February 15, 2011 - The incident involves a couple of public libraries in the Manchester area of the UK (Wilmslow and Handforth, to be precise), where keyloggers were found to have been attached to PCs used by members of the public. One of the (continue reading...) Read more
December 2, 2010 - According to The Telegraph, German prosecutors are accusing two local hackers of breaking into the computers of over 50 pop stars, including (continue reading...) Read more
September 30, 2010 - It looks like some of the recent success in taking down Zeus-using cybercriminals is coming to the United States. The FBI has recently announced that it has charged as many as 60 people and has arrested 10 as part (continue reading...) Read more
September 29, 2010 - During the last six years, botnets have become one of the biggest threats to security professionals, businesses, and consumers. We at McAfee Labs have just released more information about how cybercriminals can use common social networks and common web applications, (continue reading...) Read more
September 27, 2010 - Today, McAfee released a report based on a survey of more than 1,000 decision-makers about the use of Web 2.0 technology for business. The report reveals some interesting results (for example, who would have thought the United States is among the (continue reading...) Read more
September 20, 2010 - The Zeus botnet has been in the wild since 2007 and it is among the top botnets active today. This bot has an amazing and rarely observed means of stealing personal information–by infecting users’ computers and capturing all the information (continue reading...) Read more
September 15, 2010 - A new phishing scam is targeting users of the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS), a free service provided by the U.S. Department of the Treasury since 1996. The recent fraudulent format uses an email message that claims to be (continue reading...) Read more
September 13, 2010 - Over the weekend I had the chance to put some work into my lowbie dwarf paladin named Boulderbrain. I was at the Stormwind bank minding my own business when I suddenly get this whisper: (continue reading...) Read more
September 1, 2010 - Two weeks ago, I posted a blog entry talking about the counterfeiting of legal documents. I have received many comments and requests for further data related to this type of fraud from various Eastern Europe countries, France, and even (continue reading...) Read more
August 31, 2010 - Yesterday we discovered a new Zeus campaign. Most of the messages associated with the new spam campaign are linked to the Asprox botnet. This time, the focus is on FedEx. Most of the attachments start with either FedExDoc.exe or FedExInvoice.exe. Those (continue reading...) Read more
August 31, 2010 - The Anti-Malware engine is a critical and core piece of the McAfee anti-malware solutions. As with any core technology, the engine must be rock-solid stable, fast, and functionally rich. A new McAfee Labs whitepaper outlines these engine technologies and values, (continue reading...) Read more
August 24, 2010 - We unceasingly monitor and combat old and emerging web threats, taking different approaches to best protect our customers. Cybercriminals continuously look for new ways to steal valuable information. A recent phishing scam we’ve seen impersonates three popular institutions: PayPal, Bank of (continue reading...) Read more
August 23, 2010 - Phishing and identity theft involve not only the theft of funds. In addition to financial data, information collected by cybercriminals also can allow them to create and sell false legal documents. On top of selling malware, renting botnets, or launching denial-of-service (continue reading...) Read more
August 17, 2010 - Last year, the U.S. government passed a law making mandatory online registration for travel for all citizens from countries eligible for the Visa Waiver Program. The Visa Waiver Program is available to citizens from the European Union, but also to (continue reading...) Read more
August 12, 2010 - On August 7, the French Police National Aux Frontiers arrested Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin at the Nice airport when he attempted to board a flight to Moscow. This 27-year-old citizen of both Israel and the Ukraine lived, according to rumors, on (continue reading...) Read more
August 10, 2010 - Malware has reached its highest levels, making the first six months of 2010 the most active half-year ever for total malware production. At the same time, spam leveled out, with only 2.5 percent growth from last quarter. Malware continued to soar (continue reading...) Read more
August 3, 2010 - Like many iPhone users, I “jailbreak” my iPhone. I do this for many reasons, but mainly for console-level access and the darn cool infosec tools that are available through Cydia. Like many iPhone users, I was quite happy (continue reading...) Read more