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  • Malware uses Google Docs as proxy to command and control server

    Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs, which is now part of Google Drive, as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order to hide the malicious traffic.

    Written by Lucian Constantin19 Nov. 12 16:56
  • Peer-to-peer update to Zeus Trojan confers resistance to take-downs

    The Zeus financial malware has been updated with P-to-P (peer-to-peer) functionality that makes it much more resilient to take-down efforts and gives its controllers flexibility in how they run their fraud operations.

    Written by Lucian Constantin13 Oct. 11 00:42
  • German officials admit to deploying intercept software

    Officials in a number of German state governments have owned up to using the Quellen-TKÜ Trojan Horse software in criminal investigations to intercept encrypted telecommunications on PCs. At least one state said it has suspended use of the software, after the Chaos Computer Club discovered that it could be controlled by anyone, not just law enforcement officers.

    Written by Peter Sayer12 Oct. 11 01:31
  • SpyEye steals banking codes by sending them to wrong phone

    Researchers from browser security vendor Trusteer have identified a new variant of the SpyEye financial Trojan that tricks online banking users into changing the phone numbers associated with their accounts.

    Written by Lucian Constantin07 Oct. 11 01:27
  • SpyEye Trojan morphs to defeat online banking defenses

    Banks are facing more trouble from SpyEye, a piece of malicious software that steals money from people's online bank accounts, according to new research from security vendor Trusteer.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk27 July 11 00:27
  • Lawsuit: Trial version of CAD software includes spyware

    A trial version of a 3D CAD software package includes "phone-home" functionality that allows the vendor to contact downloaders months later and demand thousands of dollars in licensing fees, according to a class-action lawsuit filed recently in Massachusetts.

    Written by Grant Gross29 April 11 06:25
  • EU Parliament approves once-secret ACTA copyright treaty

    After 11 rounds of international negotiations, the final text of the controversial Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has overcome its biggest hurdle yet when it was welcomed as a step in the right direction by the European Parliament, which voted 331-294, with 11 members abstaining, to approve the measure.

    Written by Jennifer Baker25 Nov. 10 02:15
  • Dell warns of malware on server motherboards

    Dell is apparently warning customers that "a small number" of its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards may contain malicious software.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk22 July 10 00:00
  • Death of Windows XP SP2 Support a Security Risk, Says Report

    If your business is still running Service Pack 2 of Windows XP, security problems are lurking around the corner, according to new research from IT services vendor Softchoice stating that almost 80 percent of organizations surveyed risk a security breach if the do not upgrade to SP3.

    Written by Shane O'Neill23 June 10 02:30
  • Your BlackBerry's dirty little security secret

    Tyler Shields, senior member of the Veracode Research Lab, spends a lot of time <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/podcast/533263">picking apart those BlackBerry devices</a> that are ubiquitous across the enterprise. What he's found may disappoint those who thought they were secure.

    Written by Bill Brenner20 April 10 02:39
  • Computer of alleged Sarah Palin hacker had spyware

    The 21 year-old college student charged with hacking former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's Yahoo e-mail account was using a compromised computer that was secretly logging and reporting information without his knowledge, his lawyers say.

    Written by Robert McMillan10 Dec. 09 06:48
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