Malware targeting Google Android quadruples in 2010 

Malware targeting Google Android quadruples in 2010

In Web/client - By Tom Brewster, 16 December 2010 9:28 AM
Android has become more of a target for cyber criminals this year, a report shows.
Active exploits targeting Apple QuickTime zero-day  

Active exploits targeting Apple QuickTime zero-day

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 9 September 2010 2:10 PM
Flaw able to bypass two Windows security features.
Botnet family unleashes over 200 DDoS attacks 

Botnet family unleashes over 200 DDoS attacks

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 25 August 2010 1:28 PM
'YoyoDDoS' servers mostly located in China.
Microsoft confirms exploits targeting Ormandy zero-day 

Microsoft confirms exploits targeting Ormandy zero-day

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 17 June 2010 10:26 AM
Active exploit code appears.
New Zeus version targeting Firefox users for bank fraud 

New Zeus version targeting Firefox users for bank fraud

In Hackers - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 22 April 2010 10:12 AM
Uses HTML injection and transaction tampering techniques.
Google finds botnet targeting Vietnamese users 

Google finds botnet targeting Vietnamese users

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 1 April 2010 3:18 PM
Suppressing political dissent.
Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group 

Blocking Phorm won't stop it, warns privacy group

In Risk - By Rosalie Marshall, 28 April 2009 11:01 AM
A data protection group has warned that opting out of Phorm will not prevent the technology from processing data that users enter through web site search portals.
EC takes UK and Phorm to task over privacy 

EC takes UK and Phorm to task over privacy

In Risk - By Brett Winterford, 16 April 2009 10:17 AM
The European Commission has sent an infringement notice to the United Kingdom Government over privacy oversights related to the use of Internet snooping technology from ...
Click-fraud trojan targeting Yahoo, Google: Symantec 

Click-fraud trojan targeting Yahoo, Google: Symantec

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 17 March 2008 10:02 AM
Security researchers at Symantec have uncovered a click-fraud trojan targeted to the online advertising networks of Google, Yahoo and Baidu.com, China's largest independent ...
Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw 

Active exploits targeting social networking ActiveX flaw

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 26 February 2008 10:16 AM
Users who remain vulnerable to an ActiveX photo uploader vulnerability used on many websites are now being targeted in active attacks, researchers from Symantec said today.
Hackers targeting 'forgotten' web apps 

Hackers targeting 'forgotten' web apps

In Web/client - By Clement James, 10 December 2007 9:59 AM
Security firm Finjan has warned of zero-day attacks targeting popular web apps like media players and chat programs.
Tumbleweed releases SME data security appliance  

Tumbleweed releases SME data security appliance

In Risk - 7 November 2007 2:51 PM
Tumbleweed has announced the launch of a new content security appliance geared towards the Small Medium Enterprise (SME) sector across the Asia-Pacific region.
Australia amongst global attack  

Australia amongst global attack

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 22 February 2007 4:20 PM
Fifty financial institutions in the United States, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region were hit with a well crafted pharming attack this week.
PartyPoker under siege 

PartyPoker under siege

In Web/client - By Negar Salek, 22 February 2007 2:51 PM
Australia’s most widely used poker website has become the target of a global phishing scam today, according to security vendor Websense.
Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability 

Microsoft advisory warns exploits targeting newest Word vulnerability

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 26 January 2007 11:28 PM
Microsoft is warning Word users of attackers exploiting a newly discovered - and "extremely critical" - vulnerability.
California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users 

California phisher faces century in jail for targeting AOL users

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2007 6:17 PM
A California man has been convicted of violating the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 for mass-emailing AOL users and requesting credit card information.
New Year's, Christmas malware targeting inboxes 

New Year's, Christmas malware targeting inboxes

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 27 December 2006 5:03 PM
Email users are again getting the electronic age's version of coal in a stocking - holiday-season spam and malware.
Sophos discovers PoC virus targeting research tool 

Sophos discovers PoC virus targeting research tool

By Frank Washkuch, 10 July 2006 7:56 PM
A new proof-of-concept (PoC) virus that targets an analysis tool used widely by security researchers has been discovered.
Post-Patch Tuesday zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Excel 

Post-Patch Tuesday zero-day exploit targeting Microsoft Excel

By Frank Washkuch, 16 June 2006 7:47 PM
Microsoft Excel users were told this week to beware of zero-day attacks taking advantage of a newly discovered vulnerability in the ultra-popular spreadsheet program.
Malware targeting Linux on the increase 

Malware targeting Linux on the increase

By William Eazel, 8 May 2006 10:03 AM
The number of malicious programs that attacked Linux operating systems during 2005 was more than double the previous year’s figure, according to new research.
Malware targeting confidential data on the rise 

Malware targeting confidential data on the rise

By Marcia Savage, 19 September 2005 10:02 PM
The internet saw an increase in malicious code that exposed confidential information as online criminals sought to make a profit, according to Symantec.
Phishers targeting credit unions 

Phishers targeting credit unions

By Marcia Savage, 3 June 2005 7:36 PM
Credit unions are increasingly becoming a target of phishing scams, according to the latest report from the Anti-phishing Working Group.
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