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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 3rd, 2012
Hijacked Websites Serve "NotCompatible" Trojan to Android Users

Hijacked Websites Serve "NotCompatible" Trojan to Android Users

The malware, which poses as a security update, doesn't affect PCs

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
Israeli Institute for National Security Studies Serves Visitors Poison Ivy RAT

Israeli Institute for National Security Studies Serves Visitors Poison Ivy RAT

The site's admins failed to respond to the notifications sent by security experts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Earns Its Masters $10,000 (€ 7,600) Each Day

Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Earns Its Masters $10,000 (€ 7,600) Each Day

The incident caused Google to lose a lot of money

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Reveton Ransomware Poses as US Department of Justice

Reveton Ransomware Poses as US Department of Justice

The infection also comes with the data-stealer Citadel Trojan

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Microsoft Details Mac OS X Malware That Exploits Office Vulnerability

Microsoft Details Mac OS X Malware That Exploits Office Vulnerability

Not as dangerous as Flashback, but enough to stand out from the crowd

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 30th, 2012
Cybercriminals Control Android TigerBot Via SMS

Cybercriminals Control Android TigerBot Via SMS

The malware is still being developed, but it already has some “cool” features

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 30th, 2012
Fake Windows Antivirus Series Still Doing the Rounds

Fake Windows Antivirus Series Still Doing the Rounds

A good security software can help you get rid of the rogue program

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 28th, 2012
Java-Exploiting Malware Targets Both Mac and Windows Users

Java-Exploiting Malware Targets Both Mac and Windows Users

Clues left by the developers hint that a new version may soon be released

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 27th, 2012
One Vulnerable Site Can Serve Multiple Cybercriminal Groups, Experts Find

One Vulnerable Site Can Serve Multiple Cybercriminal Groups, Experts Find

The attackers make a mistake that helps search engines flag the sites as malicious

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Microsoft: Conficker Still a Threat, Uses Weak Passwords to Spread

Microsoft: Conficker Still a Threat, Uses Weak Passwords to Spread

The company released its Security Intelligence Report Volume 12

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 24th, 2012
Microsoft Office Flaw Exploited in the Wild with Malicious Documents

Microsoft Office Flaw Exploited in the Wild with Malicious Documents

Now is the best time to apply the April 2012 patches from Microsoft

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 21st, 2012
Experts Find Control Panel for Ransomlock Powered Ransomware

Experts Find Control Panel for Ransomlock Powered Ransomware

The control panel enables cybercriminals to customize their campaigns

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 20th, 2012
Fake Steam Client Urges Users to Disable Antivirus

Fake Steam Client Urges Users to Disable Antivirus

Steam Cracker is a malicious client that attempts to steal CD Keys

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 20th, 2012
Spy Trojan Served by Syrian Hackers as “Skype Encription”

Spy Trojan Served by Syrian Hackers as “Skype Encription”

The DarkComet RAT is once against used to take over computers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 19th, 2012
Hotel RAT Infects Front Desk PCs to Steal Credit Card Details

Hotel RAT Infects Front Desk PCs to Steal Credit Card Details

It's being sold for only $280 (212 EUR) and it comes with detailed instructions

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 19th, 2012
Ransomware Uses Reveton to Phish Ukash and Paysafecard Credentials

Ransomware Uses Reveton to Phish Ukash and Paysafecard Credentials

All the details are sent back to a server in Russia

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 18th, 2012
Android Users Targeted with Rogue Instagram Apps

Android Users Targeted with Rogue Instagram Apps

A number of sites are set up to serve rogue versions of popular Android apps

 
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