Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
Amazon and Apple iTunes’ credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports.
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on July 13 is small, with only four bulletins
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft’s monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on 13 July is small with only four bulletins
Symbian smartphones infected with botnet virus
A mobile security research firm claims that botnets have been discovered ‘in the wild’ which are targetting large numbers of Symbian Series 60 operating system smartphones.
A more secure BlackBerry? There’s an app for that
Users of the BlackBerry smartphone will no longer have to stare enviously at the security apps for Android handsets and Apple iPhones, as RIM has developed a native security app for its popular business smartphone.
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into its Outlook email application.
US announces infrastructure cybersecurity programme
The National Security Agency within the US Department of Defense has announced a programme to mitigate cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as power plants and the electricity grid.
Ransomware takes a new turn as victims asked to pay a cellular phone bill
Whilst most ‘ransomware’ tries to extract money from the victim’s account into the users’ bank account, often using a payment card or bank-to-bank transfer mechanism, a new type of scamware appears to try to get users to top up the criminal’s mobile ph…