malware

Jamie Oliver Website Serves Up Malware Once Again

Once was not pukka, twice was downright careless, but Jamie Oliver website serves up malware for the third time

10 years ago

Breaking Bad-Themed Ransomware Takes Hold Down Under

Los Pollos Hermanos-branded malware tricking users in handing over hundreds of dollars

10 years ago

Malware Wipes System To Avoid Analysis

The Rombertik malware goes to unusual lengths to evade observation, including trying to destroy a computer if it thinks it…

10 years ago

xHamster Targeted By Malvertising Campaign

Tens of thousands of visitors are likely to have been infected by the campaign, which exploited a recently patched flaw…

10 years ago

How To Stop Macro-Based Malware In Its Tracks

Tony Berning, senior manager at security software development specialist, OPSWAT, explains how to kick macro-based malware's butt

10 years ago

Booby-Trapped Hugo Boss Advert Is The Most Stylish Malware Of This Season

‘Malvertising’ attack came from advert on Huffington Post and several other news sites

10 years ago

Interpol Grabs Simda Botnet Servers In Global Swoop

The operation is believed to have significantly weakened Simda, which steals personal data and targets financial institutions

10 years ago

UK Now Second Biggest Global Target For Cybercrime

Over a million new malware threats are being created every day, Symantec report reveals

10 years ago

‘Dyre Wolf’ Bank Transfer Scam Nets Criminals $1bn To Date

Sophisticated bank transfer cyber scam uses 'advanced social engineering' to fleece US companies

10 years ago

Lebanese Hackers Behind Volatile Cedar Spy Campaign

Hackers linked to Lebanese political group are behind a 'well managed' espionage campaign, warns researcher

10 years ago

Router Hack Inserts Ads And Porn Into Websites

Fraud scheme uses router hack to intercept Google Analytics tags and replace them with smut and adverts

10 years ago

PoSeidon Malware Attacks Credit Card Transactions

PoS terminals in high-street stores are being put at risk, Cisco researchers find

10 years ago

NJRat Trojan Returns To Life, Warns PhishMe

A remote access trojan, last seen a year ago, is making a reappearance warns security researcher

10 years ago

Podec Trojan Can Trick CAPTCHA Into Thinking It Is Human

Russian malware is able to bypass CAPTCHA inputs, Kaspersky report claims

10 years ago

Mandarin Oriental Admits Credit Card Data Breach

Upscale Mandarin Oriental hotel chain, which boasts 27 properties around the globe, is investigating a malware attack on guests' financial…

10 years ago

Android Suffers ‘Gazon’ Malware Outbreak

Android users beware of new malware threat from fake app promising Amazon vouchers

10 years ago

Most Security Breaches ‘From Well-Known Sources’, Says HP

44 percent of breaches in 2014 were caused by known vulnerabilities between two and four years old, report finds

10 years ago

What Can We Learn From The Jamie Oliver Website Hack?

A drizzle of malware, a dash of exploit and a dollop of malicious code were the recipe for Jamie Oliver's…

10 years ago

Jamie Oliver Website Serves Up Malicious Malware

That's not so pukka then, as Jamie Oliver's website falls victim to cyber hackers

10 years ago

How To Explain Malvertising To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of malvertising from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)

10 years ago

Google – We Blocked 524 MILLION Bad Ads Last Year

Search giant also banned 214,000 advertisers and removed 250,000 sites in fight against malware

10 years ago

Three Apps Pulled From Google Play After Infecting Millions Of Devices With Adware

More than 10 million devices have been infected by the malware, which tries to con users into needlessly spending money

10 years ago

Insecure Browsers Causing Spike In Malware Damage

The cost to respond to and remediate one security breach resulting from failed malware detection technology is approximately $62,000 per…

10 years ago

Kaspersky – Don’t Be Too Worried About The Security Of Mobile Payments…Yet

Kaspersky Labs' David Emm tells TechWeekEurope that the security threat to mobile payments is still in its infancy - but…

10 years ago

UK Firms’ Faith In Security Tools And Policies Is Misplaced

Less than half of firms regularly take basic measures like installing patches and updating software, Cisco research finds

10 years ago

Lookout Points To Ransomware Threat As UK Mobile Malware Declines

New report highlights growing awareness of cyber and mobile security, as tactics and threats change

10 years ago

‘Skeleton Key’ Malware Discovered By Dell Researchers

Brand new "Skeleton Key" malware can bypass the authentication on Active Directory systems

10 years ago

Google Stops Security Updates For Android 4.3 Jelly Bean

Google will now only fix WebView vulnerabilities itself if they affect Android 4.4 KitKat or later

10 years ago

What New Year’s Resolutions Should Chief Security Officers Be Making?

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, but what plans should CSOs be making this year? Here…

10 years ago

Chthonic: The Dangerous ZeuS Trojan Attacking You Via Your Bank

Kaspersky Lab discovers a new strain of Trojan targeting victims through 150 banks' web links and email attachments

10 years ago