Sophos is warning of an attempt by hackers to infect computers using the camouflage of a news report claiming that the USA has invaded Iran. Widely spammed out emails with subject lines including “Thi…
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Panda Security announced the findings from its second quarterly report of 2008 which revealed that Trojans comprised over 63 percent of all new malicious codes. Adware followed closely behind, compris…
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Sophos is warning computer users of a widespread email spam campaign that poses as a video of American Independence Day fireworks, but is really an attempt to lure innocent victims into having their c…
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Researchers at Sophos are warning lovers of video games that pages on the US-based Sony PlayStation website have been compromised by hackers. Experts have discovered that cybercriminals have injected …
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OSX/AsTHT.A backdoor Trojan is designed to affect Apple operating systems such as MacOS, Leopard or Tiger. When run, the backdoor Trojan uses an Apple Remote Desktop Agent vulnerability to gain privi…
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Sophos is warning computer users of the importance of scanning all web traffic for malware following the discovery that webpages on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) website have been infe…
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In its 2008 first half data security summary, F-Secure reports malware growth rate at a higher level than ever before. This recent explosion of malware doesn’t necessarily represent new types of threa…
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The majority of the Internet’s malware-infected websites are located on Chinese networks, finds a new report released today by StopBadware.org, the university-based research initiative aimed at protec…
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Sophos is warning computer users to be on their guard against unsolicited emails following the discovery of a new malicious spam campaign that claims another earthquake has just occurred in China, and…
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Panda Security has detected an application whose main function is to turn an executable file into a worm, giving it the capacity to spread itself. The point-and-click toolkit has been designed to make…
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Gaming industry is consistently stripped of its virtual assets as cyber-crooks continue to exploit gamers in pursuit of financial gain. Virtual worlds can provide an exciting terrain to inhabit, play …
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In 2007, Storm burst onto the scene and spread rapidly. A new form of malware that propagated using a combination of email and websites, it proved extraordinarily sophisticated. Estimates of the numbe…
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