Anti-virus firm Malwarebytes has announced that it will now defend Android users against pups, or ‘potentially unwanted programs.’ “The research team at Malwarebytes has noticed an increasing number of Android PUPs and, as from today, the new version o…
American Career Aspirations Do Not Include Cybersecurity
The worldwide cybersecurity skills shortage is well-documented; and many countries have developed programs to fill the gap. These programs usually try to instill interest in schools, or tempt IT professionals into a career in security.
Sold-out Tickets to the World Cup, Beyoncé and More! For a Malware Price
There are a number of big artists touring this year, such as Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake and One Direction, and it’s also drawing closer and closer to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Given the marquee nature of the events, people need to be careful w…
Cross-platform JRAT Targets UK and UAE Individuals
A new spam campaign delivering a Java remote access trojan (RAT) known as JRAT has been uncovered, with the emails claiming to have attached a payment certificate to the message. The campaign has predominantly affected the UAE and the UK to date and ap…
Peeling the Onion – Tor’s Criminal Content Revealed
Tor was developed to provide internet anonymity to those who need it. But with the Snowden surveillance revelations came an increased interest in and demand for such anonymity – and not surprisingly that includes the criminal element. Malware C&C serve…
Zeus Trojan Gets Persistent with New Rootkit
The Zeus banking trojan and botnet has had a number of iterations over the years, particularly since the source code was leaked online.
Less than Half of RSA Conference Attendees Think NSA Surveillance is Wrong
Even though Edward Snowden’s revelations about NSA mass surveillance programs have dominated headlines since last year and sparked an ongoing trend toward “transparency” on the part of the tech giants, it turns out that infosecurity professionals aren’…
Neutrino Exploit Kit Up For Sale
The (Russian) Neutrino exploit kit was first described by the French researcher Kafeine (Malware don’t need Coffee) almost exactly one year ago. “A new exploit kit is being advertised since yesterday on underground forum : Neutrino,” he announced. Now …
Cymru Discovers 300,000 Compromised Home Routers
Team Cymru, a US security research firm based in Illinois has been investigating a SOHO router pharming campaign since January. So far it has identified 300,000 compromised devices, predominantly in Europe and Asia, with evidence that the campaign star…
TrustyCon 2014: NSA Surveillance “a benign enemy”, says Bruce Schneier
Reuters Technology reporter Joseph Menn interviewed security expert Bruce Schneier in front of last week’s TrustyCon audience in San Francisco, where the security expert provided his analysis of the government surveillance controversy