Security researchers from antivirus vendor ESET discovered a piece of cyberespionage malware targeting Tibetan activists that uses unusual techniques to evade detection and achieve persistency on infected systems.
Lucian Constantin | 24 May | Read more
A recent intrusion on the computer network of Norwegian telecommunications company Telenor was the result of a large cyberespionage operation of Indian origin that for the past few years has targeted business, government and political organizations from different countries, according to researchers from security firm Norman Shark.
Lucian Constantin | 20 May | Read more
The development team behind the popular Nginx open-source Web server software released security updates on Tuesday to address a highly critical vulnerability that could be exploited by remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on susceptible servers.
Lucian Constantin | 08 May | Read more
A stealthy malicious software program is taking hold in some of the most popular Web servers, and researchers still don't know why.
Jeremy Kirk | 08 May | Read more
Researchers at Sucuri and Eset say the attacks, which delivers the Blackhole malware kit to site visitors, leaves no trace on servers
John P. Mello | 30 Apr | Read more
Cloud-based security services provider Zscaler has released an implementation for Internet Explorer of the HTTPS Everywhere browser security extension.
Lucian Constantin | 19 Dec | Read more
The creators of Carberp, a banking Trojan program used exclusively in Russian-speaking countries, have started to sell an improved version of the malware together with custom scripts that would allow cybercriminals to target U.S. online banking customers, according to researchers from Russian security firm Group-IB.
Lucian Constantin | 17 Dec | Read more
If you're a user of Google's mobile operating system Android and concerned about your smartphone's security, expect to worry more in the coming months.
John P. Mello Jr. | 17 Dec | Read more
Several malicious Android apps designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers (mTANs) sent by banks to their customers over SMS (Short Message Service) were found on Google Play by researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.
Lucian Constantin | 14 Dec | Read more
A new variant of a Trojan program called Reveton that prevents victims from using their computers and displays rogue messages from law enforcement agencies is using localized voice messages to trick victims into paying made-up fines, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro.
Lucian Constantin | 10 Dec | Read more
Malta-based security start-up firm ReVuln claims to be sitting on a stockpile of vulnerabilities in industrial control software, but prefers to sell the information to governments and other paying customers instead of disclosing it to the affected software vendors.
Lucian Constantin | 21 Nov | Read more
Some cloud providers fail to detect and block malicious traffic originating from their networks, which provides cybercriminals with an opportunity to launch attacks in a botnet-like fashion, according to a report from Australian security consultancy firm Stratsec.
Lucian Constantin | 30 Oct | Read more
The Dutch government wants to give law enforcement authorities the power to hack into computers, including those located in other countries, for the purpose of discovering and gathering evidence during cybercrime investigations.
Lucian Constantin | 19 Oct | Read more
Malware writers have repackaged an old Linux backdoor known as Tsunami to target Mac OS X systems, researchers at Slovakian antivirus firm ESET have discovered.
If they could change one thing to improve IT security, the assembled experts on a panel at Cebit would better educate their users.
Peter Sayer | 03 Mar | Read more