Tagged: Malware
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Spammers hide behind legit web names News
15.04.2010 Between five and 10pc of all spam circulating in the first quarter of 2010 appeared to originate from Gmail accounts, says internet security firm Commtouch as it released its... -
Card fraud up while keyloggers grow in sophistication News
07.04.2010 Credit and debit card issuer Visa has issued an alert warning all retailers that trojan-driven keylogger incidents are on the rise, with Windows-based terminals being... -
‘Sick’ blackhat hackers behind search engine attacks News
31.03.2010 Blackhat SEO hackers are onto a new money maker by taking advantage of breaking news of high-profile deaths and disasters to spread their malware. -
Spam-spewing Trojan virus stalks Europe News
18.03.2010 A powerful remote-control Trojan that can turn PCs into parts of a powerful bot disseminating spam email is on the rampage in Europe, it has emerged.Categories: CIO -
Malicious Facebook app does the rounds News
03.03.2010 The latest security threat to hit Facebook is a malicious application that spreads quickly by enticing users to create their own app that then inadvertently clones one of the... -
‘Better sex’ Twitter phishing attack sweeping social media News
26.02.2010 If you’ve been blushing at direct messages (DMs) from people you know on Twitter telling you how to achieve better sex, be warned. It is a clever ploy by hackers to phish users’... -
Dangerous new botnet is attacking 75,000 systems News
18.02.2010 A dangerous new ZeuS botnet is attacking 75,000 systems in 2,500 organisations around the world. Dubbed the 'Kneber botnet', the virus gathers login details for online banks,...Categories: CIO -
More mobile devices to carry third-party security software News
12.01.2010 A growing number of mobile devices will boast third-party security software and according to research the number of phones with software installed is set to rise to 77 million... -
Rise of the smart phone leads to rise in mobile security fears News
07.12.2009 Smart phones now account for 25pc of all mobile devices in the world, according to Discretix, and will grow to 40pc in five years, leading to a corresponding rise in the threats... -
New worm targets online Xmas shoppers News
23.11.2009 A new malicious worm is making its presence felt strongly in Ireland and appears to be taking advantage of seasonal goodwill to get into systems.Categories: CIO -
100pc increase in worms infecting enterprises, Microsoft says News
03.11.2009 The first half of 2009 has seen worm infections in enterprises rise by nearly 100pc, according to the seventh volume of Microsoft’s Security Intelligence Report (SIRv7).Categories: CIO -
Spam campaign turns to MySpace News
30.10.2009 Earlier this week, mass emails surged into inboxes spoofing Facebook’s SMTP that contained a malicious attachment masquerading as a file containing a password reset. The same...Categories: Digital Life -
Facebook users hit by ‘password reset’ malware News
28.10.2009 Coming from an email address displaying itself as The Facebook Team, users of the popular social-networking site are being bombarded with password reset emails containing a...Categories: Digital Life -
Scareware on the rise as scammers prey on security conscious News
19.10.2009 While most of us want to make sure our computers are safe from malware, spam and other internet security threats, we also like when our anti-virus software is cut-price, or,...Categories: Digital Life -
Symantec warns browser Trojan is holding web users to ransom News
27.07.2009 Symantec Security Response has recently detected a new evolution of ransom threats with the discovery of Trojan.Ransompage – a nuisance tactic that is deployed by rogue... -
Microsoft’s Morro on the horizon News
11.06.2009 Microsoft’s free consumer malware protection service, codenamed ‘Morro’, looks set for release at the end of the month, as the current subscription service, Live OneCare, ends...Categories: CIOTags: Malware, -
Sophos warns hackers are still playing at social engineering News
02.06.2009 Hackers are still using social-engineering techniques to trick email users into opening their corporate networks up to Trojan Horse attacks, if a fake UPS email is anything to...Categories: CIO, Digital Life -
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Finjan warns two million computers worldwide hit by giant botnet News
22.04.2009 A cyber gang based in the Ukraine has created one of the largest bot networks the world has ever seen, with at least 1.9 million computers around the world converted into zombie...Categories: CIO, Government -
Microsoft warns of ‘scareware’ threat to exploit hacker fears News
08.04.2009 Hackers and virus writers are distributing rogue security software – also known as ‘scareware’ – to take advantage of users’ desire to keep their computers protected, Microsoft...Categories: CIO