Jackie Chan death reports–sometimes used to spam Facebook malware–have circulated widely for the past several months, but the martial arts actor is still alive. The rumor has been spread via fake news websites and Facebook accounts saying “RIP Jackie Chan,” prompting him to release a photo saying he’s still…
ANDROID MALWARE FRAUD ‘RAMPANT’
Android malware is continuing to cause problems for end users with huge amounts of fraud going on, even if we haven’t seen massive outbreaks similar to those affecting PCs, security experts warned today. Of all Android malware seen in the first half of 2013, 77 percent was profit-motivated, according to F-Secure’s Threat…
Study Finds 79% Of Malware Targets Android Devices, 0.7% For iOs
When it comes to malware on our mobile devices, malware on Android seems to be making the news more often than not, and according to a study conducted by the US government and published on Public Intelligence has found that 79% of malware threats were targeted at Android, while iOS…
Hackers Tweak Tactics to Maximize Profits, Send Android Malware Soaring
Malware on Google’s (GOOG) Android grew 35% in the second quarter, the fastest pace since early 2012, as hackers infiltrated systems using malicious apps and SMS stealing and tweaked tactics to maximize profits, according to Intel’s (INTC) McAfee. The security division’s research arm, which unveiled its second-quarter threats report on…
Russian Hackers Behind Gozi Malware charged for Infecting Millions users
The mastermind Russian Hackers who coded and distributed the Gozi malware, Nikita Vladimirovich Kuzmin, 25 was charged along with Deniss Calovskis, 27, and Mihai Ionut Paunescu, 28 for infecting more than a million computers worldwide in order to steal banking and other credentials from tens of thousands of victims. They may…
Malware Infects US Power Plants through USB Drives
The US Department of Homeland Security’s Cyber Emergency Response Team has released a report, which stated that two American electrical power plants were compromised late last year and has identified a number of glaring electronic vulnerabilities. Some unknown malware infected two power plants control systems using unprotected USB drives as…
Trojan Horses, Malware and Other Cyber Attack Tools are Just a Click Away
Trojan Horses, Malware and Other Cyber Attack Tools are Just a Click Away The Washington Post News Service with Bloomberg News (c) 2012, The Washington Post. Ryan Linn’s hacks into corporate networks have become almost a matter of routine. On one recent morning, he woke up at his home near…
New smartphone malware, says FBI, could find devices’ owners
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Smartphones and their owners are the targets of new malware that can steal information and take over parts of the devices’ operating system and possibly monitor its owners’ whereabouts, the FBI’s Internet crime center warned. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) on Oct….
No reports of Shamoon malware in U.S., yet, says ICS CERT
Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector: cyber_security Image Caption: Aramco headquarters The virus that caused what the U.S. secretary of defense called the most sophisticated attack ever mounted on a private sector computer network hasn’t been detected in U.S. networks, but it could be coming, according to a critical infrastructure network…
Websense Warns of BlackBerry Malware Campaign
Spam e-mails posing as official communication from RIM attempt to deliver malware. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post on National Cyber Security