Federal workers were sent fake White House Christmas e-cards containing Zeus malware designed to gain access to computer systems and steal sensitive documents.

Joona Airamo, the CISO at Stonesoft, a Scandinavian IT security vendor, is predicting that the coming year will see a malware infection that targets the Apple operating system.

Virgin Media says that its research suggests that consumer gadgets topped the Christmas stocking gift list with millions shifting from the shelves before the VAT increase.

American Honda Motor Co. is warning around 2.2 million customers that an email database containing personal information was hacked, according to reports.

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (RIM) has offered lawful interception in its security architecture through cloud computing from Indian operators, according to the India Times.

A US security researcher has revealed a number of new security flaws in the Adobe PDF file format. The flaws, says Julia Wolf, a researcher with California’s FireEye, have been around for some time, but have not been reported on.

Cybersecurity has become a “fundamental weakness” in Australia’s national security, and the threat is not well understood by political leaders and the public, according to a report by a leading Australian think tank.

The Geinimi trojan is attacking Android smartphones and stealing personal data from them, according to mobile security firm Lookout.

A row that has been brewing between the payment card ‘establishment’ and researchers with Cambridge University, who have previously claimed that the Chip & PIN security system seen in UK bank payment cards is flawed, has spilled out into the open.

Websense has posted a detailed analysis of the Phoenix Exploit kit, which is used by hackers to seed and infect users’ PCs across the internet, and then monitor the results for data harvesting.