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Biz urged to blast DNSChanger Trojans before safety net comes down
8 March cutoff following Operation Ghost Click
Half of all Fortune 500 companies still contain computers infected with the DNSChanger Trojan, weeks after a FBI-led takedown operations targeting the botnet's command-and-control infrastructure.…
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 6:28 pm
Verisign admits 2010 hack attack, mum on what was nicked
SEC filing shows BOFH cover-up
Verisign has admitted in an SEC filing that it suffered numerous data breaches in 2010, but that management wasn’t informed by staff for nearly a year after they occurred.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 7:36 pm
Symantec: We've plugged up pcAnywhere holes
Security giant tries to draw line under source code soap opera
Symantec has said its pcAnywhere remote control software is once again safe to use, following the release of its latest security patch.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 4:37 pm
Kelihos botnet BACK FROM THE DEAD
Bloodied spam-spewing zombie staggers in
The spam-spewing Kelihos botnet has returned from the dead.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 2:04 pm
Kelihos botnet BACK FROM THE DEAD
Bloodied spam-spewing zombie staggers in
The spam-spewing Kelihos botnet has returned from the dead.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 2:04 pm
Demand for safety kitemark on software stepped up
MPs want new standard plus web security schooling
The government and industry ought to do more to promote online safety, according to an influential panel of MPs.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 1:03 pm
Facebook warns investors of potential SPAM DELUGE
IPO filing: Spamvalanche could kill us
Facebook has been the first internet company to baldly state the risks it faces from hacking and spam to the markets since the SEC issued guidance on the issue.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 11:44 am
Met's email hack probe turns spotlight on The Times - MP
Scotland Yard keeps mum
Scotland Yard officers investigating allegations of computer hacking by News International staff have declined to "give a running commentary" on their probe, batting away MP Tom Watson's narration of the saga.…
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 11:32 am
Trojan smuggles out nicked blueprints as Windows Update data
Malware backdoors government-targeted kit 'using Adobe 0-days'
Security watchers have uncovered a new highly targeted email-borne attack that uses a supposed conference invitation as a lure - and disguises extracted data as Microsoft Update traffic.…
Posted on 1 February 2012 | 9:04 am
Virus-slingers abuse WordPress vulns, dose punters with exploit
Blogs also infected with information-harvesting Trojan
Malware-spreaders are hacking into vulnerable WordPress-powered sites in order to drive traffic towards pages loaded with exploits.…
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 2:58 pm
Virus-slingers abuse WordPress vulns, dose punters with exploit
Blogs also infected with information-harvesting Trojan
Malware-spreaders are hacking into vulnerable WordPress-powered sites in order to drive traffic towards pages loaded with exploits.…
Posted on 31 January 2012 | 2:58 pm
Google, Facebook, Microsoft in PHISH-FIGHTING smackdown
DMARC Brothers back cross-industry standard
Google, Facebook and other internet heavyweights are collaborating together to back a standard designed to curtail phishing by improving the collaboration between legitimate senders and receivers of emails.…
Posted on 30 January 2012 | 5:33 pm
Google, Facebook, Microsoft in PHISH-FIGHTING smackdown
DMARC Brothers back cross-industry standard
Google, Facebook and other internet heavyweights are collaborating together to back a standard designed to curtail phishing by improving the collaboration between legitimate senders and receivers of emails.…
Posted on 30 January 2012 | 5:33 pm
Sexy Girls Puzzle: Android Trojan or eager ad-slinger?
Researchers split on Counterclank's naughtiness
Security researchers are split on the seriousness of an Android "malware" campaign that some estimates suggest may have "infected millions" of smartphones via gaming apps from Google's Android Market.…
Posted on 30 January 2012 | 5:02 pm
Microsoft's Kelihos kingpin suspect: It wasn't me
Sabelnikov denies botnet herder allegation
The Russian man named by Microsoft as the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet has stepped forward to plead his innocence.…
Posted on 30 January 2012 | 12:42 pm
Facebook flings clickjack spam lawsuit at ad-slingers
Social network teams up with Washington State to hound marketing firm
Facebook and US state of Washington have filed lawsuits against marketing firm Adscend Media over alleged clickjacking and spam practices, as the social networking giant finally gets tough with scammers operating on the site.…
Posted on 27 January 2012 | 3:50 pm
Blackhole crimeware kit drives web threat spike
Report: Conficker also still causing mayhem
Fake anti-virus scams are on the wane but drive-by-download threats have rocketed over the past year thanks to the hugely popular Blackhole crimeware kit, while Conficker remains prolific some three years after its release, according to Sophos.…
Posted on 26 January 2012 | 3:27 pm
Super-powered 'frankenmalware' strains detected in the wild
Virus-worm crossbreeds will trash systems faster than ever before
Viruses are accidentally infecting worms on victims’ computers, creating super-powered strains of hybrid software nasties.…
Posted on 25 January 2012 | 11:17 am
Nokia busted for dodgy SMS to customers
Spam Act breach draws $AU55k wrist-slap
Nokia has fallen foul of the Australian Communications and Media Authority, incurring a $AU55,000 fine following consumer complaints over its SMS marketing practices.…
Posted on 24 January 2012 | 9:19 pm
Sourcefire jumps into anti-malware market
Cyber-outbreak defence tech to shore up big biz
Sourcefire, the security biz behind the commercial versions of the open-source Snort intrusion-detection software, is bowling itself at enterprises and touting tech designed to quickly detect and block malware outbreaks.…
Posted on 23 January 2012 | 4:28 pm
