February 9, 2012 - 31-year-old student from Warrington admits to trying to improve his grades at Temple University Ambler Campus, near Philadelphia, by hacking into the university’s computerised grading system. Read more
February 9, 2012 - Take a dive into some recent blackhat SEO attacks in this post to explore the facts behind the recent rise in reports of this threat. Site administrators in particular may be interested in some of the findings. (continue reading...) Read more
February 9, 2012 - Have you received an email claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) today? If you did, be careful. Read more
February 9, 2012 - Can hackers really cause as much bloodshed as 353 Imperial Japanese Navy fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers? Can hackers really kill 2,402 U.S. citizens, leave 1,282 wounded, lose 65 of their own attackers in the process, (continue reading...) Read more
February 8, 2012 - Thanks to Eric Chien for his assistance with this research. Introduction We recently came across a new piece of Android malware, first highlighted by NC State’s Xuxian Jiang, and began investigating the command-and-control (C&C) servers associated with the threat. The (continue reading...) Read more
February 7, 2012 - Join two of Asia Pacific's top security experts, Rob Forsyth and Paul Ducklin, as they discuss and dissect the latest Security Threat Report from SophosLabs in an Asia Pacific webcast. The event takes place at 2pm Sydney time (UTC+11) on Thursday (continue reading...) Read more
February 7, 2012 - Here are some recently released podcasts by ESET Rearchers, addressing current topics such as the recent VeriSign hacks, the takedown of MegaUpload, and the problems with using good malware to catch the bad guys: 1. VeriSign, Credit Card Processor, Hacked (continue reading...) Read more
February 7, 2012 - While the media just looove zero-day exploits, the security industry sees a lot more exploits designed to take advantage of patched vulnerabilities. Question is why don't many of us get around to installing the patches? (continue reading...) Read more
February 6, 2012 - A large volume of spam messages pretending to be from Intuit, the makers of QuickBooks, are flooding inboxes. Don't click the links, they lead to pages infected by the infamous Blackhole exploit kit. (continue reading...) Read more
February 6, 2012 - The United States is preparing a modified version of Google's Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones. Read more
February 4, 2012 - The FBI may shutdown the DNS servers victims of the DNS Changer malware have been using on March 8th. Is this a dangerous action, or is five months to clean up your PC enough? (continue reading...) Read more
February 3, 2012 - Google has pleasantly surprised the mobile malware research community when it announced yesterday that Android apps are analysed for malicious behavior before being allowed onto the Android Market, but is it all good news? Vanja Svajcer, Sophos Principal Researcher, investigates. (continue reading...) Read more
February 3, 2012 - A fake CNN webpage is being linked to from Facebook users' status updates, claiming that World War III has begun. But the real story is the malware waiting to infect your computer. Read more
February 2, 2012 - Despite the stint of very cold weather in Europe, Android malware scene is warming up. Vanja Svajcer finds an intriguing case for the difference of opinions on the classification of certain Android apps present in Google Android market. (continue reading...) Read more
February 2, 2012 - The countdown to first kickoff in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 has begun, and scams for knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia, and fake YouTube videos will be sure to hammer our defenses. (continue reading...) Read more
February 2, 2012 - Media reports claim that computers are being infected even if you DON'T open the attached files. But we're seeing something different. Read more
February 1, 2012 - Identity-stealing bank-robbing malware is a growing threat to Britain. That's the conclusion of the UK Parliament's Science and Technology Select Committee who have published a report calling on the Government to launch a "prolonged awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding (continue reading...) Read more
February 1, 2012 - Facebook has finally filed for its IPO, but there are interesting details in the paperwork. It considers malware, spam and privacy concerns as serious risks to its investors. Read more
January 31, 2012 - Working in the computer security industry, we're pretty used to seeing malware and hacking misrepresented on our TV and movie screens. Here are some of our favourite examples. Read more
January 30, 2012 - A Russian man who has been accused by Microsoft of being the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet has used his LiveJournal blog to protest his innocence. Read more