malware

6000 Aussie users caught in DNSChanger shutdown

6000 Aussie users caught in DNSChanger shutdown

Last-minute rush.
James Hutchinson Jul 6 2012 12:21PM Security
Android botnet pushes drug spam

Android botnet pushes drug spam

Spam sent from Yahoo!
Darren Pauli Jul 6 2012 9:59AM Security
Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

Replaces default web browser.
Darren Pauli Jul 6 2012 7:00AM Hardware
Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

Prototype rootkit silently modifies Android apps

Installed web browser replaced with keylogger doppelganger.
Darren Pauli Jul 4 2012 10:43AM Security
BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw

BlackHole toolkit targets Microsoft XML flaw

Popular toolkit targets unpatched Windows hole.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jul 4 2012 6:45AM Security
Citadel trojan goes off grid

Citadel trojan goes off grid

Shuts to public rabble, open to trusted botmasters.
Darren Pauli Jul 3 2012 11:03PM Security
Microsoft names two Zeus defendants in civil action

Microsoft names two Zeus defendants in civil action

Ringleaders in jail.
Dan Kaplan Jul 3 2012 1:31PM Security
Mac espionage trojan targets Uighur activists

Mac espionage trojan targets Uighur activists

The Uighur Muslim minority group is subject to a sophisticated attack.
Dan Kaplan Jul 2 2012 1:23PM Security
BlackHole more persistent after upgrade

BlackHole more persistent after upgrade

The authors of the crimeware application are toying with a "pseudo-random domain" generation capability so that victims make it to the malware.
Dan Kaplan Jun 29 2012 5:00PM Security
Ongoing racket drains 'high roller' bank accounts

Ongoing racket drains 'high roller' bank accounts

SpyEye and Zeus toolkits bypass multifactor authentication in raids on high-balance accounts.
Marcos Colon Jun 27 2012 10:28AM Security
Google flags 13 million searches a day

Google flags 13 million searches a day

For malicious content or links.
Dan Kaplan Jun 25 2012 12:17PM Security
Hacker interrupts AVG's malware analysis

Hacker interrupts AVG's malware analysis

'Why are you researching my trojan?'
Darren Pauli Jun 25 2012 11:50AM Security
Malware writers go patent-snatching in Peru

Malware writers go patent-snatching in Peru

CAD drawings slurped via email.
Fahmida Y. Rashid Jun 25 2012 8:16AM Security
Diablo hacker springs reverse engineers

Diablo hacker springs reverse engineers

“Why are you researching my trojan?”
Darren Pauli Jun 21 2012 2:18PM Security
RAT scurries through Skype, bites Syrian activists

RAT scurries through Skype, bites Syrian activists

BlackShades Remote Access Tool monitors keystrokes, drops malware, and takes screenshots.
Dan Kaplan Jun 21 2012 10:12AM Security
13 million searches warn of hacked sites: Google

13 million searches warn of hacked sites: Google

Company detects 9500 malicious sites every day.
Dan Kaplan Jun 21 2012 12:20AM Security
Microsoft opens Chinese systems for anti-virus checks

Microsoft opens Chinese systems for anti-virus checks

Payments provider to send millions warning notices.
Darren Pauli Jun 20 2012 1:11PM Security
US, Israel built Flame: Report

US, Israel built Flame: Report

Sources say malware paved the way for Stuxnet.
Darren Pauli Jun 20 2012 8:41AM Security
Payments provider forces Chinese to patch, run firewalls

Payments provider forces Chinese to patch, run firewalls

Millions of security slack users sent warning notices.
Darren Pauli Jun 20 2012 4:49AM Security
Trojan exploits Internet Explorer hole

Trojan exploits Internet Explorer hole

Amnesty International infected with trojan.
Dan Kaplan Jun 20 2012 1:52AM Security

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