• Bug bounty hunters reveal eight vulnerabilities in Google services

  By Loek Essers | 24 May, 2012 12:56

  Security researchers unveiled eight vulnerabilities in Google services during the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam on Thursday -- but they claim to have discovered more than 100 such bugs over the past few months.

• McAfee reports big spike in malware

  By Cameron Scott | 23 May, 2012 20:08

  PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday.

• Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia

  By Lucian Constantin | 23 May, 2012 15:50

  The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations.

• Banking malware monitors victims by hijacking webcams and microphones, researchers say

  By Lucian Constantin | 23 May, 2012 02:07

  A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab.

• Cross-browser worm spreads via Facebook, security experts warn

  By Lucian Constantin | 22 May, 2012 02:34

  Malware writers have used Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, to build a click-fraud worm that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab said on Monday.

• Am I mailing spam?

  By Lincoln Spector | 28 September, 2010 01:51

  Tami asked the Antivirus & Security Software forum why friends are receiving spam that appears to come from her.

• How did my protected PC get infected?

  By Lincoln Spector | 17 August, 2010 02:37

  SUPERAntiSpyware found three Trojans on a reader's PC. He asked the Windows forum how this could happen when his PC is protected.

• Keep kids safe online with OpenDNS FamilyShield

  By Rick Broida | 28 July, 2010 07:48

  You wouldn't let your kids walk the streets of Amsterdam's Red Light District, but giving them unrestricted access to the Web is practically the same thing. The problem is, how do you block out all that inappropriate Web content?

• Mobile malware: Beware drive-by downloads on your smartphone

  By Meridith Levinson | 23 March, 2012 07:39

  While Jeff Schmidt, the CEO of JAS Global Advisors, was surfing the Web on his new Android smartphone (his first Android phone) earlier this year, what appeared to be an ad popped up on his screen. The "ad" looked like the prompt that appears when his phone rings. He clicked the button on the ad to pick up the putative call, and the ad began downloading a binary file - malware - onto his Android phone. Schmidt had been hit by a drive-by download, a program that automatically installs malicious software on end-users' computers--and increasingly, smartphones--without them knowing.

• PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

  By Tony Bradley | 09 March, 2011 06:06

  PDF files are one of the most common, and most trusted document formats out there. However, that trust, combined with the cross-platform use of PDFs makes the Adobe file format one of the most targeted and exploited by malicious attacks as well.

• Massive Mac OS X update shatters illusion of security

  By Tony Bradley | 12 November, 2010 02:15

  Perhaps you've heard that the Apple Mac OS X operating system is simply more secure by design and not prone to the security flaws and vulnerabilities that plague the dominant Microsoft Windows operating system? Well, don't believe the hype. Apple unleashed an update for Mac OS X this week which fixes a massive 134 vulnerabilities.

• ATM malware spreading around the world

  By Jeremy Kirk | 06 June, 2009 00:52

  Cash machines around the world are hosting malware that can harvest a person's card details for use in fraud, a situation that could worsen as the malware becomes more sophisticated, according to a security researcher.

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