Secret Service Warns of ‘Periscope’ Skimmers
The U.S. Secret Service is warning banks and ATM owners about a new technological advance in cash machine skimming known as “periscope skimming,” which involves a specialized skimming probe that connects directly to the ATM’s internal circuit board to steal…
DHS Releases Destover Wiper Malware Indicators of Compromise
US-CERT released a not-so-cryptic advisory this weekend providing enterprises with indicators of compromise and detailed descriptions of the malware used against “a major entertainment company.” Also stated, “Due to the highly destructive functionality of this malware, an organization infected could…
Careful what you click…
Over 10,000 people have been hit by Cryptolocker in the last week. To refresh your memory, CryptoLocker is a Trojan that encrypts documents on victims’ computers and holds them ransom for $300. If you don’t cough up the money, CryptoLocker…
Conficker: Down but not out.
Conficker camouflages new Windows infections. Windows PCs infected with Conficker are more likely to be compromised by other malware because the worm masks secondary infections and makes those machines easier to exploit, a security expert found. That is the biggest…
First time Office documents for MacOS are vulnerable.
New exploit uses old Office vulnerability for OS X malware delivery. Some malware groups have recently been found to be taking advantage of an old, patched vulnerability in Microsoft Office for OS X in an attempt to spread command-and-control malware…
Malware to increasingly abuse DNS
Security researchers have looked at ways to abuse the domain-name service (DNS) for years. Now, some researchers are warning the protocol may increasingly be used to help criminals communicate with compromised systems. At the RSA Conference in February, a senior…
Flash-based rogue AV targets users
In a recently discovered spam e-mail campaign promoting fake AV, the links in the messages take users to one of more than 300 compromised domains. Once users lands on the page, a JavaScript message warning about a “critical process activity”…
Microsoft security center search results poisoned with malicious links
Microsoft suspended the search capability on its Safety & Security Center Web site after it was discovered cyber criminals poisoned the results with malicious links. Search result poisoning, technically known as black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO), is a common…
Going for Apple with malware…
Bogus MacDefender malware campaign targets Mac users using Google Images. Apple computer owners are being subjected to a number of specialized malware attacks that insists Mac users download a malware version of the popular MacDefender antivirus application, infecting their computers…
Osama bin Laden’s death is key topic (Warning)
The announcement May 1 of the death of al-Qaeda’s leader has set the Internet abuzz, as users searched for information and shared their thoughts on the killing of one of the world’s most wanted men. The events will provide an…