'PRISM watchlist' phishing email surfaces 

'PRISM watchlist' phishing email surfaces

Targets Tibetans.
Trojan used fake Adobe certificates 

Trojan used fake Adobe certificates

Backdoor steals data, captures screenshots.
Bad Pigs culled from Google Play 

Bad Pigs culled from Google Play

Tenb thousand users download app.
McAfee report goofed Koobface infection rates 

McAfee report goofed Koobface infection rates

Repackaged binaries threw off statistics.
Researchers say most advanced Android trojan found 

Researchers say most advanced Android trojan found

Rare malware.
NAB cyber security head blames Obama for fraud spike 

NAB cyber security head blames Obama for fraud spike

Down Under is the 'un-burnt forest' of fraud.
Koobface worm body count breaks record 

Koobface worm body count breaks record

Facebook terror makes a comeback.
Revised icode applied to mobiles 

Revised icode applied to mobiles

ISPs asked to cut off infected tablets, smartphones.
Memory gaffe leaves Aussie bank accounts open to theft 

Memory gaffe leaves Aussie bank accounts open to theft

Clear text credentials stored in memory.
Beta Bot banking malware surfaces 

Beta Bot banking malware surfaces

Includes rootkit that blocks security sites.
Attackers use Skype to spread Liftoh trojan 

Attackers use Skype to spread Liftoh trojan

Countries in Latin America have been the primary targets in this campaign, researchers say.
Espionage hacking campaign linked to India 

Espionage hacking campaign linked to India

Operation Hangover hits Pakistan.
Pushdo revived with domain-generator algo 

Pushdo revived with domain-generator algo

Command and control concealed.
Music could trigger mobile malware 

Music could trigger mobile malware

Heavy bass beats could lead to ownage.
Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum 

Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum

New strain of Mac malware found.
SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US 

SpyEye trojan developer extradited to US

One of the masterminds behind the pernicious SpyEye banking trojan has been extradited to the United States, where he will face charges for computer and wire fraud.
Stats confirm malware built at record rates 

Stats confirm malware built at record rates

Trojans dominate.
Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers 

Dutch police ask for powers to plant malware, hack DDoS servers

F-Secure won't help.
BadNews Android apps spread SMS trojan 

BadNews Android apps spread SMS trojan

Ad network foists malware.
Phishing scams target Waco explosion 

Phishing scams target Waco explosion

Ducks anti-virus.
Web malware overtakes network worms 

Web malware overtakes network worms

Conficker losing ground.
Boston Marathon blasts breed malware ruses 

Boston Marathon blasts breed malware ruses

Fake charities pop up.
Trojan uses magic code 

Trojan uses magic code

Thousands affected.
Android malware spikes in 2012 

Android malware spikes in 2012

User error blamed.
Hackers steal 2.4 million credit card numbers from US supermarket chain 

Hackers steal 2.4 million credit card numbers from US supermarket chain

Fraudsters make schmucks of Schnucks.
Android app hijacks airplanes 

Android app hijacks airplanes

Remote attack detailed.
Bitcoin malware spreads over Skype 

Bitcoin malware spreads over Skype

Computers enslaved to mine bitcoins.
Global security nightmare for PCs narrowly averted 

Global security nightmare for PCs narrowly averted

UEFI BIOS source code, signing keys leaked online.
Carberp banking trojan devs arrested 

Carberp banking trojan devs arrested

Ruskies crack down.
Malware attacks tech companies every minute 

Malware attacks tech companies every minute

FireEye report points to intellectual property hijack attempts.
Evernote a malware control centre 

Evernote a malware control centre

Malware hides within note-taking app.
Android malware again targets Tibetans 

Android malware again targets Tibetans

Could be built by entity with access to mobile core technology.
First targeted trojan attacks hit Android 

First targeted trojan attacks hit Android

Infected APK.
Antivirus apps knocked in malware report 

Antivirus apps knocked in malware report

Web based malware active for 20 day on average.
Data destruction motive for massive malware attack 

Data destruction motive for massive malware attack

Did not come from China.
New targeted trojan hits point-of-sale systems 

New targeted trojan hits point-of-sale systems

Distributed via USB
Yontoo adware targets Mac, Windows users 

Yontoo adware targets Mac, Windows users

Victims sprayed with dodgy ads.
Malware downs National Vulnerability Database 

Malware downs National Vulnerability Database

Site offline for a week.
MiniDuke exploits Adobe, Internet Explorer and Java 

MiniDuke exploits Adobe, Internet Explorer and Java

Spyware servers examined.
Chinese hackers infiltrated Reserve Bank 

Chinese hackers infiltrated Reserve Bank

Documents reveal data breach history.
Dell builds sinkhole data-sharing platform  

Dell builds sinkhole data-sharing platform

Builds and shares open source tool.
Tool thwarts OS X malware tricks 

Tool thwarts OS X malware tricks

Fills gap left by Apple.
Citadel malware targets Govt agencies 

Citadel malware targets Govt agencies

Intellectual property stolen.
Microsoft joins watering hole victims Apple, Facebook 

Microsoft joins watering hole victims Apple, Facebook

'Small number' of computers popped.
Bit9 hacked five months before detection 

Bit9 hacked five months before detection

Company suspects larger attack campaign.
Chinese VXer malware spreads via BitTorrent 

Chinese VXer malware spreads via BitTorrent

Analysts match samples.
Apple updates Java in Mac OS X 

Apple updates Java in Mac OS X

Issues iOS Exchange bugfix.
Apple suffers 'sophisticated' hack 

Apple suffers 'sophisticated' hack

Linked to Facebook attackers.
Porn sites three times more infectious to mobile users 

Porn sites three times more infectious to mobile users

But few users visit the sites.
Hackers hijack Bit9 whitelist in targeted attack 

Hackers hijack Bit9 whitelist in targeted attack

Failed to install its own software.
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