Published in May 30th, 2008
A new vulnerability in Adobe Flash is being used to distribute malware. Cyber criminals are distributing .swf files (the Flash extension) crafted to exploit the new vulnerability in Adobe Flash in two different ways. Users are infected when they visit a compromised website, which automatically opens a hidden IFRAME. According to McAfee, a Google search [...]
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Published in May 29th, 2008
A New Zealand teenager, who has admitted being part of a global cyber-hacking ring that caused millions of dollars worth of computer damage to businesses, could now be facing a jail sentence. The teenager, Owen Walker has pleaded guilty to charges of accessing a computer for dishonest purpose, damaging or interfering with a computer system, [...]
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Published in May 28th, 2008
Phishers are now using the iTunes Store as a way to get personal information from iTunes customers, using emails similar to those that purport to be from banks or auction sites. The Computerworld report says that users began receiving spam email messages on Monday telling them that they must correct a problem with their iTunes [...]
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Published in May 27th, 2008
Australian huge Telco company Telsta have been embarrassed by handing out malware-infected USB drives to tutorial attendees at the AusCERT security conference on the Gold Coast. AusCERT’s marketing manager Claire Groves confirmed the USB sticks came certified pre-owned (thanks Dan Geer) and were given out at a tutorial at the conference. The malware was of [...]
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Published in May 23rd, 2008
An anti-malware organization has called on Apple to beef up its Safari Web browser to protect users from exploits that could let attackers download malicious code to a Mac or Windows user’s desktop. A large security hole in the Windows version of Safari has security researcher Nitesh Dhanjani believing that malicious users could exploit the [...]
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Published in May 22nd, 2008
It seems that WhiteHouse.org, the parody Web site of President George W Bush, has been hacked, resulting in visitors to the site getting an automatic malware drop. Despite its name, Whitehouse.org is not an official US government site, but a satirical parody that pokes fun at the powers that be. It calls itself the “officious [...]
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Published in May 20th, 2008
According to Microsoft, some of you actually like having adware on your system. The company’s free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is currently installed on 450 million systems worldwide, and provides the Redmond giant with some interesting data. But new statistics released by Microsoft would indicate that not all users are clamoring to uninstall adware [...]
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Published in May 16th, 2008
Microsoft has issued four security patches in its latest monthly update. The May edition of Patch Tuesday features patches for three issues rated ‘critical’ and a fourth rated ‘moderate’. Experts say the most serious of this month’s Patch Tuesday bulletins includes a critical update in the Jet Data Base Engine, affecting different versions of Windows, [...]
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Published in May 15th, 2008
The Bush administration’s economic-stimulus tax rebate program, under which the Internal Revenue Service is issuing taxpayers payments of as much as $1,200, has given rise to a new wave of phishing scams, according to a new FBI notice. The phishing messages claim that the fastest way to receive one’s economic stimulus tax rebate is through [...]
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Published in May 14th, 2008
An international computer hacking gang broke into the computerized cash registers electronically at the Dave and Buster’s restaurant in Islandia and stole credit card information of 675 customers. Authorities say the alleged hackers obtained more than 5,000 customer credit card numbers, which they then used to make fraudulent purchases around the world using software called [...]
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