A security researcher has discovered fake profiles for celebrities on LinkedIn that have links to malicious code, according to a blog posting on Trend Micro's site.
The celebrity profiles that are not to be trusted include ones created using the names: Beyonce Knowles, Victoria Beckham, Christina Ricci, Kirsten Dunst, Salma Hayek, and Kate Hudson. They were uncovered by Trend Micro Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal.
Hackers will become more sophisticated in their attempts to defraud customers by selling them fake anti-malware, experts predict.
Software solutions firm ESET says that there will be an increasing volume of sham websites used by cyber criminals to trick consumers into buying imitation anti-virus software.
A new computer virus whose origin is not yet clearly known is affecting computer files throughout the world. The virus, first detected on September 22, 2008, has caused extreme disruption by attacking office and operating system files.
‘Dula@204’ attaches itself to executable files and corrupts different types of files. Many experts in the field are expressing their frustration over its special attacking style. Eyal Ben gal, CEO of ETS Software, an international Microsoft certified company, told Capital that the virus replicates itself in a disruptive way.
New malware is spreading via Christmas and holiday greetings, security researchers said today, a tactic reminiscent of those used last season by the notorious Storm Trojan horse.
Researchers at the Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Center in Hanoi, Vietnam reported today that a new piece of malware, dubbed "XmasStorm" by the center, is spreading through holiday-themed spam.
American websites host more malware and computers relay more spam than any other country, the latest security report showed. As evidence of this, when an American Internet company, accused of collaborating with spammers and hackers, was disconnected from the net in November, the level of spam staggered down 75 percent.
The 'Security Threat Report 2009' was just published by Sophos, the U.K.-based IT security and control firm, which examined the threat landscape over the last twelve months, and predicted the emerging cybercrime trends for 2009.
MILLIONS of computers across the globe are threatened by a Trojan horse virus that could open them up to criminals, allowing access to personal and bank details.
A major security flaw has been discovered in Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser, which is used by 70per cent of all computers. Some two million computers are believed to have fallen victim after visiting apparently safe websites, but the contagion threatens to sweep the world wide web.
The cloud will increasingly be used for malicious purposes in 2009, as malware writers look for more efficient ways to send spam and launch attacks, according to content security vendor Websense.
The firm's Security Labs argued in its predictions for 2009 that the cloud offers malware writers the same benefits as businesses in being easy-to-use, rent-as-you-go and highly scalable.
The worm, which tricks people into downloading identity-stealing software by tempting them to click on fake videos, has already forced Facebook to purge compromised accounts.
The "new and updated" variant has been programmed to spread among users of five other websites, including Bebo, which is popular with young people, and MySpace, the biggest social networking site in the US. The other websites targeted by the virus are Friendster, myYearbook and Blackplanet.
Cyber attacks that infect web pages with malicious codes have tripled in 2008, according to Sophos.
The security vendor's Security Threat Report 2009 says there's now an attack on a web page every 4.5 seconds - that's three times the rate reported in 2007.
The report also revealed that five times more hoax emails with dangerous attachments are being sent than at the start of the year.
Could your computer become a hacker's storage vault for child porn, unbeknownst to you? Some say it can happen, and has. One Plainfield man facing child pornography charges thinks it happened to him.
Kevin F. Plachta, 45, of 16125 Vintage Drive in Plainfield, said he may have inadvertently downloaded a computer virus, or was the victim of a hacker, but he didn't knowingly download child porn.
