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

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

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 May 2013 9:48 AM
New strain of Mac malware found.
Trend Micro open sources spyware tool 

Trend Micro open sources spyware tool

In Applications - 20 February 2012 11:54 AM
Hijack This pushed to SourceForge.
Droid spyware answers phone calls 

Droid spyware answers phone calls

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 17 August 2011 11:56 AM
Ain't no secretary.
Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering 

Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 8 June 2010 2:14 PM
Distributor denies wrong-doing.
Mac users warned about spyware from free apps 

Mac users warned about spyware from free apps

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 4 June 2010 3:30 PM
Spyware downloaded during installation.
Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco 

Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 9 December 2009 11:55 AM
Big money in banking trojans.
Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009 

Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 8 July 2009 10:51 AM
Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection 

Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

In Applications - By Dan Raywood, 7 July 2009 11:01 AM
Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky 

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2009 11:01 AM
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware 

Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

In Hackers - By Chuck Miller, 30 June 2009 10:53 AM
Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released by Trend Micro.
Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner 

Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 19 May 2009 2:51 PM
Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.
Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure 

Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

In Web/client - By Greg Masters, 28 April 2009 11:27 AM
A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.
Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware 

Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 28 April 2009 11:15 AM
The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.
Spyware levels said to be climbing 

Spyware levels said to be climbing

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 16 April 2009 10:55 AM
Spyware levels rose some 10 per cent in the first three months of 2009, according to researchers.
Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections 

Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 8 April 2009 10:26 AM
There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly ...
Keylogger spyware ordered off the market 

Keylogger spyware ordered off the market

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 18 November 2008 11:24 AM
In a victory for privacy advocates, an Orlando, Fla.-based company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware.
Symantec completes PC Tools buy  

Symantec completes PC Tools buy

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 8 October 2008 12:35 PM
Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
McAfee boosts momentum of updates 

McAfee boosts momentum of updates

In Applications - 9 September 2008 5:14 PM
Overnight, McAfee released its new internet-based security service which it claims is an industry first technology that shields PCs on the fly.
Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii 

Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii

By Dan Kaplan, 15 July 2008 10:17 AM
Steven Thomas, was found dead Sunday in Hawaii, some two weeks after he was reported missing.
ATP webpages compromised during Wimbledon tournament 

ATP webpages compromised during Wimbledon tournament

In Web/client - 27 June 2008 11:06 AM
Tennis fans at risk as hackers infect official tennis website with malicious code during this week's Wimbledon tournament.
Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals 

Cisco survey: Spyware, bots top security issues for government IT professionals

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 12 November 2007 9:54 AM
Day-to-day worries about spyware and bots are the No. 1 security concern of IT professionals working for the agencies of the federal government, according to a study released ...
SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks 

SMBs susceptible to virus and spyware attacks

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 18 October 2007 10:10 AM
Seventy per cent of small and medium-sized businesses have experienced a spyware or virus attack in the last three months, new figures suggest.
Security expert slams spyware snooping 

Security expert slams spyware snooping

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 20 July 2007 1:57 PM
The use of government spyware to monitor criminals' online activity could do "more harm than good" and will not be tolerated by the industry, a security said.
US toughens up on spyware 

US toughens up on spyware

In Web/client - By Matt Chapman, 8 June 2007 3:33 PM
Software firms could be forced to warn all users what is being installed.
AWA offers PC Tools  

AWA offers PC Tools

In Web/client - By Sarah Falson, 22 May 2007 1:34 PM
Independent computing and home entertainment service provider, AWA, is now offering PC Tools Spyware Doctor protection products to home consumers and small businesses through ...
Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware 

Connecticut teacher convicted on school porn charge a victim of spyware

By Dan Kaplan, 28 February 2007 5:01 PM
The scheduled sentencing Friday for a Connecticut substitute teacher convicted of exposing her middle-school students to pop-up internet pornography has been postponed so the ...
US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft 

US citizen pleads guilty to creating spyware and ID theft

In Hackers - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 February 2007 12:53 AM
A US citizen, who was charged with creating and distributing a Trojan horse intended to steal computer usernames and passwords, has pleaded guilty in court.
Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware 

Avert Labs snags PoC mobile spyware

In Networks - By Frank Washkuch, 12 December 2006 6:38 AM
Researchers from McAfee Avert Labs claim to have discovered proof of concept (PoC) spyware for mobile devices.
Researchers spot first mobile spyware 

Researchers spot first mobile spyware

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 7 December 2006 10:19 AM
Researchers with McAfee claim to have found a first spyware application that targets the Symbian operating system for mobile phones.
Security firm warns of Christmas spyware 

Security firm warns of Christmas spyware

In Risk - By Clement James, 27 November 2006 10:01 AM
Security software developer PC Tools has said that up to 50 percent of new spyware threats coming from China and Russia target specific information for identity theft.
Odysseus Marketing settles spyware complaint with FTC 

