Grownup, shutdown The old School Virus writers (VXers) scene is dying a death, according to Symantec.… Read more…
In an attack that showcases what cyber criminals have in store for Web 2.0 next year, the individual or group behind the Storm worm is distributing new versions of the malware with the help of hijacked and newly-created Google Blogspot blogs. The Storm worm, one of 2007’s most prolific e-mail-borne Trojan horse programs, has always [...]
Adobe is urging people who use its Flash Player (this includes pretty much all Windows users) to upgrade to a new version that fixes at least nine separate security vulnerabilities that could be exploited to install unwanted software on vulnerable computers. The latest, patched version of the Adobe Flash Player is 9.0.115.0, but regular readers [...]
Misdirection ruse Security researchers have identified a Trojan that hijacks Google text advertisements, replacing them with “ads” from a different provider that are likely to be laced with spyware.… Read more…
Tales from the Underground Russian authorities have identified the authors of the notorious Pinch malware creation toolkit. Arrests are expected to follow.… Read more…