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Drive-By Downloads Attack Adobe Zero-Day Flaw
Adobe released a security advisory warning the users of a zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player Versions 10.2.152.33 and earlier....
I Smell a RAT: Java Botnet Found in the Wild
Most of today’s malware works on Windows and its apps, because it can affect a lot of people around the...
Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again
Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase a product to...
Mac ‘Protector’: Another Fake-Alert in Disguise
It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X users to find...
Fake AntiVirus Pop Ups, Mac Edition
I often hear Mac users say “Oh, I don’t have to worry about viruses. I have a Mac!” Well, unfortunately,...
Security Threat Concerns ATM Industry
Today, there are over 2.2 million ATMs worldwide, and by 2015 there will be around 3 million. ATM skimming accounts...
Responses to Cybercrime in Japan and France
This week the Sorbonne University and the French Department of Justice hosted a meeting, the World and Development Institute (IMODEV) International...
Dissecting Zeus for Android (or Is It Just SMS Spyware?)
Zeus, also known as ZBot, is one of best-known malware in the industry. The main purpose of this malware is...
15 Social Media Security Tips
Top Tips 1. Realize that you can become a victim at any time. Not a day goes by when we...
Guide To Online Banking Safety for Confident Consumers
A recent poll revealed that 54% of U.S. consumers said the theft of their personal or financial information worried them...
Why Does My Car Have Its Own Smartphone?
You would be surprised at the number of places you can find a GSM SIM card. Outside of your mobile phone,...
Spitmo vs Zitmo: Banking Trojans Target Android
SpyEye and Zeus are probably the most prevalent and active Trojan “banker” families seen in the wild. (Bankers steal bank...
Rooting Exploit for Android Works Silently
In our last blog about Android malware, we discussed the expanding threat landscape for Android malware. Recently, we received an...
No Winners at QR Code Roulette
Last year a friend had a bright idea for a party game that involved a series of QR codes in...
The Day of the Golden Jackal – The Next Tale in the Stuxnet Files: Duqu Updated
Stuxnet was possibly the most complex attack of this decade, and we expected that similar attacks would appear in the...
Satanbot Employs VBScript to Create Botnet
Malware is on the rise. At the beginning of 2008, our malware collection had 10 million samples. Today we have...
French Magazine Suffers Web Hack, Firebombing
To celebrate the recent victory of the Tunisian Islamist party, the French satirical magazine “Charlie Hebdo” published a special issue...
ZeroAccess Rootkit Launched by Signed Installers
Digital certificates and certificate authorities have been much in the news recently. Attacks–such as those used by Stuxnet, Duqu, and...
