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September 14, 2011

Wednesday, September 14, 2011 4:39 PM/CST

SpyEye Trojan Variant Targets Android Devices

Dubbed "Spitmo," the latest SpyEye Trojan variant tricks users into installing a malicious Android app that intercepts SMS texts.

August 2, 2011

Tuesday, August 02, 2011 11:35 AM/CST

Anonymous Member Plans Open Source Malware, Automated Tools

A member of Anonymous posted code for a framework to develop malware easily and efficiently and automated tools to launch attacks on PasteBin days before Black Hat and DEFcon.

May 2, 2011

Monday, May 02, 2011 9:59 PM/CST

Hackers Compromise bin Laden Live-Blogger's Site

Cyber-attackers compromised Sohaib Athar's personal Web site using the Blackhole Exploit Kit shortly after the IT consultant became famous for inadvertently live-blogging the operation that led to Osama bin Laden's death.

January 26, 2011

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 9:04 PM/CST

Russian Hosting Provider Taken Offline

A hosting provider linked to botnets and malicious activity has been taken offline.

January 6, 2011

Thursday, January 06, 2011 10:27 AM/CST

One-third of Malware Created in 2010, Panda Security Reports

Malware writers created and distributed 34 percent of all existing viruses during 2010.

November 9, 2010

Tuesday, November 09, 2010 12:46 PM/CST

Eleonore Exploit Kit Bag Full of Not-So Goodies

The Eleonore exploit kit tries to exploit numerous vulnerabilities, the majority of which have patches available.

October 20, 2010

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:46 PM/CST

Attackers Improve Zeus Trojan to Beat Security

Security researchers uncovered an updated version of Zeus with a host of new features meant to help attackers dodge antivirus protection and infect computers.

September 13, 2010

Monday, September 13, 2010 9:47 PM/CST

RSA Reports Price of Hacker Goods and Services

Researchers at RSA, EMC's security division, took a stroll along the shopping lanes of the cyber-underworld. What they found may surprise you.

February 26, 2010

Friday, February 26, 2010 6:52 AM/CST

Social Networking Risks Reduced by Frequency, Vigilance

Abandoned or unmanaged social networking accounts have become a major point of risk related to the applications.

February 17, 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 7:56 AM/CST

More Signs of Impending Botnet War

There appears to be a real chance that a battle may soon ensue between the Zeus botnet and SpyEye attack which seeks to hijack Zeus-infected machines.

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