John McAfee: I installed keyloggers on Belize cop computers 

John McAfee: I installed keyloggers on Belize cop computers

In Applications - By Danielle Walker, 9 January 2013 9:44 AM
Cyber espionage tactics used to "uncover corruption" among the power players of Belize.
Zeus and SpyEye trojans merge 

Zeus and SpyEye trojans merge

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 26 November 2010 10:22 AM
Zeus writer may be retiring.
Critical infrastructure encounters the most web malware: report 

Critical infrastructure encounters the most web malware: report

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 12 February 2010 1:06 PM
356 percent higher rate of data-theft trojans in 2009.
Trojans continue to dominate threat detections 

Trojans continue to dominate threat detections

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 4 September 2009 10:48 AM
Conficker takes top spot.
Web attacks surge by a third 

Web attacks surge by a third

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 14 August 2009 10:05 AM
Increase in data-theft 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.
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.
Malware delivered in parking ticket scam 

Malware delivered in parking ticket scam

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 6 February 2009 10:45 AM
Trojans are being distributed through a real-life scam involving fake parking tickets.
Bogus Facebook emails pass trojans 

Bogus Facebook emails pass trojans

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 24 September 2008 9:56 AM
A new round of malicious emails tries to trick recipients into believing someone wants to be their Facebook friend.
Trojans dominate top ten virus threats 

Trojans dominate top ten virus threats

In Hackers - By Dan Raywood, 10 September 2008 8:17 AM
Last month, users were more likely to be struck by trojans than any other kind of virus.
Mutant Trojans threaten Mac users 

Mutant Trojans threaten Mac users

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 9 November 2007 9:55 AM
The malware authors behind last week's MacOS X Trojan attack are continuing development on the malicious downloads, security experts warn..
Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data 

Hackers bank on Trojans to steal financial data

In Web/client - By Robert Jaques, 30 March 2007 12:00 PM
Banker Trojans a fast-growing threat.
Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos 

Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 9 January 2007 4:46 PM
Keeping with their practice of tailoring malware-toting email for current events, malicious users are mass mailing what they claim is a rarely-seen video of the execution of ...
Trojans account for over half of malware 

Trojans account for over half of malware

By René Millman, 14 July 2006 11:41 AM
Over 54 percent of the new malware in the second quarter of 2006 were trojans, according to new data.
Microsoft: Trojans, rootkits the new top threats 

Microsoft: Trojans, rootkits the new top threats

By Dan Kaplan, 12 June 2006 9:49 PM
Backdoor trojans and rootkits represent two of the fastest growing malware expunged by Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), which was unveiled in January ...
Industry clamps down on custom trojans 

Industry clamps down on custom trojans

By William Eazel, 9 March 2006 9:59 AM
A network of websites used by cyber criminals to create and sell custom-designed trojans used for corporate espionage and ID theft has been shut down after a concerted effort ...
Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers 

Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

By William Eazel, 27 February 2006 10:05 AM
Security experts have detected a new crimeware creation system that sells made-to-measure trojans to hackers for $990.
Trojans found exploiting Sony DRM application 

Trojans found exploiting Sony DRM application

By René Millman, 10 November 2005 2:59 PM
Researchers have discovered the first trojan to take advantage of Sony's controversial copy protection software.
Game on as first PSP and Nintendo Trojans emerge  

Game on as first PSP and Nintendo Trojans emerge

By William Eazel, 24 October 2005 1:05 PM
Security experts today warned that the first examples of malicious code designed to infect videogame consoles has been discovered in the wild.
New Trojans target online banks  

New Trojans target online banks

By Robert Jaques, 7 September 2004 2:17 PM
Security experts have discovered a group of previously undocumented Trojan horses which target British users of online banking services by attempting to steal sensitive ...
Phishing attacks include Trojans 

Phishing attacks include Trojans

By Jon Tullett, 16 August 2004 2:44 PM
Phishing attackers are now including Trojan code, which could log keystrokes and capture passwords.
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