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Trojan cause of fatal air crash?

Friday, August 20, 2010 7:07 Comments Off

The Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people two years ago on Friday may have been partly caused by malware, according to reports.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Crash, Cyberthreats, Malware, Security, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Viruses And Worms

Malicious widget attacks compromise parked domains

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:32 Comments Off

Some parked domains from Network Solutions that display "page under construction" messages were found to be serving up malware.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Attack, Cyberthreats, Domain, Malware, Network Solutions Inc., Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms

Windows systems at risk from Stuxnet attack

Monday, July 19, 2010 9:36 Comments Off

Microsoft is looking into a family of malware that is using a Windows flaw to infiltrate critical infrastructure and other systems in a number of countries.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Attack, Cyberthreats, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Security, Spyware, Stuxnet, Viruses And Worms

Image Gallery: June’s cyber threat landscape

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 5:18 Comments Off

June’s cyber threat landscape gallery, features images from the malware, spam, phishing and crimeware campaigns that took place during the month. See also: Image Gallery: April’s cyber threat…

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Crimeware, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Exploits, FIFA, Facebook, Malware, Scams, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Spyware, Threat, Twitter, Viruses And Worms, botnets, cybercrime, phishing

Apple quietly adds anti-malware in Snow Leopard update

Monday, June 21, 2010 4:41 Comments Off

In the latest update to Snow Leopard, Apple included software to protect Mac computers from a Trojan horse.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Anti-malware, Apple Inc., Apple Macintosh, Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms

Researchers to demo rootkit on Android phone

Thursday, June 3, 2010 6:04 Comments Off

Security researchers plan to demonstrate a rootkit running on an Android-based smartphone that could give an intruder full access to all the functions of the device.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Phone, Researcher, Rootkits, Security, Spyware

Free apps install spyware on Macs

Wednesday, June 2, 2010 4:48 Comments Off

Mac users downloading free screensavers and a video converter app from several popular download sites also got spyware that installs a back door, collects data, and sends encrypted information to…

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Apple Macintosh, Cyberthreats, Desktops, Hardware, Screensaver, Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms

IBM hands out infected USB drives at Aussie conference

Friday, May 21, 2010 5:04 Comments Off

IBM has sent out an email to all attendees to the AusCERT 2010 conference, warning them that some of the USB drives handed out to delegates contained malware.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, AusCERT, Conference, Cyberthreats, E-mail, IBM Corp., Malware, Online Communications, Security, Spyware, USB, USB Flash Drive, Viruses And Worms

Image Gallery: April’s cyber threat landscape

Thursday, April 29, 2010 8:37 Comments Off

Facebook phishing campaigns serving ZeuS crimeware, new Mac OS X malware variant, yet another cyber espionage network exposed, next to several reports detailing Opt-In botnets and how outdated…

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Apple, Apple Mac OS, Apple Mac OS X, Cyber Espionage, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Denial of Service, Mac OS X, Malware, Operating Systems, Photograph, Ransomware, Security, Software, Spam And Phishing, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, botnets, cybercrime, phishing

Google: Fake antivirus makes up 15 percent of all malware

Wednesday, April 28, 2010 4:44 Comments Off

A rise in fake antivirus offerings on Web sites around the globe shows that scammers are increasingly turning to social engineering to get malware on computers rather than exploiting holes in…