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Trojan program 'Neverquest' a new threat to online banking users, researchers say
A new Trojan program that targets users of online financial services has the potential to spread very quickly over the next few months, security...
Crimeware kit includes Bitcoin, Litecoin miner module
A new malicious software program, advertised for sale on underground forums, claims to mine and steal bitcoins, according to a Danish security...
'Blackshades' malware still being sold, Symantec says
Cybercriminals are increasingly using the "Blackshades" malware program whose source code was leaked three years ago, according to an...
NSA reportedly compromised more than 50,000 networks worldwide
The U.S. National Security Agency reportedly hacked into over 50,000 computer networks around the world as part of its global intelligence gathering...
Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping
Twitter has implemented new security measures that should make it much more difficult for anyone to eavesdrop on communications between its servers...
Cybercrime forum advertises financial malware that uses stealthy I2P communications
A new financial malware program that communicates with attackers over the I2P (Invisible Internet Project) anonymity network is for sale on a Russian...
Trojan program steals log-in credentials, other sensitive data from SAP client applications
A recently discovered malicious program steals log-in passwords and other sensitive information from SAP client applications and allows...
Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records from online dating network Cupid Media
Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records including email addresses and clear-text passwords from Cupid Media, a network of dating...
GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attack results in compromised accounts
Popular source code repository service GitHub has recently been hit by a brute-force password-guessing attack that successfully compromised some...
Hackers claim they used zero-day vulnerability to breach vBulletin support forum
A group of hackers claim to have exploited an undocumented vulnerability in the vBulletin Internet forum software in order to break into the...
Rise seen in use of Google service for mobile botnets
Mobile botnets are on the rise and cybercriminals are using the Google Cloud Messaging service as a conduit for sending data from command-and-control...
Google fixes Chrome vulnerabilities exploited at Pwn2Own contest
Google released emergency security updates for Chrome in order to patch critical vulnerabilities demonstrated Thursday by a security researcher at...
Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit
The creators of a Web-based attack tool called Angler Exploit Kit have added an exploit for a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Silverlight...
Lawmakers: HealthCare.gov security warnings came before launch
Top IT officials from U.S. President Barack Obama's administration insisted HealthCare.gov is as secure as possible, despite questions raised...
Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player, ColdFusion
Adobe Systems released security updates for Flash Player, AIR and ColdFusion to fix critical vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday advisories urge ditching old, weak crypto algorithms
Microsoft patched serious vulnerabilities Tuesday in Windows, Internet Explorer and Office, but also urged customers to stop using the aging RC4...
Facebook forces some users to reset passwords because of Adobe data breach
Facebook locked some users out of their accounts after determining that their log-in credentials were exposed as a result of a security breach at...
Banking malware infections rise to highest level since 2002
Malicious software aimed at stealing online banking credentials surged in the third quarter of this year to a level not seen since 2002, according to...
British spies reportedly spoofed LinkedIn, Slashdot to target network engineers
British intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) reportedly used spoofed LinkedIn and Slashdot pages to compromise the...
DOJ continues scrutiny of underground market sellers, arrests arms vendor
The U.S. Department of Justice is scrutinizing sellers on underground online marketplaces, and on Thursday said federal agents had arrested one...
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