Toll fraud -- no, it's not driving through the E-Z pass lane when you pay cash. It's a growing threat to your smartphone, one of the biggest of the year, according to a recent study by security company Lookout Mobile.
Mobile malware has exploded this year, growing almost 700 percent over 2011 numbers. Almost all of it, perhaps 85 percent, targets smartphones running Android.
Oracle patched the hole in Java 7 that allows hackers to secretly download malware to your computer today, in an uncharacteristic update to its software. But it seems the company knew about the issue far longer than the rest of us.
A new vulnerability in Java 7 may let hackers attack Apple computers, bringing back memories of the recent Flashback trojan that may have been stealing up to $10,000 a day in ad revenue.
Researchers at security firms Kaspersky Lab and Crysys Lab released tools today to detect if your computer is infected by the Gauss virus, a piece of malware that focuses on stealing bank account login credentials.
Kaspersky Lab announced a new piece of malware that specializes in obtaining login information for bank accounts in the Middle East. It's called Gauss and is linked to Flame, Stuxnet, and Duqu.
Online security company Bit9 just announced the close of $34.5 million funding from some of the biggest names in venture capital. This is Bit9′s fourth round, and it’s led by Sequoia Capital. The round also includes existing investors Atlas Ventures, …
A purported Iran scientist working for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran e-mailed an SOS to F-Secure Chief Research Officer Mikko Hypponen this weekend, saying the AEOI was under a cyber attack.
Hypponen, who is well-regarded in the security community, …
A new piece of malware called Madi is spreading in the Middle East, and it has a number of the same characteristics as the Flame virus — known to be a major step in cyber-espionage.
The year-old malware comes in …
With more than 900 million monthly active users, Facebook has become a significant attraction for app developers. But that considerable user base has also attracted another, less desirable group: malware and virus writers.
Facebook has caught onto this, which is …
Hundreds of thousands of people will likely be kicked off the Internet next week when the FBI shuts down servers hosting the “DNSChanger” virus.
The group behind the DNSChanger virus, which affected some 4 million computers around the world, was …
Stuxnet showed us the potential for great damage in an attack on infrastructure. Now, a serious new piece of malware is stealing architectural and engineering plans for infrastructure.
“I think every public organization should be concerned about this,” said ESET …
While security researchers have uncovered many things about the Flame malware, one big question has remained unresolved: Who created it?
They might not be surprised by the answer. According to anonymous Western officials, Flame was the work of the governments …
Could the writers of the Flame malware be attempting to cover their tracks?
Security software maker Symantec noticed this week that computers infected with Flame have sent out urgent commands to remove all traces of the malware from other systems.…
While security experts are still getting to the bottom of Flame‘s true capacities, recent findings suggest the malware is one of the most perplexing and complicated programs of its kind.
Flame is the name given to a particularly formidable bit …
There’s a reason 2011 was called the year of the hack. We saw an 81 percent increase in cyber attacks, according to Symantec, which says it stopped 5.5 billion malicious attacks last year alone.
“It’s really the automation and tool-kits …
Stop being lazy and run Software Update already, Mac users. Antivirus company Intego has identified a new form of the Flashback Trojan that is infecting Apple computers through the same Java vulnerability because you’re too “busy” to update your software.…
As Apple grows, so will the number of viruses that can affect its systems. Today, it issued a Java update to keep one of these viruses, the Flashback Trojan, at bay.
Flashback is a type of malware that is transferred …
“Cybercrime prevention” company ThreatMetrix has raised an $18 million fourth round of funding led by August Capital.
ThreatMetrix sells a suite of security products it calls the Cybercrime Defender Platform. The tools include a device identification feature, a product to …
Last week Symantec reported 13 potentially malware-carrying Android applications, that it said may make up a family of botnets. Mobile security firm Lookout Mobile, however, is now saying the apps are just an advertising network.
“We disagree with the assessment …
