McAfee has released their quarterly threat report for the fourth quarter of 2011, and some of the results may surprise you. The report examines the biggest threats to online security for both the fourth quarter and all of 2011. The report shows that while spam email seems to be on…
NQ Mobile Identifies Top Three Malware Threats for 2012
SAN JOSE, Calif. and BEIJING, Feb. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — A new report from NQ Mobile Inc., (NYSE: NQ – News), a leading global provider of consumer-centric mobile Internet services focusing on security and productivity, indicates that from 2010 to 2011, Android officially overtook Symbian as the most targeted…
Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on
Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…
Spam continues to dip but malware marches merrily on
Spam reached its lowest level in years last quarter, but malware surpassed security firm’s estimates for the year, says McAfee. Spam may be down, but cybercriminals are keeping busy launching more sophisticated attacks (PDF), according to McAfee’s latest Threats Report. Looking at 2011′s final quarter, McAfee found that spam hit…
Unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011
The number of unique malware samples broke the 75 million mark in 2011, McAfee notes in its fourth-quarter threats report for 2011, which also looks back at annual global trends in malicious code activity. According to the McAfee report, total mobile malware samples identified spiked upward to more than 400…
Mobile Malware Continues to Grow
By: Ian Mansfield | 21st Feb 2012 McAfee today released the McAfee Threats Report: Fourth Quarter 2011, revealing that malware surpassed the company’s estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release of new malware slowed in Q4, mobile malware continued to increase and recorded its busiest…
McAfee: Malware samples exceeded expectations in 2011
Rachel King is a staff writer for CBS Interactive in San Francisco. Before serving as a contributing editor at ZDNet in New York City for two years, she previously worked for The Business Insider, FastCompany.com, CNN’s San Francisco bureau and the U.S. Department of State. Rachel has also written for…
‘Shylock’ financial malware making a comeback
Computer users in financial institutions may have to be more careful in the workplace, as a financial malware is making a comeback. Security vendor Trusteer noted a rise in infections by the malware, codenamed “Shylock” for its use of excerpts from William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice.” “In recent weeks,…
Shylock Malware Returns, Refreshed
Trusteer, a Boston-based in-browser web security vendor, issued a warning this week about the return “with a vengeance” of “Shylock,” a polymorphic financial malware variant the company discovered last September that is now showing up again in end-user machines. It is aimed primarily at global financial institutions. Trusteer code-named it…
Waledac malware branches out into Bitcoin stealing
A new version of the Waledac malware has been spotted on the Internet, but unlike previous variants, which were mainly used for spamming purposes, this one steals various login credentials and BitCoins, a type of virtual currency. “The sample was originally detected on Feb 2nd and the first coverage by…