MiniDuke exploits Adobe, Internet Explorer and Java 

MiniDuke exploits Adobe, Internet Explorer and Java

Spyware servers examined.
Kaspersky update severs internet access 

Kaspersky update severs internet access

Fix issued.
Two security firms disclose 'Red October' details 

Two security firms disclose 'Red October' details

Domain names axed.
Red October espionage campaign targets governments 

Red October espionage campaign targets governments

Campaign undetected for five years.
Java zero day infections increase 

Java zero day infections increase

Exploit attacks thousands.
Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale 

Vupen offers Windows 8 zero-day for sale

French outfit claims to have defeated Windows 8 security.
Kaspersky to create secure ICS operating system 

Kaspersky to create secure ICS operating system

Fends off malware.
Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil 

Millions of DSL modems hacked in Brazil

Admin vulnerability.
Hotmail called out for sly password gaffe 

Hotmail called out for sly password gaffe

Long passwords accessible via first 16 digits.
Flame-related malware detected in the wild  

Flame-related malware detected in the wild

Flame claims 10,000 victims.
Wiper virus shows Duqu, Stuxnet similarities 

Wiper virus shows Duqu, Stuxnet similarities

More state-sponsored malware?
Spammers send more malicious attachments 

Spammers send more malicious attachments

But overall spam levels fall.
Data-wiping Shamoon targets Middle East energy sector 

Data-wiping Shamoon targets Middle East energy sector

Goals of malware writers unknown.
Gauss trojan targets Lebanese banks 

Gauss trojan targets Lebanese banks

Joins ranks of Flame, Stuxnet and Duqu.
Apple admits OS X not invulnerable to malware 

Apple admits OS X not invulnerable to malware

Important "baby steps".
Iran CERT fingers Flame for oil refinery attacks 

Iran CERT fingers Flame for oil refinery attacks

Malware cut oil artery from the internet.
Flame surveillance worm 'most complex threat ever' 

Flame surveillance worm 'most complex threat ever'

Two-year rampage in Middle East.
AusCERT2012: Kaspersky defends data retention, secretive breaches 

AusCERT2012: Kaspersky defends data retention, secretive breaches

But privacy paramount to both.
Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000 

Number of infected Macs flashbacks to 650000

Security firms trapped in tarpit.
Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback 

Sluggish Apple strikes at Flashback

Flashback removal tool planned as malware storm subsides.
Flashback botnet shrinks to half size 

Flashback botnet shrinks to half size

But experts say decline may not be rapid.
Kaspersky Lab reveals complexity of 'OO C' coded Duqu 

Kaspersky Lab reveals complexity of 'OO C' coded Duqu

Source code may reveal Duqu creator
Duqu spoke in alien tongue 

Duqu spoke in alien tongue

Part of the Duqu Trojan was written in an unknown programming language.
CarrierIQ: Don't root, don't remove, don't worry 

CarrierIQ: Don't root, don't remove, don't worry

But vendors warned to disclose tracker apps.
Kaspersky quits BSA, snubs US piracy bill 

Kaspersky quits BSA, snubs US piracy bill

Calls bill "counter-productive".
An interview at Kaspersky Lab HQ 

An interview at Kaspersky Lab HQ

Kaspersky Lab CEO Eugene Kaspersky talks security.
Kaspersky launches Endpoint Security 8 

Kaspersky launches Endpoint Security 8

Includes anti-virus, a system watcher and integration with cloud-based threat intelligence.
Kaspersky website vulnerable to XSS 

Kaspersky website vulnerable to XSS

Reddit post outs flaw.
McAfee, Kaspersky lock horns over Shady RAT 

McAfee, Kaspersky lock horns over Shady RAT

McAfee says Shady RAT ain't no botnet.
Amazon used to spread bank-stealing trojan 

Amazon used to spread bank-stealing trojan

Amazon gives legitimacy to scams.
AWS used to spread bank data malware 

AWS used to spread bank data malware

A Kaspersky researcher spies some malware hosted on AWS targeting bank data.
EU cybercrime treaty best for policing: Phair 

EU cybercrime treaty best for policing: Phair

Former cybercop urges nations to give agreement time to work.
Kaspersky: Australia shouldn't sign EU Cybercrime treaty 

Kaspersky: Australia shouldn't sign EU Cybercrime treaty

Calls for global police unit instead.
Kidnapped Kaspersky freed without ransom 

Kidnapped Kaspersky freed without ransom

Released unharmed.
Melbourne and Perth in race for Kaspersky data centre 

Melbourne and Perth in race for Kaspersky data centre

Winner of two-horse race will need critical demand.
Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security 

Kaspersky launches Sydney-based hosted security

Partners with local data centres for secure web and email service.
Stuxnet 'much more sophisticated than Aurora' 

Stuxnet 'much more sophisticated than Aurora'

Compared to the malware used against Google last year.
Advanced instant messenger threat discovered 

Advanced instant messenger threat discovered

Yahoo! Messenger, Skype, Windows Live, and Google Talk among those targeted.
Kaspersky Lab appoints country manager 

Kaspersky Lab appoints country manager

Focused on building corporate customers.
Kaspersky critical of exploit publicity 

Kaspersky critical of exploit publicity

Kaspersky Lab co-founder Eugene Kaspersky believes that the publication of security exploits often generates more harm that good overall
Kaspersky calls for international internet government 

Kaspersky calls for international internet government

Kaspersky Lab co-founder argues for multinational body to tackle cyber crime.
All but one pass Virus Bulletin spam test 

All but one pass Virus Bulletin spam test

Kaspersky fails despite strong false positive rate.
Fake Antivirus: 5 software titles you should definitely NOT install 

Fake Antivirus: 5 software titles you should definitely NOT install

We take a closer look at some of the more common scareware traps; what to look out for, how to identify the fakes and 5 rogue security software packages you should try and ...
Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace 

Malware being distributed through eBay-style marketplace

Open source malware now accounts for as much as 10% of the overall malware marketplace as criminals cotton onto the many benefits of adaptable code.
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky 

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware 

Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware

In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
Malware most potent on social networks  

Malware most potent on social networks

Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab Global Research.
HackersBlog team retire from active service 

HackersBlog team retire from active service

The team behind the hackers blog website have decided to end their activities.
Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements 

Victims of HackersBlog claim that it is overstating its achievements

Various victims of the HackersBlog have claimed that the vulnerability discoveries may be overstated.
Kaspersky says that no data was lost in SQL attack 

Kaspersky says that no data was lost in SQL attack

Kaspersky Lab security experts say that no customer information was taken after a hacker launched a cyber attack Saturday that exposed titles of tables contained in the ...
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