Mar 7, 2015 2 min read Mar 7, 2015 Malware Lab uTorrent bundles bitcoin miner “EpicScale” with latest update According to recent reports, uTorrent, one of the world's most popular torrent clients, is bundling bitcoin mining software called "EpicScale" with its latest version. Some even suggest that this is done without the user's consent.
Mar 4, 2015 3 min read Mar 4, 2015 Mobile Malware Security Alerts Security flaw “FREAK” haunts millions of Android and Apple users A massive HTTPS vulnerability called "FREAK" existed for over a decade but was only discovered recently. Millions of Android and Apple users are affected.
Mar 3, 2015 3 min read Mar 3, 2015 Security Alerts Europol takes down Ramnit botnet that infected millions of computers Europol conducted an operation against a massive botnet called Ramnit and managed to shut down several servers, which will hopefully turn out to be a major setback for the cyber criminals behind this zombie network.
Feb 26, 2015 8 min read Feb 26, 2015 Malware Lab 62% of the Top 50 Download.com applications bundle toolbars and other PUPs Have PUPs won the battle and taken over Download.com?
Feb 25, 2015 4 min read Feb 25, 2015 Security Alerts PrivDog, a Comodo add-on also bypasses SSL security PrivDog, a browser add-on promoted by the security company, Comodo has a vulnerability that makes it worse than SuperFish, the adware distributed by Lenovo. It allows attackers to bypass SSL security using the same man-in-the-middle concept.
Feb 22, 2015 2 min read Feb 22, 2015 Security Alerts Beware of Babar: the spyware created by the French Secret Service Babar is yet another example of government agencies actively using malware and hack tools to spy.
Feb 20, 2015 3 min read Feb 20, 2015 Malware Lab Multinational SIM cards manufacturer Gemalto hacked by NSA and GCHQ Gemalto, a multinational supplier that produces about 2 billion SIM cards a year, has been compromised at a large scale.
Feb 19, 2015 3 min read Feb 19, 2015 Security Alerts Warning! Lenovo pre-loads “Superfish” adware that bypasses SSL security on new laptops Lenovo has been caught pre-loading the adware "Superfish" onto new consumer laptops, possibly exposing users to some major security flaws.
Feb 15, 2015 3 min read Feb 15, 2015 Security Alerts Hackers steal up to $1 billion from banks through malware “Carbanak” In possibly the largest bank theft ever, cyber criminals targeted bank employee's computers directly by infecting them with malware in order to steal money.
Feb 12, 2015 2 min read Feb 12, 2015 Security Alerts Facebook launches new network ThreatExchange to share internet threats Facebook teamed up with a few other internet companies to share information on internet security threats.
