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December 10, 2011

Saturday, December 10, 2011 11:50 AM/CST

FTC Reimburses Fake Antivirus Scam Victims

Following a settlement, FTC will reimburse victims of fake antivirus scams

September 25, 2011

Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:42 PM/CST

Mac Trojan Masquerades as Chinese-Language PDF File

Researchers have uncovered a proof-of-concept Trojan that uses old Windows tricks and social engineering to infect Mac OS X users.

July 26, 2011

Tuesday, July 26, 2011 12:56 PM/CST

Iran Rips-and-Replaces Centrifuges Post-Stuxnet

Despite claims that Iran has recovered from the Stuxnet worm that crippled its nuclear program in 2010, a report said Iran is currently replacing centrifuges wholesale to mitigate the infection.

July 12, 2011

Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:21 PM/CST

Google+Facebook Extension Security Risk, Potential 'Malware'

A Reddit user has analyzed the Google+Facebook extension for Firefox and Chrome Web browsers and determined potential security issues that could be exploited maliciously.

June 28, 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011 11:38 PM/CST

LulzSec's Last Laugh? Malware Found in Data Dump

LulzSec's final gift to its followers contained Trojans, worms and other types of malware.

June 15, 2011

Wednesday, June 15, 2011 11:39 AM/CST

Autorun Malware Declined Since Update: Microsoft

In the three months since a Microsoft update turned off autorun for USB devices on Windows XP and Vista, autorun malware infections have declined, Microsoft said.

April 3, 2011

Sunday, April 03, 2011 11:02 PM/CST

Silverpop Breach Monetized as Fake Adobe Reader Updates

Spammers are pushing out fake update notices for Adobe Reader to trick users into handing over credit card details. Analysis indicates the victims are primarily from the list stolen from Silverpop last fall.

March 25, 2011

Friday, March 25, 2011 5:11 PM/CST

Facebook Not Testing A Search Box

Facebook is not testing a search box on top of its pages, and the company suggested that users seeing it may be infected with browser malware.

March 10, 2011

Thursday, March 10, 2011 10:39 PM/CST

Trojan Piggybacks on Anti-Phishing Tool

Malware authors have discovered an easy was to create a Trojan horse: repackaging a legitimate anti-phishing tool.

March 8, 2011

Tuesday, March 08, 2011 6:55 AM/CST

Symantec Calculates Daily Cybercrime Index

Symantec recently launched a snazzy new sitelet with a daily summary of current online threats including malware, identity theft, fraud and spam to give IT professionals a sense of the day's security landscape.

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