Category: Recent Security News
November 12, 2014
Phishing is simple but effective A report written jointly by the University of California and Google looks at phishing and its success rate. The…
November 11, 2014
Masque Attack malware a danger to iOS devices It’s turning out to be a bad week for users of iOS devices. After the disclosure…
November 10, 2014
WireLurker breaks new ground for iOS users On Friday, Palo Alto networks released a study about a new form of malware called WireLurker. WireLurker…
November 6, 2014
New method of phishing observed Trend Micro has identified a new phishing technique involving shopping websites that departs from the more orthodox method of…
November 5, 2014
BlackEnergy malware destroys PC data BlackEnergy malware has been around for several years now; its target of choice in that time has been Industrial…
November 4, 2014
Bitcoin a new frontier for phishing There are plenty of new phishing campaigns in 2014. These mostly follow an established track of obtaining user…
November 3, 2014
Asprox botnet uses free pizza as phishing bait Spam emails promising free pizza are being used to entice users to click on a link…
October 31, 2014
Ebola phishing campaign delivers a RAT The spread of the Ebola virus beyond West Africa and into several European countries and the USA has…
October 30, 2014
Crowti ransomware spike In a blog post dated 28/10/2014, Microsoft has warned of an uptick in the rate of detection of Crowti ransomware. According…
October 29, 2014
US-CERT warning over Dyre banking malware The Dyre phishing campaign is continuing apace, to the extent that the US-CERT has now issued a warning…