Jul 23, 2012 | General Security, Threat News
If you are getting less spam, that could be because cybercriminals no longer control the third largest spam botnet – according to the NetworkWorld article below: Cybercriminals no longer control the third largest spam botnet, researchers say Cybercriminals no...
Jul 13, 2012 | Threat News
Malicious computer code that leverages a newly-patched security flaw in Oracle’s Java software is set to be deployed later this week to cybercriminal operations powered by the BlackHole exploit pack. The addition of a new weapon to this malware arsenal will almost...
Jul 5, 2012 | Threat News
July 05, 2012 By Jayendra Pathek, Randy Abrams NSS Labs has recently encountered a phishing campaign targeting American Express customers. The phishing emails ask users if they have recently reset their password, or verified their user ID for their American Express...
Jul 3, 2012 | Threat News
A little over three months ago, I wrote here about how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, along with its financial industry partners and Kyrus Tech, took action to disrupt the dangerous Zeus botnets, known for fueling half a billion dollars in online fraud and identity...
Jun 10, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a “suicide” command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch Flame’s actions. Flame came to light after the...
Jun 7, 2012 | Virus & AntiVirus News
by Stephen Cobb ESET Security Evangelist A week ago the big malware news was the code known as Flame, Flamer, or sKyWIper (detected by ESET as Win32/Flamer.A), then on June 1, this news broke: “A damaging cyberattack against Iran’s nuclear program was the...
