SophosLabs is warning computer users about Troj/Zippo-A, also known as Cryzip, this week, and offering the secret code to crack the scam. The Trojan horse encrypts computer data and attempts to extort a US$300 ransom. Zippo-A searches for files, such as Word documents, databases and spreadsheets, a...
Two new Trojan horses are being billed as "first-of-their-kind" bugs. Security alerts are warning of a "crossover" virus that leaps from one device to another; in addition, a new Java Trojan has been detected that could infect almost any cell phone. The Mobile Malware Researchers Association on Mon...
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has so far been most successful in its fight against cybercrime when it has involved major technology industry players. Cooperation between corporations and the feds must continue in order to keep up with ever-changing and evolving threats, FBI Director Rober...
Be especially wary of unsolicited e-mails claiming to contain obscene pictures and sex movies this week. The W32/Nyxem worm is set to trigger its data-destroying payload on February 3. The W32/Nyxem-D worm can spread via e-mail using a variety of pornographic disguises in an attempt to disable secur...
Academic officials from Oxford University and Harvard Law School announced Wednesday a plan to publish the names of "badware" senders in an attempt to thwart makers of malicious software such as viruses, worms, deceptive adware and spyware. The new initiative, StopBadware.org will also involve promi...
Microsoft is downplaying newly reported bugs in its Windows' graphic rendering engine. The software giant late Monday said security vendor reports about additional Windows Metafile flaws are actually nothing more than "performance issues." Specifically, Symantec warned users on Monday that three new...
Amid growing consumer concern and increasing media attention, Microsoft yesterday did something rather rare: It released an out-of-cycle patch. The company issued the fix for the zero-day Metafile vulnerability five days ahead of schedule. The hole is related to Windows metafiles, which are image fi...
As the security world awaits yet another Sober variant scheduled to attack today, Sophos revealed the top 10 viruses and hoaxes hindering businesses around the world during December 2005. Sober-Z is atop that list. Sober-Z took the world by storm in December, accounting for a massive 78.9 percent of...
It's not exactly a happy new year for millions of PC users exposed to a Microsoft Windows flaw that leaves the door wide open for hackers, Trojans, worms, spyware and other malicious attacks. F-Secure first reported the vulnerability on Dec. 27. Microsoft does not plan to issue a patch until Jan. 10...
Security giant McAfee says 2006 may be the year that malicious software takes off on increasingly connected and unprotected smartphones. The security software vendor warned of an alarming growth in mobile Trojans and other malware, which are likely to impact mobile phones on a global basis and cause...
The New Year may bring yet another threat from the Sober family of worms, according to security researchers who say a recently discovered variant of the worm contains code that could unleash a new round of attacks on Jan. 5, 2006. Security firm iDefense, which is owned by VeriSign, said a variant of...
The only figure that is larger than the 81 percent of home PCs that lack critical security applications such as anti-virus, anti-spyware or firewall software is the 83 percent of home PC users who falsely believe they are safe from online theft of information and identity, according to AOL's latest ...
An Internet Explorer bug has put Google users at risk of a phishing attack, according to a security researcher in Israel. Matan Gillon published an article detailing a method for exploiting an unpatched Internet Explorer flaw. The flaw could allow hackers entrance into computers running Google's des...
Microsoft is testing its new comprehensive security software and service, dubbed OneCare Live, promising a simpler solution to anti-virus, firewall and backup, but has not released pricing for the new product due out in final form next year. The software giant said the comprehensive PC security serv...
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Cat-Phishing, Living-Off-The-Land, Fake Invoices Top Q1 Cyberthreats: Report
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For Infineon, AI Is the Key to IoT’s Potential
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AI, IoT, Quantum Security Among Top 10 Emerging Technologies: Forrester
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Our Entire Approach to AI Is Flawed
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Windows 10 End of Life Could Flood Landfills With E-Waste
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Disorganization, Not Cost, Fuels the IT E-Waste Crisis
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