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November 5, 2009

Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:24 AM/CST

Malware SEO: Gaming Google Trends and Big Bird

Attackers are now working to tailor new threats to online news trends on a daily basis using indicators including Google Trends.

November 4, 2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:25 AM/CST

Facebook Campaigns Serve Up Nasty Cocktail

The Facebook phishing campaign landing in your in-box is more than just a social networking password thieving scheme, according to researchers with McAfee.

November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:23 AM/CST

Inside the Elite Control Botnet

Experts have unwrapped the Elite Loader botnet only to find that it's a pretty sophisticated attack. And that it's becoming even easier for less advanced attackers to get their hands on such threats.

October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:45 PM/CST

Inside the Clampi Trojan: Using Shellcode to Game Firewalls

The Clampi Trojan attack employs some creative means to run its course and stay undetected, according to experts with Symantec.

October 22, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:27 AM/CST

Do You Remember When... We Used to Pwn

The official Web site of singer Van Morrison is being used by attackers to deliver a variant on a long-running iframe infection attack.

October 20, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:54 PM/CST

Spam Uses Conficker Fear to Push Malware

Spammers are using a fake alert about the Conficker worm to scare users into downloading malware.

October 15, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:10 AM/CST

Bad Actors Largely Unchecked in Cybercrime Efforts

Cybercriminals aren't slowing down as law enforcement and Web regulators have failed to find ways to stop them, experts observe.

October 13, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 10:53 AM/CST

USAF Report: Cyber War Not Under Radar

Governement-funded researchers are calling for greater consideration to be given to cyber-war, but not in terms of immediate investment.

October 8, 2009

Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:11 AM/CST

Malware Distributors Mastering News SEO

Malware purveyors are having a great deal of success in getting their news-driven attacks to the top of search engine results, often beating their legitimate peers.

October 6, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:05 AM/CST

Asprox Botnet Attacks Come Back

The Asprox botnet campaign may not be as savvy as some of its newer counterparts, but it's still finding plenty of opportunities to infect end users.

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