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- You've got a spam out SMS! - Recently, SophosLabs researcher Onur Komili told about that he discovered a friend's post in Facebook with a screenshot of the text message. Later on, few of friends told they've got the same text message. May 10, 2012
- New tricky anti-virus intimidates file-sharers - An antivirus scanner firm Malwarebytes discovered a new malware which frightens torrent sharers. Security researchers are saying that this new malware tries to trick computer users into purchasing worthless computer software. April 13, 2012
- Be aware of Blackhole-laden spam - Recently, a Blackhole-laden spam campaign against US Airways passengers was launched by cybercriminals. It claims that people need to "view" their reservations by clicking on a provided link. April 5, 2012
- Android may have bootkit threats - Dubbed DKFBootKit seems to be a new threat to Android. Recentrly, security researchers of US-based NQ Mobile have found malware which potentially can be called the first Android bootkit. April 4, 2012
- Google releases Chrome 17 update - Recently, Google shipped version 17.0.963.83 of Chrome web browser. The latest version fixes issues with Flash games and patches several security flaws. The Stable channel update fixes nine holes including 6 of them stated as "high severity". March 22, 2012
- Mousetrap Trojan steals money from bank accounts - A security researcher at Bitdefender warns that new Trojan was discovered that steals your bank account. The, so called, Mousetrap Trojan injects fake Java applet in a popular web page. March 22, 2012
- Facebook still is a wonderland for cybercriminals - A serious loophole in a Facebook has been found. This giant social network with over 845 million active friends is a great background for hackers to make their malicious plans come true because of Facebook's feature to become a "Facebook friend" with the March 21, 2012
- Microsoft talks about dangerous flaw in a Windows - Earlier this week Microsoft warned about and "attractive" flaw in all versions of Windows that could be exploited automatically to spread viruses between vulnerable computers. This vulnerability was found in the remote desktop protocol (RDP). March 16, 2012
- Scammers hit the Pinterest site's users - Survey spammers targeted new Pinterest site which enables users to share their sites with others. Pinterest enables users to create virtual corkboards. Users may "pin" content from other web pages onto the virtual corkboards and then share their boards wi March 15, 2012
- ZBot Trojan makes its notice again! - Avira announced that ZBot trojan is back on track. Its variant TR/Spy.ZBot.RU was detected by Avira recently. March 6, 2012
- 17 high-risk flaws are fixed in Chrome; Google pays $47,500 in bug bounties - Google shipped update for Chrome which patches 17 critical vulnerabilities. 10 of them are announced as "use-after-free" memory management vulnerabilities that were patched with a recent update for Chrome browser. March 5, 2012
- Google bypassed Safari's No Tracking settings - A recently released report reveals that for a while now online companies such as Google have been bypassing Apple Safari's default No Tracking setting and monitoring people's activities on the Web. Is Safari the only browser to be bypassed? Far from that February 24, 2012
- Trojan fixes library code. How weird is that? - According to BitDefender researchers, a new trojan has been invading user's computers in a tricky way. It masquerades under the venerability in Windows code in order to stay active. February 24, 2012
- Research reveals – 4/5 of security threats come from third-party software - A few days ago Secunia has released a new security report which reveals that we are on a verge of a internet security meltdown as neither individual users nor business owners do not pay much attention to recent increase in security threats that come from February 21, 2012
- Attention! Keylogger comes via rogue Facebook message - According to BarracudaLabs researchers, rogue Facebook messages is hitting users' emails and brings scam for those who fall for fake message. February 17, 2012
- Frauds versus security tools versus trust issues - February 10, 2012
- Adobe news: Sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox released - This week Adobe launched a beta version of Flash Player for Firefox. This version is better for its sandbox feature. February 8, 2012
- Dangerous QR code comes with spam emails - Recently, researchers revealed a new type of spam which appears to be a test for mobile phone users. Researchers want to know how people will react to this social engineering attempts on their smartphones and tablets. January 12, 2012
- New year for Facebook - a Ramnit worm - A dangerous Ramnit worm was designed to steal financial data and to infect various files. It has been around since April of 2010 and now Ramnit started to steal Facebook login credentials. January 6, 2012
- New year but the same security problems: Facebook's clickjacking scam spotted - Recently, a new Facebook fraud was detected which clickjacks curious users into a scam. The main moves this hoax do is that it tries to fool users into thinking that they are linked to a site where are full of videos that their friends supposedly liked. January 4, 2012
