There is an online banking Trojan out there that is bypassing up-to-date anti-virus programs as much as 77% of the time, according to security company Trusteer. The Zeus Trojan is also known as Zbot, WSNPOEM, NTOS and PRG. It is the most prevalent financial malware on the web, Trusteer says.
Short URL Spam a Big Threat in August
Spammers are taking particular advantage of the heightened interest in health-related issues like swine flu and healthcare reform to distribute large shortened-URL spam runs using the Donbot botnet, according to Symantec’s MessageLabs.
Smartphones Change the Threat Level Significantly
Mobile devices these days are often smaller, thinner, and lighter, but are able to deliver a plethora of content. Murdok spoke with Gal Salomon, CEO and Founder of security firm Discretix, about embedded security and security concerns that come along with an industry of smarter phones.
Murdok: Please tell us a little bit about what mobile embedded security is.
Teen Charged In Internet Bomb Threat Case
A 16-year old North Carolina teen has been indicted by federal prosecutors on three counts for his role in making false bomb threats via the Internet to Purdue University and a number of other colleges and high schools around the country.
The FBI arrested Ashton Lundeby, at his home in Oxford, North Carolina on March 6, 2009 and he has been detained and remains in federal custody.
Ashton Kutcher’s Threat To Leave The Media
Ashton Kutcher (@aplusk) is threatening to quit Twitter over (not so true) rumors the micro-blogging service had signed a TV deal. His exact Tweet:
Study: Online Bullies Bigger Threat Than Predators
Sometimes we get so caught up with hunting down a remote few monsters, we forget about the gangs of gremlins lurking next door. A controversial new study from the Internet Safety Technical Task Force suggests minors face greater dangers from their peers than from predators.
Man Posts Baby Food Threat on YouTube, Pleads Guilty
In one of those stories that makes you question humanity, some guy in New York pleaded guilty to posting a video on YouTube in which he claimed responsibility for seeing that millions of jars of Gerber baby food were poisoned. This is one of those stories from the dark side of social media and online video.
Researchers See Gmail “Spam And Phishing Threat”
So long as it winds up in the trashcan, spam isn’t too much of a problem for end users. Yet security researchers have discovered a way in which spammers could use Gmail to send a massive number of messages straight into inboxes.
Spam Worsens, Broadens As Computer Threat
The increasing volume of spam isn’t the only problem plaguing computer users, as varied threats make clicking the most innocent appearing link a potential attack vector.
Google Advanced Search Spam Poses Threat
A sample of a spam message making the rounds demonstrated how someone used a Google URL, with advanced search operators, to send people to a fake retail site. It could be much worse.