March 30, 2010 - Visa recently issued a security bulletin alerting merchants to an increase in keylogging attacks. you can download a pdf of the bulletin here. Your users can download keyloggers from an infected email (usually an attachment or (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - By now, you may have seen the Google blog post talking about the targeted attacks against the computers of Vietnamese speakers and others. The botnet, which McAfee identified while investigating Operation Aurora, has commandeered these computers in what appears (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - MS10–018If you’re using Internet Explorer versions 6 or 7 it wouldn’t be a good idea to miss this one. “Actively exploited” for drive by down loads from malicious web sites sums it up.There’s something (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - A friend of mine forwarded a suspicious email message recently. I’ve replaced the domain, order number, etc. below: —————————- From: Customer Support <support@droa.com> Subject: Order Confirmation for <domain>, Order ###### To <registered domain holder>, Thank you for registering/renewing (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - There are a couple of programs in circulation at the moment designed to steal Steam account login credentials. People can have a lot of money invested in Steam purchases (if you purchase PC games online Steam is probably the (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - At the recent Pwn2Own contest held during the CanSecWest 2010 security conference, the Web browser targets were the latest versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. All of the targeted browser platforms were patched up (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Keeping personal information private on the Internet is always a concern for computer users. In a new spam tactic, spammers seem keen to bring disrepute to social networking sites and Webmail services by introducing fear, uncertainty, and doubt regarding the (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Today Microsoft released MS10-018 covering 10 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2010-0806, a zero-day threat discovered in the wild earlier in this month. Reported exploit detections from McAfee home users are significant, though well below the top 20 detections at the the (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Tenable CEO Ron Gula will discuss how different types of vulnerability metrics can be used to understand (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Today we will publish the quarterly report corresponding to the 1st Quarter of 2010. We will inform you about several events regarding cybercrime that have taken place these last few months, including the Aurora case and operation Mariposa. We will (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Hi everyone, Today we released MS10-018 out-of-band due to increases in attacks against Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7 using the vulnerability discussed in Security Advisory 981374. I want to reiterate that Internet Explorer 8 is (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - There seems to be an established procedure used by government officials who want to censor Internet traffic: begin requiring Google and ISPs to filter pornography then sneak in filtering of the politically sensitive material of your choice.Maybe we (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - by Tony Millington, Associate Software Engineer, and Dan Bleaken, Malware Data Analyst, Symantec Hosted Services A few days ago Symantec Hosted Services released its March Messagelabs Intelligence Report, which was picked up by a number of other technology news sites. We (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - The latest edition of the Application Usage and Risk Report from Palo Alto Networks is now available. The Application Usage and Risk Report (5th Edition, Spring 2010) provides insight into the applications and associated risks on nearly 350 enterprise networks worldwide. (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Facebook is working on filtering a piece of nuisance malware that poses as a “Facebook antivirus” application that -- when it’s installed -- puts several dozen photos on a victim’s Facebook wall and tags their friends in them. Once their (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - An Estonian virus writer has been sentenced to jail in Harju, Estonia.The author of the Allaple virus family, 44-year old Mr. Artur Boiko pleaded not guilty.Nevertheless, he was found guilty and sentenced to (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Welcome to the Tenable Network Security Podcast - Episode 28 Announcements Several new blog posts have been published this week, including: "Cloud" Security Recommendations New Content Audit Policy File - PHI/PII for Unix Systems Afterbytes: Chinese Academics Paper on Cyberwar Sets (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - We’ve been seeing Fake AV programs getting more convincing for a while now. Some of the tricks employed by the guys behind these rogue programs include Windows-7-style fake scanners, in-browser “scanners”, and program features that ape other aspects of (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - Apple Fixes Several Bugs Releasing one of its biggest Mac OS X security updates, Apple fixes 88 vulnerabilities with Security Update 2010-002 / Mac OS X v10.6.3. The update addresses critical issues that can lead to arbitrary code execution, information (continue reading...) Read more
March 30, 2010 - It seems that cybercriminals use every bit of news or information worthy of public interest to spread FAKEAV malware. This time around, FAKEAV binaries are being delivered via news about the recently concluded “2010 Kids’ Choice Awards.” The following keywords (continue reading...) Read more