- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 18th, 2012
“Must-See” Tweets Point to Fake Antivirus
Cybercriminals spread fake Windows Antivirus Patch using Twitter
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
Malicious “The Movie” Apps Served on Google Play
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department is looking into the issue
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 16th, 2012
New SabPub Mac Trojan Found to Be Linked to APT Attacks
The latest variants of the SabPub backdoor may be connected to the Luckycat operation
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 14th, 2012
Crooks Push Malware as “Tibetan Input Method for Apple iOS 4.2 Devices”
Cybercriminals rely on malware hybridization to ensure the success of their campaigns
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2012
Ransomware Accuses Users of Piracy and Encrypts Files
Victims must be extra cautious because they can permanently lose their files
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 13th, 2012
Israeli Spies Planted Stuxnet Using Infected Memory Stick
This approach was considered to be more effective
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Scammers Target Facebook Users in Polymorphic Attack
A shady extension takes control of the browser and the victim's Facebook account
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
“Easter Egg” Searches Point to Fake AV
SEO attacks are especially successful during the holiday season
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 5th, 2012
LeNa Android Malware Uses GingerBreak Exploit to Gain Root Access
Unlike it's predecessor, the new LeNa doesn't require user interaction to gain root rights
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 5th, 2012
Russian Security Experts Analyze Backdoor.Flashback.39
Cybercriminals released a new variant around April 1
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 4th, 2012
Trend Micro Analyzes “Police Trojans”
Experts believe that Russian or Ukrainian cybercriminals are responsible
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 3rd, 2012
Ice IX Attacks Facebook Users to Steal Credit Card Details
The new variant of the malware uses web inject techniques to dupe users
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 29th, 2012
Compromised OpenX Ad Servers Lead Users to Malware
A gang called "BlackAdvertsPro" sells traffic to cybercrooks that run exploit sites
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 29th, 2012
Fake “Roar of the Pharaoh” Android Game Spreads Trojan
A SMS-sending Trojan has been attached to some variants of the legitimate game
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 28th, 2012
Kaspersky Disables 116,000 Bots Part of New Kelihos Botnet
Security firms take another crack at the Kelihos botnet
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 28th, 2012
Carberp "Bankbot" Released One Day After Cybercriminals Were Arrested
The takedown of one gang doesn't prevent the developers from improving the Trojan
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 26th, 2012
Fake Windows AV Changes Its Name, But Never Its Nature
Crooks try to gain a profit by infecting computers with fake Windows antiviruses