Kaspersky Lab has issued a warning about a multi-purpose rootkit that targets 32- and 64-bit Windows users, one variant of which attempts to download and install fake antivirus software.

Reports are coming in that another Comodo digital certificate partner has suffered an SQL injection attack, reportedly allowing customer data to be viewed by the hackers.

Google’s Chrome operating system (OS) is not as secure at it might look at first glance, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.

The US Secret Service estimates that a data breach at Bank of America in California and other western states cost the bank at least $10 million.

A vulnerability in the Hotmail site has enabled hackers to steal an unknown number of messages from users’ accounts, according to security firm Trend Micro

There have been several reports of iPhones being successfully tracked down by owners using the handset’s on-phone GPS facility and suitable software, but now a cautionary tale comes from New Jersey, in which an apparently irate owner attacked the perso…

The latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report from Symantec has warned internet users to beware the increasing problem of fake URL shortening services, especially against the backdrop of Twitter’s popularity and the fact that the microblogging service lim…

Three New England states – Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island – have teamed to develop a coordinated government-industry plan for responding to network interruptions caused by cyberattacks or natural disasters.

A South American researcher with Kaspersky Lab claims to have spotted a Java-driven injection technology that generates a fake Virustotal website for the unsuspecting.

Attacks of the W32.Qakbot worm, which was responsible for a data breach at a Massachusetts labor agency, are on the rise after the author “seeded” newer variants, according to analysis by Symantec.