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Hijacked Websites Serve "NotCompatible" Trojan to An... It’s not uncommon for websites to be compromised by cybercriminals who set them up to serve malware drive-by downloads to unsuspecting visitors. However, experts have found that now not only PC users are targeted, but... [read more >>] Cybercriminals Control Android TigerBot V... At the beginning of April, security researchers found that a number of shady Chinese Android stores were pushing apps that masked a piece of malware called TigerBot (ANDROIDOS_TIGERBOT.EVL). Also known as Spyera, the malic... [read more >>] Java-Exploiting Malware Targets Both Mac a... SophosLabs experts have identified a new piece of malware which, similar to the infamous Flashback Trojan, leverages a vulnerability in Java to infect systems. This threat is designed to target not only Mac computers, but a... [read more >>] Microsoft: Conficker Still a Threat, Uses ... Microsoft has released its Security Intelligence Report Volume 12 (SIRv12) to detail some of the most important security-related incidents that marked the second half of 2011. The study offers some statistical data on the ... [read more >>] New SabPub Mac Trojan Found to Be Link... Security researchers from Kaspersky have found a new piece of malware that currently targets Mac OS X users. It’s called OSX.SabPub and it’s a backdoor Trojan that’s connected to the advanced persistent th... [read more >>] Israeli Spies Planted Stuxnet Using Infect... Sources from within a US intelligence agency revealed that the Stuxnet worm was placed on computers located in Iranian nuclear facilities by double agents that utilized a cleverly designed memory stick to start the infectio... [read more >>] Russian Security Experts Analyze Backdoor.Fl... Backdoor.Flashback.39, the piece of malware designed to target computers running Mac OS X, caused a lot of headaches for Mac users, especially because one of the Java vulnerabilities it exploited remained unpatched by Apple... [read more >>] Kaspersky Disables 116,000 Bots Part of New... Recently, Kaspersky experts revealed that a new version of the Kelihos botnet was making the rounds, turning the computers of unprotected users into zombies. Now, the company partnered up with CrowdStrike Intelligence Team,... [read more >>] First 2012 Duqu Variant Found by Symantec Symantec researchers came across a driver file which appears to be a component of the infamous Duqu malware. The new driver was compiled on February 23, 2012, and it represents only a small part of the overall attack code. ... [read more >>] Valid VeriSign Certificate Used to Sign Me... Kaspersky Lab experts came across pieces of malware that were validated by a legitimate digital certificate issued by Symantec's VeriSign for a Swiss company called Conpavi AG, known for working with government agencie... [read more >>]

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