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New Trojan Targets Vulnerable Microsoft Office® Users
Opening email attachments just got a bit more risky, especially for Microsoft Office® users working in the energy sector.
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NewsvineChina Reels from its Largest DoS Attack
A denial-of-service (DoS) attack on China’s domain extension .cn at the end of August caused about 1/3 of the country’s websites to go temporarily offline.
Rise in Spam Continues to Plague Email Inboxes
Daily spam totals are estimated at 14.5 billion, and expectations are for the number to hit around 58 billion in the next 4-5 years.
Anonymity Network Exploited for Criminal Activity
An open network that protects online users from network surveillance is believed to have been used by a hidden services hosting provider to distribute graphic and violent child pornography.
Microsoft®, FBI Dismantling Cybercrime Ring
A massive botnet network responsible for online banking and identity theft has taken a hit.
Apache® Malware Targeting Popular Websites, Apple® and Microsoft® Users
Popular websites are unknowingly hosting a backdoor variant that drives traffic to malicious websites.
Finfisher Malware
Security professionals from the University of Toronto discovered a type of cyber espionage malware that can intercept and record communications of Skype® software.
PWS Worm Increases Activity
Last moth ’s record shows an increase in the spread of a worm from the PWS family.
Malware Attacks Java® Web Servers
Attackers are penetrating specialized web servers with Java® containers.
Social Engineering Attacks Target Apple® Users and Others
IT security company Eset® is warning of a social engineering attack primarily focused on Apple® users, but other operating systems could be susceptible, too.
Anonymous threatens to attack Zynga and Facebook
Anonymous published a document with project plans and future functioning of Zynga, which is primarily based on massive layoffs and outsourcing.