Malware

Fake Tiffany Invoices Deliver Malware

An attachment named 'invoice copy.zip' delivers Windows malware identified as Mal/BredoZp-B.

Blue Coat Gets into Big Data Security by Acquiring Solera

Big Data security analytics continues to be big business, as Blue Coat's acquisition of Solera shows.

Fake Newegg E-mails Deliver Malware

Links in the e-mails redirect victims to Web sites hosting the Blackhole exploit kit.

F-Secure Warns of New Mac Malware

The malware, Backdoor:OSX/KitM.A, takes screenshots at regular intervals and saves them in a folder called MacApp.

Q1 2013 Saw Massive Innovation in Android Malware

The first quarter of the year saw the first distribution of Android malware via spam e-mails, and the first targeted Android attacks.

Trojans Cause 80 Percent of Computer Infections Worldwide

According to PandaLabs, more than six and a half million new malware samples were created in Q1 2013.

Malicious Flash Player Updates Hosted on Dropbox

Sites claiming to deliver Flash updates actually serve malicious executables that are being hosted in a Dropbox account, according to Zscaler.

Alleged SpyEye Trojan Developer Extradited to United States

Hamza Bendelladj faces a maximum sentence of more than 300 years in prison and fines of up to $14 million.

58.2 Million Americans' Home PCs Were Infected by Malware in 2012

The cost of repairing the damage from those infections was almost $4 billion, according to Consumer Reports.

Fake Apple Store Invoices Deliver Malware

A massive spam campaign addresses recipients by their names, and identifies itself as a 'third reminder' to pay an invoice.

FireEye: 184 Countries Now Host Malware Command and Control Servers

Sixty-six percent of command and control servers for APT attacks are hosted in the US, according to the company.

Korean News Site Hacked, Delivers Malware

The same vulnerability was recently exploited in attacks on Reporters Without Borders and NBC.com.

Softonic Delivers Adware

The software download site was apparently testing a new installer package, which it has now stopped distributing.

BadNews Android Malware Found in 32 Apps on Google Play

According to Lookout, the infected apps may have been downloaded as many as 9 million times before they were removed.

New Malware Targets Stock Trading Software

The malware is designed to capture screenshots and login credentials.

Fake SourceFourge Web Site Delivers Malware

The site, which was registered in the U.S. on April 5, is designed to trick victims into thinking they're downloading files from the real SourceForge.

Seculert Uncovers Magic Malware

According to Seculert CTO Aviv Raff, the malware may just be the first phase of a broader attack.

Almost All Game Hacks Deliver Malware

The solution, according to AVG Technologies, is simple: just don't download cracks, hacks, trainers or unofficial patches.

Fake Vertu App Delivers Android Malware

The malware forwards all incoming messages to an external server, and is capable of downloading additional spyware to an infected device.

Connextions Suffers Security Breach

More than 4,800 Blue Cross Blue Shield customers may have been affected.

Ransomware Delivers Images of Child Porn

The malware demands that the victim pay a fine for viewing child pornography, and shows a series of images as proof of the alleged offense.

Fortinet: ZeroAccess Botnet Was Leading Threat in Q1 2013

The company says almost 3 million unique IP addresses are currently reporting infections.

Kaspersky Warns of Bitcoin-Mining Skype Malware

The malware leverages the victim's CPU to mine Bitcoins.

New Android Malware Targets Tibetan Activists

Citizen Lab researchers report that security solutions from Avast, Lookout and Kaspersky all failed to detect the app as malicious.

Security Blogger IDs Flashback Trojan Creator

Brian Krebs has identified the man as Maxim Selikhanovich of Mordovia.