New Airline e-Ticketing Spam Taking Off

New Airline e-Ticketing Spam Taking Off

A spam campaign that targets airline customers has caught the attention of security researchers

Being a Brad Pitt Fan Can Be Dangerous, or Not

Being a Brad Pitt Fan Can Be Dangerous, or Not

McAfee claims that searching for Brad Pitt can get you infected, while Sophos researcher strongly disagrees

  • Incidents
  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 16th, 2008
BusinessWeek Victim of SQL Injection Attacks

BusinessWeek Victim of SQL Injection Attacks

The website of the world renowned magazine has been subject of an SQL injection attack

Malware Spreading Tool for the Masses

Malware Spreading Tool for the Masses

Panda Security discovered a tool that can be used by almost anybody to spread malware

Obama's Adult Video, Nuclear Explosions and Suspended Internet Access

Obama's Adult Video, Nuclear Explosions and Suspended Internet Access

These are the latest malware spreading e-mail spam campaigns

Spam at the Highest Levels

Spam at the Highest Levels

Spammers have influence over major Internet authorities

The Current Trend in Spam is Using SWF Redirects

The Current Trend in Spam is Using SWF Redirects

The use of ActionScript redirects within SWF files is becoming a common practice for spammers

Computer Worm Hits the International Space Station

Computer Worm Hits the International Space Station

A computer worm managed to infect several computers on the station

"We Have Hijacked Your Baby" - Latest Trojan Threat via Email

"We Have Hijacked Your Baby" - Latest Trojan Threat via Email

Discovered by Sophos researchers

China Netcom Subject to DNS Cache Poisoning Attack

China Netcom Subject to DNS Cache Poisoning Attack

One of China's biggest internet service providers is a victim of poisoned DNS entries

Two Major Botnets Possibly Controlled by the Same Bot Herder

Two Major Botnets Possibly Controlled by the Same Bot Herder

Although the theory is arguable

Trojans Responsible for 70% of Attacks on Romanian Machines

Trojans Responsible for 70% of Attacks on Romanian Machines

Shows a BitDefender research

SQL Injection Attack on News Websites

SQL Injection Attack on News Websites

AFP content used to hide malicious software

My.yahoo.com Hosts Trojans

My.yahoo.com Hosts Trojans

Apparently driven by techbargains.com

Only 11% of Security Incidents Are Reported

Only 11% of Security Incidents Are Reported

Although data and money theft are admitted to be common problems

Text-Based Spam Revival

Text-Based Spam Revival

BitDefender reports a 50% year-over-year growth

 
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