Zeus pillages billing providers 

Zeus pillages billing providers

Malware takes screen caps of payment website.
Zeus' coffin not yet closed as domains still living 

Zeus' coffin not yet closed as domains still living

Three domains are still feeding instructions to computers infected with the Zeus trojan.
Flight check-in emails lead to Zeus infection 

Flight check-in emails lead to Zeus infection

Cyber criminals have cloaked spam to resemble US Airways check-in emails in phishing attempts that lead to Zeus trojan infections.
Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet  

Microsoft bests bank-busting botnet

Zeus command and control knocked out.
Poisoned DoS tool infects Anonymous 

Poisoned DoS tool infects Anonymous

Trojan packed into denial-of-service tool.
Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome 

Microsoft blocks, uninstalls Google Chrome

Bad update flags Chrome as malware.
Zitmo's stealing bank SMS passwords 

Zitmo's stealing bank SMS passwords

A new variant of the insidious Zeus trojan runs on Android.
Zeus cloaked in tax returns 

Zeus cloaked in tax returns

Bank robbing trojan promises fund transfers.
FBI fingers China over online bank fraud 

FBI fingers China over online bank fraud

The FBI has pointed the finger at Chinese criminals over a spate of phishing and malware attacks.
E-crime fighters collar three over bank attacks 

E-crime fighters collar three over bank attacks

Two suspects charged in connection with alleged online Spyeye banking crimes.
ZeuS circulates in ATO spam 

ZeuS circulates in ATO spam

Tax Office warns of Trojan virus.
Zeus targets Windows and Symbian phones 

Zeus targets Windows and Symbian phones

Two variants of the infamous Zeus malware have been targeting Windows and Symbian mobile operating systems - now Nokia's two main platforms.
Zeus spreads giant arms wider 

Zeus spreads giant arms wider

More websites host Zeus variants.
Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs 

Freelancer.com posts: jobs for botnets, fake IDs

Crowdsourcing provider's boards new haven for malware, identity fraud.
From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists 

From Stuxnet to Snoop: The infosec year in lists

SC Magazine US runs down the notable IT security news items for 2010.
Zeus and SpyEye trojans merge 

Zeus and SpyEye trojans merge

Zeus writer may be retiring.
Microsoft tool unable to detect new versions of Zeus 

Microsoft tool unable to detect new versions of Zeus

"A good first step".
Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures 

Avalanche botnet moves from distributing spam to Zeus lures

"An ominous development".
Zeus dropper causes computers to be re-infected 

Zeus dropper causes computers to be re-infected

'The evolution of Zeus' continues.
Bugat trojan delivered in LinkedIn spam 

Bugat trojan delivered in LinkedIn spam

Harder to detect than Zeus.
Latest Zeus attack propagated via fake iTunes receipt 

Latest Zeus attack propagated via fake iTunes receipt

Attackers are sending out spam messages spoofing an iTunes store receipt.
US authorities charge 70 money mules in Zeus ring 

US authorities charge 70 money mules in Zeus ring

Follows UK arrests.
19 arrested in Zeus bank fraud bust 

19 arrested in Zeus bank fraud bust

The PCeU has arrested 19 on suspicion of using a Zeus Trojan to steal millions from UK banks.
SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks 

SMS-harvesting mobile virus targeting banks

Bank log-in details could be targeted, say security experts.
New emails containing Zeus malware detected 

New emails containing Zeus malware detected

Removal tool announced.
TechCrunch hacked to distribute Zeus Trojan via JavaScript file  

TechCrunch hacked to distribute Zeus Trojan via JavaScript file

Problem may have existed "for some time".
‘Robin Hood’ code robs cashed-up UK bank accounts 

‘Robin Hood’ code robs cashed-up UK bank accounts

Zeus v3 steals $1.17m in a month.
New Zeus botnet steals 60 GB of sensitive data  

New Zeus botnet steals 60 GB of sensitive data

'Mumba' strikes.
Zeus is back with terrorism-themed spam run 

Zeus is back with terrorism-themed spam run

Trojan laden emails, warns Sophos.
New Zeus version targeting Firefox users for bank fraud 

New Zeus version targeting Firefox users for bank fraud

Uses HTML injection and transaction tampering techniques.
Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature 

Zeus exploiting PDF "Launch" feature

Exploits known vulnerability.
Zeus malware takes aim at tax season 

Zeus malware takes aim at tax season

Malicious payload hidden in phony documents.
ISP takedown hamstrings Zeus malware 

ISP takedown hamstrings Zeus malware

Nearly a quarter of malware botnets lose service.
Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint 

Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint

Malware startup costs put at $2,753.
New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems 

New Zeus botnet discovered in 75,000 systems

Threat could affect 2,500 organisations.
New version of Zeus targeting IM users 

New version of Zeus targeting IM users

Threat may be work of Russian gang.
Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam 

Zeus botnet pushes swine flu spam

Installs a keylogger.
Zeus spreading through drive-by download 

Zeus spreading through drive-by download

Uses fake tax return scam.
New Zeus campaign hits 

New Zeus campaign hits

Masquerades as prominent US telco.
Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update 

Zeus botnet pushes fake MySpace update

Similar to Facebook scam.
Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users 

Zeus phishing wave targets Outlook Web Access users

Aims to steal business bank accounts.
Authorities shut down Real Host 

Authorities shut down Real Host

Latvian hosting firm had been tied to botnets, phishing scams.
Signature-based scanners fail to pick up malware 

Signature-based scanners fail to pick up malware

Signature-based scanners are failing to pick up more than half of malware, according to ScanSafe's quarterly Global Threat Report.
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