Security researchers warn that spam emails suggesting a joint prizes giveaway campaign from Google and Facebook eventually lead to a variant of the Zbot banking trojan.The fake emails purport to come from “Google and Facebook team” and bear an uninspired subject of “From the Google and Facebook team... |
7 December 2010
04:58 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that a new spam campaign is pumping out emails that mimic iTunes Store receipts and direct users to a website pushing the ZBot trojan.The rogue messages come with a subject of "Your receipt #[random digits]" and have their header spoofed to appear as originating from a do_not_reply@itunes.co... |
2 October 2010
07:00 GMT |
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Thirty-seven people were charged by the Manhattan U.S. Attorney yesterday for their roles in international fraud schemes that use a banking trojan called "ZeuS" to steal more than $3 million from US bank accounts.All of the defendants acted as money mules or recruited money mules, who laundered stolen money on behalf... |
1 October 2010
06:40 GMT |
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US authorities have charged more than sixty individuals suspected of involvement in an international fraud operation that was centered around a computer trojan known as Zbot.More information about the charges is expected to be revealed by U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara and Manhattan... |
30 September 2010
12:31 GMT |
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Rogue emails posing as LinkedIn alerts directs users to a malicious page, which attempts to infect them with a variant of the ZBot information stealing trojan.The spam campaign was launched yesterday and according to Cisco Security it was the largest such attack known to date, that targeted LinkedIn users.At one poin... |
28 September 2010
12:48 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Webroot Software warn that malware pushers are targeting StarCraft II pirates. A variant of the Zbot trojan is distributed on torrent and warez sites as a custom loader for the highly anticipated game.StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty is the sequel to one of the best-selling PC... |
30 July 2010
09:02 GMT |
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A new aggressive spam campaign is distributing a Zbot variant disguised as a Social Security statement. Security researchers warn that over 600 million emails carrying the infected attachment have been sent out by the Cutwail botnet in the past 24 hours.The infected emails masquerade as official noficiations from the... |
30 July 2010
07:38 GMT |
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Security researchers from computer software giant CA warn that a new major version of the ZeuS crimeware toolkit is already being used in the wild. The new release protects its configuration better and focuses on banks in United States, United Kingdom, Spain and Germany.ZeuS is a professional crimeware toolkit that c... |
13 July 2010
07:08 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that cybercriminals are employing fake rumors of Eminem's death to infect users with the Zbot trojan. A fake CBS News mail claiming to link to footage of his car crash is actually directing unsuspecting victims to a malicious website.Fake news of Eminem, also known as Slim Shady, one of... |
29 June 2010
05:28 GMT |
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Kentucky's Bullitt County fell victim to an elaborate scam that involved an online banking trojan and timed money transfers to Ukraine. As a result of the attack, which involved 25 innocent U.S. residents who were tricked, the county's bank account was left short of around $415,000. Washington Post's ... |
4 July 2009
06:39 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Prevx have uncovered a major security breach that affects more than 68,000 websites, including some high-profile ones. FTP credentials belonging to the likes of Amazon, Cisco, BBC, Symantec, McAfee, Monster, or even Bank of America have been found on a Zbot dumping site host... |
27 June 2009
06:32 GMT |
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Identity thieves hacked the website of the Hilton business empire heiress, Paris Hilton, and used it to distribute a financial information-stealing Trojan. The visitors of the website were prompted with a malware pushing dialog box masquerading as an update. High profile websites are always a target for identity thie... |
14 January 2009
04:34 GMT |
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