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Facebook Scam Leads to Nuclear Exploit Kit

Attackers have become more aggressive and are now using Facebook scams to lead to exploit kits so they can control a user’s system.Read more...

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Fake US Anti-Spam Law Used in Latest Phishing Campaign

Phishers posing as banks are redirecting victims to a fake website then requesting logon credentials in order to compromise bank accounts.Read more...

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New Back Door Trojan Program is No Fool

Malware authors leave an interesting message in the code of a new threat.Read more...

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Snifula Banking Trojan Back to Target Japanese Regional Financial Institutions

New Snifula variant focuses on smaller Japanese regional banksRead more...

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How safe is your quantified self? Tracking, monitoring, and wearable tech

Self-tracking enthusiasts are generating a torrent of personal information through apps and devices. Is this data safe from prying eyes?Read more...

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Russian ransomware author takes the easy route

Malware uses legitimate open source components to encrypt filesRead more...

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Phishers' fake gaming app nabs login information

Phishing site claims to offer unlimited chips for Indian poker appRead more...

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Asprox URLViewer delivers porn adverts

The Asprox botnet adds more malicious skills to its résumé.Read more...

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1.2 billion stolen login details put a spotlight on the broken password system

Russian cybercrime group stole user names and passwords from 420,000 sites. Perhaps it’s time to move on from the password.Read more...

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Turla: Spying tool targets governments and diplomats

Cyberespionage group uses sophisticated malware to target former Eastern Bloc countries.Read more...

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Does malware still detect virtual machines?

Virtual systems are not immune to malware, despite what some people may believe.Read more...

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Microsoft Patch Tuesday – August 2014

This month the vendor is releasing nine bulletins covering a total of 37 vulnerabilities. Twenty-eight of this month's issues are rated Critical.Read more...

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Robin Williams goodbye video used as lure in social media scams

The video is not real, scammers are enticing users to download software and fill out surveys.Read more...

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Ebola fear used as bait, leads to malware infection

Ebola news is bait for attackers to steal login credentials and install Trojan.Zbot, W32.Spyrat, and Backdoor.Breut malware.Read more...

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Phishers serve up Paolo Bediones sex video, steal Facebook user logins

A fake Facebook website is behind a phishing campaign offering up the sex scandal video of Filipino TV host Paolo Bediones.Read more...

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European automobile businesses fall prey to Carbon Grabber

Cybercriminals target automotive companies in the UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and Italy with Infostealer.Retgate.Read more...

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Countering the security risks from third party mobile apps

Mobile apps continue to pose a major security headache for organizations; NIST offers some advice on how to tackle the issues.Read more...

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Is your phone’s gyroscope snooping on your conversations?

Researchers show how a smartphone’s gyroscope can be used as a microphone.Read more...

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Trojan Backoff: A new point-of-sale threat emerges

US businesses are being warned about Trojan Backoff, a new point-of-sale malware capable of stealing credit and debit card information.Read more...

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Phishers use glamour model images as bait, steal Facebook user logins

New phishing campaigns mimic Facebook’s branding and display images of glamour models to lure victims.Read more...

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