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FIFA World Cup themed malware campaign spreads malicious PDF files
Researchers from Symantec are reporting on an ongoing targeted malware campaign using a FIFA World Cup 2010 theme, in an attempt to trick end users into executing a malicious PDF file, exploiting a recently patched flaw in Adobe Reader.
Google adds warnings for suspicious GMail activity
Google has added a nifty new security feature to warn GMail users when there are suspicious log-ins to their e-mail accounts.
From Russia with (objective) spam stats
It's not every day that I get the chance to speak with a representative from the Russian Association of Electronic Communications (RAEC). Here are the key findings from their study, and the summary points based on my conversation with RAEC's head of PR, Dmitry Zakharov.
The current state of the crimeware threat – Q&A
What's the current state of the crimeware threat? Just how vibrant is the underground marketplace when it comes to crimeware? What are ISPs doing, and should ISPs be doing to solve the problem? Does taking down a cybercrime-friendly ISP has any long term effect?
The current state of the crimeware threat – Q&A
What's the current state of the crimeware threat? Just how vibrant is the underground marketplace when it comes to crimeware? What are ISPs doing, and should ISPs be doing to solve the problem? Does taking down a cybecrime-friendly ISP has any long term effects?
Pwn2Own predictions: iPhone will be hacked
Experts are predicting that hackers at this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest will definitely break into an Apple iPhone by exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability.
TROYAK-AS: the cybercrime-friendly ISP that just won’t go away
Over the past week, security researchers and vendors have been playing a cat-and-mouse game with a cybercrime-friendly ISP known as TROYAK-AS, one of the key "phone back" locations for the command and control servers of Zeus-serving malware campaigns for Q1, 2010.
Mac OS X SMS ransomware – hype or real threat?
In need of a fresh example that cybercriminals are actively looking for ways to monetize infected Mac OS X hosts? Early-stage discussions at several web forums, including a PoC, offer an insight into the potential to monetize OS X infected hosts using SMS-based ransomware.
Microsoft plugs dangerous Excel security holes
Microsoft today issued patches for seven potentially dangerous security flaws in the Microsoft Excel worksheet software
Vodafone HTC Magic shipped with Conficker, Mariposa malware
Researchers from PandaSecurity have detected Conficker and Mariposa malware samples shipped on a recently purchased Vodafone HTC Magic smartphone.
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