New report indicates that the combination of the ZeuS crimeware kit, and the tremendous increase of malicious PDFs seen in 2009, play a crucial role in the growth model of the cybercrime ecosystem.

The identity thieves behind the Zeus malware attacks are now using the "/launch" command feature in Adobe Reader to launch malicious attacks without exploiting a vulnerability in the software.

According to Google's Security Team, 15% of the malware domains they detected on the web over the past 13 months was scareware, also known as fake security software. Just how realistic is this percentage?

Virus hunters have spotted the attacks on a popular song lyrics Web site. Any visitor to that Web site with the Java Plugin for Browsers installed (Internet Explorer or Firefox) will get infected with malware.

The update is rated "critical" because of the risk of remote code execution attacks via rigged PDF files.

The patches will be released alongside a new automatic updater software that the company hopes will speed up the downloading and deployment of its security fixes.

There is more that can be done with this latest PDF hack that may not be immediately apparent. We could start seeing persistent PDF worm attacks.

A newly released report “Shadows in the Cloud”, details the the inner workings of complex cyber espionage network, that was systematically stealing sensitive documents/correspondence from the Indian government, the United Nations, as well as Dalai Lama's offices.

Adobe is suggesting that users configure its PDF Reader product to limit the damage from an attack.

In need of a good reason not to click on links found in spam or phishing emails? A currently ongoing Facebook phishing campaign is not only attempting to phish fresh Facebook accounting data, but is also serving client-side exploits.