Recent articles by Danielle Walker

'MiniFlame' found on high value machines

'MiniFlame' found on high value machines

Backdoor deployed after Flame, Gauss infection.
Danielle Walker Oct 16 2012 12:26PM Security
Presidential election spurs malware-laden CNN spam

Presidential election spurs malware-laden CNN spam

Online fraudsters smell opportunity.
Danielle Walker Oct 15 2012 11:40AM Security
Ransomware and phish cons target Skype users

Ransomware and phish cons target Skype users

Lol is this your new profile pic?
Danielle Walker Oct 11 2012 12:24PM Security
New web attack immediately siphons stolen data

New web attack immediately siphons stolen data

New attack steals data from any site.
Danielle Walker Oct 5 2012 11:44AM Security
Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

Microsoft forces malicious domain op to clean bot mess

Microsoft settles with operator.
Danielle Walker Oct 3 2012 12:28PM Security
Final "scareware" defendant to pay $159M to FTC

Final "scareware" defendant to pay $159M to FTC

Four year case wraps up.
Danielle Walker Oct 3 2012 9:28AM Security
Thousands of accounts leaked from top-rated unis

Thousands of accounts leaked from top-rated unis

Melbourne Uni listed, but data looks benign.
Danielle Walker Oct 2 2012 10:00AM Security
TDL-4 click-fraud campaign claims 280k victims

TDL-4 click-fraud campaign claims 280k victims

Attack claims 30,000 victims in last seven days.
Danielle Walker Sep 19 2012 8:46AM Security
Flame-related malware detected in the wild

Flame-related malware detected in the wild

Flame claims 10,000 victims.
Danielle Walker Sep 18 2012 9:18AM Security
US patient records stolen by staff, possibly sold

US patient records stolen by staff, possibly sold

Miami hospital hit by second breach this year.
Danielle Walker Sep 17 2012 11:43AM Security
PCI guidelines issued for mobile apps

PCI guidelines issued for mobile apps

Developers told to isolate sensitive functions, remove unnecessary access rights.
Danielle Walker Sep 17 2012 10:19AM Security
US patient records stolen by staff, possibly sold

US patient records stolen by staff, possibly sold

Miami hospital hit by second breach this year.
Danielle Walker Sep 14 2012 12:01PM Security
Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

Microsoft thwarts Nitol botnet with restraining order

Swipes domain.
Danielle Walker Sep 14 2012 10:32AM Security
Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site

Android VXers earn big bucks on trader site

Infected droids worth 10 times more than PCs.
Danielle Walker Sep 13 2012 9:42AM Security
Microsoft fixes twin XSS, issues new cert requirement

Microsoft fixes twin XSS, issues new cert requirement

Vulnerabilities aren't high-risk.
Danielle Walker Sep 13 2012 9:08AM Security
Oracle will fix Java flaw next month

Oracle will fix Java flaw next month

New hole bypasses Java Virtual Machine sandbox.
Danielle Walker Sep 12 2012 6:59AM Security
Google Aurora attackers continue online crime spree

Google Aurora attackers continue online crime spree

Google hackers mix up new attacks against US biz.
Danielle Walker Sep 11 2012 11:49AM Security
SMS phishing attacks spike, Cloudmark claims

SMS phishing attacks spike, Cloudmark claims

Researchers cite boom in voicemail phishing scam.
Danielle Walker Sep 11 2012 7:49AM Security
Researchers warn of Pushdo variant

Researchers warn of Pushdo variant

Trojan infects more than 100,000 computers in a month.
Danielle Walker Sep 10 2012 12:30PM Security
New Pushdo variant infects more than 100k computers

New Pushdo variant infects more than 100k computers

Researchers track evasive new variant.
Danielle Walker Sep 7 2012 7:51AM Security

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