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Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn
Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security...
Cyber spies exploiting Java, Flash flaws
Such activity is often paid for, or sanctioned by, government agencies
Android hackers honing skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps...
iPhone, iPad become apple of cyber criminals' eye
Apple devices -- ever more popular in the workplace -- are about to become more popular with cyber criminals.
Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs
Big business -- at least a significant percentage of it -- has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and...
Kaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac security
Company is conducting an 'in-depth analysis of Mac OS X vulnerabilities,' but not at the request of Apple, CTO says
Public vs. private cyberattack responsibility debate heats up
Should the federal government combine legislative muscle with fear to pressure private enterprise leaders into funding defenses for a cyberwar? Or...
Companies slow to react to mobile security threat
Nearly a third of IT managers have reported a security threat as a result of personal devices accessing company data, Juniper finds
Amnesty International's UK website compromised to infect visitors with cyberspying malware
The U.K. website of Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog organization, was compromised by hackers, who used it to infect visitors with a...
APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say
Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced...
Free tool to encrypt DNS requests released for Windows
A security company specializing in the Domain Name System has released a Windows version of a tool that encrypts DNS requests, which could be spied...
CSOs warned of serious cyber-espionage attack
A cybersecurity consulting firm has documented the existence of a China-based espionage operation that has infiltrated the computer systems of at...
Police-themed ransomware starts targeting US and Canadian users
A ransomware application that locks computers and asks their owners to pay fines for allegedly violating several laws through their online activity...
Apple engineering mistake exposes clear-text passwords for Lion
Apple's latest update to OS X contains a dangerous programming error that reveals the passwords for material stored in the first version of...
Is Facebook use in the enterprise too risky to allow?
It is not news that Facebook is less than aggressive about protecting the personal privacy of its 900 million users. But even relatively savvy users...
'Smishing' Attacks Are on the Rise
Text messaging is the most common non-voice use of a mobile phone. There are trillions of text messages received around the world each day, and an...
Could 'bullet time' stop a cyberattack?
Is a cyberattack by Iran against the U.S. a realistic threat? And if so, could it be defeated by a technique called "bullet time"? There is...
NotCompatible Android Trojan: What You Need to Know
Android smartphone users should be on the lookout for hacked websites that automatically download an app onto your phone in an attempt to trick you...
Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data
Hackers claimed to have breached the systems of the Belgian credit provider Elantis and threatened to publish confidential customer information if...
Does Mozilla coming out against CISPA matter?
Enterprise sector support for the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives, is...
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