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DarkAngle trojan masquerades as Panda Cloud AV
DarkAngle trojan masquerades as Panda Cloud AV
In a new twist to ‘rogueware’, Panda Security has warned that its cloud antivirus product name is being used to mask a particularly unpleasant trojan called DarkAngle. While victims may believe that they are installing anti-malware, they may actually be installing the malware itself.
Oct. 8, 2012
The 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Report Says Successful Attacks Doubled
The 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime Report Says Successful Attacks Doubled
The 2012 Cost of Cyber Crime study is published today. It’s good news and bad news. The frequency of successful cyber attacks has more than doubled over the last three years, but the annual cost to organizations has slowed dramatically in the last two years.
Oct. 8, 2012
World of Warcraft hit by hacking massacre
World of Warcraft hit by hacking massacre
Apocalypse has come to World of Warcraft: whole cities have been massacred in the online adventure game, leaving nothing but smoking wreckage.
Oct. 8, 2012
Mac-focused malware is big and getting bigger
Mac-focused malware is big and getting bigger
Despite the Mac reputation as being more secure because of Apple’s tight control over its vertically integrated ecosystem, Mac-specific malware and advanced persistent attacks (APTs) against human rights groups is on the rise, cautions Citizen Lab Senior Security Analyst Seth Hardy.
Oct. 8, 2012
Data loss, Wi-Fi and NFC identified as top mobile security concerns
Data loss, Wi-Fi and NFC identified as top mobile security concerns
Data loss is the biggest mobile security danger, reveals a new Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) report, but emerging concerns include rogue Wi-Fi access points and Near-Field Communications (NFC) exploitation.
Oct. 5, 2012
Microsoft buys authentication firm PhoneFactor
Microsoft buys authentication firm PhoneFactor
Microsoft has bought the multi-factor authentication (MFA) company PhoneFactor. Financial terms of the deal have not been released. PhoneFactor will largely continue as is until its products are ‘onboarded’ into the Microsoft Volume Licensing programs.
Oct. 5, 2012
Top Android malware is adding features to cast a wider, more difficult-to-detect net
Top Android malware is adding features to cast a wider, more difficult-to-detect net
Android malware for premium SMS fraud continues to grow as a category, and most of it rests on the shoulders of one family of malware: Android.FakeInstaller. However, while FakeInstaller is well-known and included in mobile security software, hackers are now including new features geared to avoid detection and expand its reach.
Oct. 5, 2012
American think tanks hit in wide-scale cyber-espionage push
American think tanks hit in wide-scale cyber-espionage push
American think tanks are becoming a big intelligence target for hackers from China and other countries, according to Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), chairman of the US House Intelligence Committee.
Oct. 5, 2012
HMRC choses CPA-accredited encryption
HMRC choses CPA-accredited encryption
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) chooses CPA over CAPS for its encryption – both CESG-administered security accreditation schemes – and saves the British tax-payer £2.4 million.
Oct. 4, 2012
Profile Stalker – an application that spams on Tumblr
Profile Stalker – an application that spams on Tumblr
gr8brittyn posted on Tumblr, “Guys I’m really sorry for the Profile Stalkr spam. If you haven’t already, DON’T CLICK IT. I literally cannot figure out how to stop it — and if you try to delete the posts, they’re instantly reposted. I can’t edit them, delete them… anything. PLEASE DO NOT CLICK!”
Oct. 4, 2012
Hosting company PRQ raided by the Swedish police
Hosting company PRQ raided by the Swedish police
PeRiQuito AB, a Swedish web-hosting company better known as PRQ and even better known as a host for Wikileaks and one-time host of The Pirate Bay, has been raided for the third time by the Swedish police. The reason is not yet known.
Oct. 3, 2012
Ponemon Institute examines business logic attacks
Ponemon Institute examines business logic attacks
A study by Ponemon Institute, commissioned by Silver Tail Systems, has examined what it calls 'business logic' attacks against websites. This is not hacking in the traditional sense. It is not breaking into into a server and exfiltrating data, it is the abuse of the legitimate logic of a website.
Oct. 3, 2012