New email-based attacks, some of which target the aerospace industry, are distributing new variants of the Sykipot information stealing malware, according to... full story ![]()
Malicious software is nothing new to the cyber security world. So-called malware is what unscrupulous folk use to disrupt or gather sensitive data from our desktop computers. Targeted attacks with malware have been relatively unseen on smartphones, those other computers we carry around that are teeming with personal data.
forbes.com (1 month and 21 days ago)

A new exploit for a previously unknown and unpatched Java vulnerability is being actively used by attackers to infect computers with malware, according to researchers from security firm FireEye. "We observed successful exploitation against browsers that have Java v1.6 Update 41 and Java v1.7 Update 15 installed," FireEye researchers Darien Kindlund and Yichong Lin said...
pcworld.com (2 months and 18 days ago)

Mobile malware and narrowly-targeted attacks are steadily rising, according to a McAfee report released earlier this month. These ticking time bombs and other security threats should concern your small business. In many ways we've achieved a sort of equilibrium with regard to malware since the days of Internet-crippling cyber attacks like Code Red and SQL Slammer. The flood...
pcworld.com (2 months and 25 days ago)
Malware attack on Apple said to come from European gang bloomberg News Published Feb 19, 2013 06:17PM MDT At least 40 companies, including Apple Inc., Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., were targeted in malware attacks, reportedly linked to an Eastern European gang of hackers that is trying stealing company secrets. Apple, one of three victims to publicly disclose attacks, said...
sltrib.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
Australia rises up the ranks of lucrative targets with small businesses and the manufacturing sector coming under increased fire.
businessspectator.com.au (1 month ago)
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab this week said they uncovered a series of targeted attacks originating in China that are taking aim at Web-based gaming companies.
pcmag.com (1 month and 4 days ago)
Twitter users in the Netherlands are being targeted by a piece of malware that hijacks their accounts, according to security vendor Trusteer.The software vulnerability lies on the client computers of people using Twitter and not Twitter itself. Once a computer is infected, the malware injects JavaScript into the victim's browser when they're on their Twitter account page....
pcworld.com (25 days ago)
(Reuters) - The UK government is set to pledge ahead of Wednesday's budget, a significant investment into the country's aerospace industry as part of a long-term strategy to spur growth and keep the industry ahead of international competition.
reuters.com (2 months and 2 days ago)

While it's true that Android is a little more susceptible to malware attacks than iOS, the situation isn't nearly as bad as Apple would have you believe. With a little knowledge and a sprinkling of common sense, you can make your device impervious to even the most dastardly of digital assaults. Here's how. More »
gizmodo.com (24 days ago)
Those who once believed that Apple's Mac OS X is invulnerable to malware should have seen last year's Flashback attacks as a watershed moment. If that still didn't change their minds, ...
examiner.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
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