Hotmail targeted by zero-day attack
Hotmail accounts were recently targeted by an attacking against a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Webmail system. The attack is more insidious than some because it executes without user...
View ArticleIs MacDefender malware a sign of the Macpocalypse?
There is a new world order. MacDefender, and subsequently MacGuard, demonstrate that the inherent security by obscurity of the Mac is fading, and that attackers are looking at the bigger picture.
View ArticleMalware spikes, spam plummets, says report
It has been the busiest quarter on record for malware according to a new report from McAfee. The McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2011 claims six million unique malware samples were recorded during...
View ArticleMacDefender evolves, cat-and-mouse security comes to Mac
Mac users and those who offer administration and support to them find themselves in the security rat race for the first time, as MacDefender scareware has rapidly adapted to avoid Apple's detection.
View ArticleExperts disagree on Android call recording 'Trojan'
According to some headlines, the sky is falling on Android. No, I am not referring to the headlines predicting that the iPhone 5 will double Apple's smartphone market share and leave Android in its...
View ArticleAndroid users least prepared for rise in mobile malware
An explosion in mobile malware in the first half of 2011 has exponentially increased the chance of an Android device getting infected according to one study. Unfortunately for Android users, another...
View ArticleScammers shift targets beyond the PC
Career criminal Willie Sutton was often quoted saying that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." The legend sounds good, but Sutton actually said in his biography, "Go where the money...
View ArticleReport: Spam is at a two-year high
Spam - particularly the kind with malicious attachments - is exploding, reaching a two-year high overall, which includes the spike last fall just before the SpamIt operation folded its doors, a...
View ArticleGoogle's war against scraper sites continues
Google appears to be getting ready to launch another offensive against website scrapers.
View ArticleMicrosoft, Adobe unleash flood of security updates
Today is Patch Tuesday again. The ninth of the year already. Microsoft has released five new security bulletins, and Adobe has joined the party with some security patching of its own today. With all of...
View ArticleHotmail's 'graymail' filter will help business
All the major Web-based email services have junk mail folders and spam filters that strain out obvious offenders. Categorizing messages and filtering out those you don’t want may help, but limits...
View ArticleRonaldo and Messi lead McAfee’s red card malware team
Searching for football stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi during the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil will be risky, according to McAfee.
View ArticleIn Pictures: Top 10 botnet targets in the US and worldwide
Level 3’s research report analyses botnet activity around the world
View ArticleGoogle, Yahoo tighten spam filtering
Google and Yahoo are expanding their use of a successful system used to detect spam.
View ArticleWhen it comes to spam, IBM's SoftLayer is the host with the most
IBM may be the fastest-growing vendor in the worldwide security software market, but it's also the owner of the world's largest source of spam.
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