Cybercriminals are using a modified version of the ZeuS computer Trojan that no longer relies on command and control (C&C) servers for receiving instructions, according to Symantec security researchers.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Feb | Read more
Exploit code targeting a newly identified vulnerability in Symantec's pcAnywhere computer remote control product has been published on the Internet, exposing its users to possible attacks that disrupt the software's functionality.
Lucian Constantin | 23 Feb | Read more
A team of researchers has devised a method to defeat NuCaptcha, one of the most popular video-based antispam tests on the Internet, and have proposed a solution to increase its resilience to attacks.
Lucian Constantin | 22 Feb | Read more
Mozilla has asked all certificate authorities (CAs) to revoke subordinate CA certificates currently used for corporate SSL traffic management, offering an amnesty to any CAs that had breached Mozilla's conditions for having their root certificates ship with its products.
Lucian Constantin | 21 Feb | Read more
Cybercriminals have started launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against networks that transmit data over IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), according to a <a href="http://ddos.arbornetworks.com/2012/02/a-milestone-in-ipv6-deployment/">report</a> published recently by DDoS mitigation vendor Arbor Networks.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Feb | Read more
A new version of the Waledac malware has been spotted on the Internet, but unlike previous variants, which were mainly used for spamming purposes, this one steals various log-in credentials and BitCoins, a type of virtual currency.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Feb | Read more
Google plans to remove online certificate revocation checks from future versions of Chrome, because it considers the process inefficient and slow.
Lucian Constantin | 09 Feb | Read more
Digital Certificate Authority (CA) Trustwave revealed that it has issued a digital certificate that enabled an unnamed private company to spy on SSL-protected connections within its corporate network, an action that prompted the Mozilla community to debate whether the CA's root certificate should be removed from Firefox.
Lucian Constantin | 09 Feb | Read more
Both the number and volume of distributed denial-of-service attacks are increasing, according to new reports from DDoS mitigation companies Prolexic and Arbor Networks.
Lucian Constantin | 08 Feb | Read more
Symantec is investigating claims by a group of hackers that they are in possession of source code for its Norton AntiVirus (NAV) product.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Jan | Read more
Qualys senior software engineer Sergey Shekyan has devised a new HTTP denial-of-service (DoS) attack method which relies on prolonging the time clients need to read Web server responses.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Jan | Read more
Care2.com, a social networking website for activists, has decided to reset the account passwords of almost 18 million registered members after hackers gained access to its servers.
Lucian Constantin | 05 Jan | Read more
Cyber-thieves are using distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in order to distract banks from spotting and reversing fraudulent wire transfers initiated on behalf of their customers.
Lucian Constantin | 06 Dec | Read more
Hacktivist groups Anonymous and TeaMp0isoN have joined together in a new campaign that involves compromising credit card details and using them to donate money to charities, homeless people and anti-government protesters around the world.
Lucian Constantin | 01 Dec | Read more
A new Android Trojan program that poses as an SMS management application is sending text messages to predefined premium-rate numbers in Europe and Canada, according to security researchers from Kaspersky Lab.
Lucian Constantin | 29 Nov | Read more