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- EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites
- EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesRE: EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sitesFrom what I know, it affected some versions of Chrome and Firefox, so if using other browsers on Mac or Linux such as Safari, or Firefox 3.5 which would silently block the Javascript, then it won't be...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Web site development, Viruses and worms, Web technology, Web browsers, SECURITY, Google Inc., EyeWonder, malware incident, subdomain, malware, popular web site, Web site, Web
- Discussion threads 2009-07-03
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- Windows 7 security default worries experts
- How many Windows 7 does it take...How many dribble articles about Windows 7 canthere be in one week.I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy andit has changed global warming to global cooling.So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go Windows 7 it is like the messiah...
- Tags: Operating systems, Ubunutu, Microsoft Windows 7, security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., Win7
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- Windows 7 in action: a closer look at Windows XP Mode
- Now that's coolSo XP apps can be run directly on the desktop? Now that's cool :).How is this different than Virtual PC?Ed, I have XP running under MS Virtual PC 2007 on my Vista Business x64 machine. How is this different? I know that I had to supply...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows XP Mode, virtualization, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-19
- Commonwealth fined $100k for not mandating antivirus software
- According to a recently published SEC cease-and-desist order, the Commission has recently fined Commonwealth Financial Network $100,000, for not mandating antivirus software on the computers of its representatives, leading to a security incident which took place in November 2008, allowing the cybercriminal behind the attack to place eighteen unauthorized purchase...
- Tags: Software, Electronic Banking, Antivirus Software, Commonwealth Financial Network, Banking, Security, Viruses And Worms, Financial Services, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Click fraud facilitating Bahama botnet steals ad revenue from Google
- Originally exposed as a botnet redirecting and monetizing hijacked traffic to over 200,000 parked domains primarily located in the Bahamas, researchers from ClickForensics have recently found evidence on active DNS hijacking of Google properties allowing cybercriminals to steal revenue from Google by pulling search results and displaying them on a...
- Tags: Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-08
- Chinese hackers launch targeted attacks against foreign correspondents
- According to an assessment published by the Information Warfare Monitor, Chinese hacktivists politically motivated hackers have recently launched a targeted malware attack against foreign news correspondents attempting to trick them into executing a malware-embedded PDF attachment (Interview list.pdf), coming from a non-existent editor working for The Straits Times. ...
- Tags: China, Malware, Hacker, Attack, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
- Modern banker malware undermines two-factor authentication
- Once pitched as an additional layer of security for E-banking transactions, two-factor authentication is slowly becoming an easy to bypass authentication process, to which cybercriminals have successfully adapted throughout the last couple of years. Modern banker malware, also known as crimeware, is now fully capable of bypassing...
- Tags: Bank, Two-factor Authentication, Antivirus, Malware, SMS, Cybercriminal, Banker Malware, Zeus, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Security Administration, Financial Services, Viruses And Worms, Security, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?
- Was 4chan block about censorship, security or net neutrality?tens of thousands of DoS attacks are blocked every dayDana, you need to get your facts straight. DailyKos isn't exactly an authority figure on this and he even admitted to jumping the gun on the story like so many other people.The...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), INTERNET, Cyberthreats, Net Neutrality, security, censorship
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- The future of mobile malware - digitally signed by Symbian?
- The future of mobile malware - digitally signed by Symbian?Signed is not the same as safeAs this incident clearly shows, signing of applications is not a guarantee of safety. A digital signature tells you that program has not been tampered with since it was signed and who signed it. It...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Symbian Inc., malware, mobile malware, mobile
- Discussion threads 2009-07-23
- News to know: Best hardware; Malware; Netbooks; Social CRM
- Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Paul Greenberg:Â Time to Put A Stake in The Ground on Social CRM Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Malware, Apple Inc., Matthew Miller, Photograph, Netbook, CRM, Microsoft Windows 7, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Smart Phones, Hardware, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2009-07-06
- EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites
- During the last couple of hours, visitors of popular and high trafficked web sites such as CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Gamespot, WorldOfWarcraft, Mashable, Chow.com, ITpro.co.uk, AndroidCommunity; Engadget and Chip.de, started reporting that parts of the web sites are unreachable due to malware warnings appearing through the EyeWonder interactive digital advertising...
- Tags: Web, EyeWonder, Malware, Web Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-03
- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs
- How severe can the impact of the Conficker worm be on a single city council that has apparently not implemented basic security solutions in place? Pretty severe according to a recently released a report entitled "Service interruption resulting from ICT disruption in February 2009" which details the...
- Tags: Infection, Patch Management, Worm, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Security, Patches, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-02
- U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers
- U.S. Army servers breached by Turkish hackers A question that puzzles meWhy on Earth is an US Army's Ammunition Plant and an US Army Corps of Engineers running insecure software from M$, more precisely Microsoft SQL Server?Presumably there are many other critical US institutions running dangerous software from M$. The...
- Tags: Databases, SECURITY, Servers, server, SQL injection, Turkish Hackers, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Corp., vulnerability, U.S. Army
- Discussion threads 2009-06-01
- Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn
- Gumblar attack worse than Conficker, experts warn Someone will come up with...Microsoft doesn't supply patches for pirated software even though they do.True[i]If you run another OS then you will not get the Gumbar problem.[/i]And if you are talking about Linux then I say that's good. Moving to OS X to...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, SECURITY, Now Let, Gumblar, Gumbar, Conficker, attack, Gumblar attack, operating system, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-05-29
- Adobe plans quarterly Patch Day for Reader/Acrobat fixes
- Borrowing a few pages from Microsoft's playbook, Adobe today announced plans for a quarterly Patch Day for its Reader/Acrobat product lines and new initiatives to beef up its code hardening and security response processes. Starting this summer, Adobe Reader and Acrobat security patches will be released on...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe SPLC, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- Google outage isn't reason enough to avoid a cloud strategy
- Google outage isn't reason enough to avoid a cloud strategyhybrid approachThe hybrid approach is really the only approach you can afford, not "at least initially", but forever or until proven stable enough for you.Most people DO have a hybrid approach, with apps both local and cloud, so when their online...
- Tags: Manufacturing, Cloud strategy, Google Inc., outage, strategy
- Discussion threads 2009-05-14
- Pirate Bay court case bad news for students
- Pirate Bay court case bad news for studentsThe Pirate Bay will win in the endThe courts in Sweden, after reading the ruling in it's entirety, basically totally IGNORED the law in question at the time of the accusations against the Pirate Bay owners, and used the NEW law they have...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, NOW IT, music, Pirate Bay
- Discussion threads 2009-04-17
- Attackers pounce on Microsoft PowerPoint zero-day
- Attackers are using rigged PowerPoint files to exploit an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's presentation software, according to warning late Thursday from the software maker. In a pre-patch advisory, Microsoft described the attacks as "limited and targeted," the kind of language that suggests it is being used to...
- Tags: Attacker, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-04-02
- Comcast customer passwords found online; company shifts blame
- Comcast customer passwords found online; company shifts blameUpdate from ComcastSam - Based on an initial analysis of the document, we have identified that only about 700 of these accounts are real. The list was likely generated as the result of a phishing scam or some kind of malware that...
- Tags: Comcast Corp., password
- Discussion threads 2009-03-16
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