Odysseus Marketing settles spyware complaint with FTC

In Hackers - By Dan Kaplan, 22 November 2006 9:05 AM
A spyware operation has settled a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) complaint in the US that it deceptively downloaded unwanted and malicious software onto users' computers.
Microsoft files suit against spyware operation 

Microsoft files suit against spyware operation

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 14 November 2006 6:10 PM
Microsoft announced today that it has filed a lawsuit against a spyware distributor, one day after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the company was shut down by a ...
Web viruses wilt but spyware soars 

Web viruses wilt but spyware soars

In Applications - By Will Head, 23 October 2006 10:11 AM
Web-based viruses decreased by half in September, according to new figures from US-based security firm ScanSafe.
FTC on board in spyware case against movie service 

FTC on board in spyware case against movie service

By Dan Kaplan, 16 August 2006 6:57 PM
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has joined the Washington state's Attorney General's Office in efforts to halt a movie download service that allegedly bombards customers ...
Washington AG targets Movieland.com in spyware case 

Washington AG targets Movieland.com in spyware case

By Ericka Chickowski, 15 August 2006 8:48 PM
Washington state's legal team announced that it is gunning for a movie download service that flooded consumers with spyware ads demanding payment for services they never signed ...
From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase 

From Black Hat: Webroot CTO: Spyware threats on the increase

By Ericka Chickowski, 3 August 2006 2:48 PM
Experts convened at BlackHat on Wednesday reported that the spyware threat continues to increase and it will remain unbeatable while jurisdictional issues between government ...
Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack 

Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack

By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2006 10:12 PM
Researchers at iDefense this week identified a banner advertisement on MySpace.com that uses a Windows security vulnerability to download spyware onto an unpatched PC, another ...
Aladdin: Spyware threats tripled in 2005 

Aladdin: Spyware threats tripled in 2005

By Ericka Chickowski, 16 June 2006 9:12 PM
A study released this week found that the number of distinct spyware threats more than tripled last year, while the number of trojan threats more than doubled last year.
Spam and spyware threat to Angolan - and other - World Cup fans 

Spam and spyware threat to Angolan - and other - World Cup fans

By René Millman, 14 June 2006 3:12 PM
Fans of the Angolan national football team are more likely to be targeted by spam and spyware than any other fan, according to new research.
Spyware threats triple 

Spyware threats triple

By René Millman, 12 June 2006 11:24 AM
The amount of spyware detected on the internet has tripled over the last year, according to new research.
N.H. man settles spyware suit with Washington state, pays $2,000 

N.H. man settles spyware suit with Washington state, pays $2,000

By Dan Kaplan, 8 June 2006 10:08 PM
A New Hampshire man who used the Microsoft name in advertisements to trick customers into purchasing ineffective spyware software reached a settlement this week with Washington ...
Spyware stages ‘significant counterattack’ 

Spyware stages ‘significant counterattack’

By William Eazel, 10 May 2006 9:58 AM
Spyware made a significant comeback during the first quarter of 2006, new threat-monitoring research has revealed.
New York man settles with Washington State in spyware case 

New York man settles with Washington State in spyware case

By Dan Kaplan, 9 May 2006 10:07 PM
A New York man who allowed his name to be used as an alias in business conducted by a company accused of violating Washington state’s computer spyware law has reached a ...
Spyware operations shut down by FTC 

Spyware operations shut down by FTC

By Frank Washkuch, 4 May 2006 6:27 PM
The nation’s consumer watchdog announced today that it has halted two spyware operations – one of which was forced to pay more than $4 million.
Quiz: Web users blind to spyware 

Quiz: Web users blind to spyware

By William Eazel, 28 April 2006 10:59 AM
Internet users who think websites with clean, appealing graphics and national advertisers on their home pages are safe need to think again, as such seemingly respectable sites ...
Fear of viruses, spyware cut down illegal downloads 

Fear of viruses, spyware cut down illegal downloads

By William Eazel, 13 April 2006 2:27 PM
The amount of illegal downloading by U.S. residents between 8- and 18-years-old has dropped by 17 percent in the last two years, due mainly to growing fear of viruses and ...
New York again sues alleged spyware corporation 

New York again sues alleged spyware corporation

By Dan Kaplan, 5 April 2006 8:08 PM
New York state Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is going after internet fraudsters again, this time suing a Manhattan spyware company for allegedly installing millions of pop-up ...
Spyware kits for sale - £10 or $17 

Spyware kits for sale - £10 or $17

By René Millman, 24 March 2006 1:29 PM
A Russian website has appeared on the internet selling spyware kits for ten pounds.
CSIA: Fight against spyware is on 

CSIA: Fight against spyware is on

By Dan Kaplan, 22 February 2006 8:07 PM
The newly formed Anti-Spyware Coalition held its first public workshop earlier this month as a way to bring together key players to discuss malicious software, the Cyber ...
Spyware cost firms $62B in 2005 

Spyware cost firms $62B in 2005

By William Eazel, 10 February 2006 10:10 AM
An alarming rise in the number of corporate data breaches, combined with a climbing sophistication of spyware threats and distribution methods, made 2005 the “biggest year yet ...
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