An Iranian government official yesterday acknowledged that the Duqu attacks had infected computers in the country but claimed that the Trojan was “under control,” according to a report by a state-run news agency. In response, an antivirus researcher blamed Iran for giving hackers a half year’s free hand with Duqu,…
Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections
Cybercriminals are increasingly targeting Android devices with crimeware that is actively communicating with multiple criminal command-and-control servers. <img alt="Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections, Blog, infections, tracks, Android, botnet, Study, first, signs"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/><img alt="Study tracks first signs of Android botnet infections, Blog, infections, tracks,…
Cyber-thieves targeting Facebook to spread ‘identity detecting’ malware infections
London, July 6 (ANI): Cyber-thieves are reportedly targeting trusted social networking sites like Facebook by spreading malware infections that can quietly hack users’ passwords as they go about logging into their profiles and bank accounts, with the intention of stealing their identities and money. Although malware infections are nothing new…