malicious traffic through them, according to security researchers from Symantec. Three months ...
Tags: Black Market, malware, Proxy, Symantec, Computers