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Researcher sends malicious app into Apple App Store
Sneaking past Apple's App Store proves successful, but the researcher who discovers the flaw is thrown off the iOS developer programme.
Millions duped in poisoned Google Image attack
Trend Micro finds a well-crafted poisoned SEO campaign has seen millions of users visit malicious pages.
Q&A: Understanding the hacker psyche
Understanding hackers is important for defending against the malicious ones. We talk to an ethical hacker about what inspires him and what he...
Macabre malware makes Halloween scary
A gang of malware propagators is using Halloween to lure PC users into responding to malicious spams, warns a security firm.
Irish websites are safest in Europe
Research into malicious threats and websites reveal that those from Ireland are the safest.
Researchers find way to bypass all Windows security software
Matousec has discovered a relatively simple loophole that could leave Windows PCs vulnerable to malicious code, with all commercial anti-virus...
Rogue apps sneak into Android Market
Malicious apps find their way onto Android's official market, but Google appears to have reacted fast.
New McAfee study reveal scale of botnet infections
Security specialist McAfee has revealed the true extent of malicious online infections.
Attack kit spike making cyber crime easy
Even novices can now make money from cyber crime thanks to the rise in malicious toolkits.
Koobface servers closed down
Servers running the Koobface botnet's C&C centre have been taken down, but the operators have already earned over $2 million from the malicious...
Apple advises on Mac Defender threat
After swathes of reports about malicious anti-virus software for Macs, Apple finally gives advice to users and offers an OS update ‘in the coming...
Twitter using Google blacklist to filter malicious links
A security researcher has discovered that Twitter is using new controls to combat the rising tide of malware against its users.
Mozilla working to defend web against XSS attacks
Firefox's makers have been working on new tech to possibly shut down the threat of legitimate websites corrupted by malicious code.
Microsoft takes on spam-spewing botnet
This month Microsoft’s malicious software tool targets the botnet Srizbi, but security vendor Marshal says it is not enough.<br>
The largest credit card data breach ever?
Malicious software in the network of US payment processor Heartland leads to data on 100 million transactions being compromised.
Only five per cent of emails reach inboxes
ENISA's latest spam report shows ISPs are having to apply increasingly large resources to stopping malicious content at the inbox door.
Waledac spammers fake ‘bomb blast’ news story
Malware authors use geolocation technology to make the attack more convincing and persuade users to click on malicious links.
Malicious worms top web threat list
The classic worm attack has hit back with a vengeance - targeting business networks, social networks and smartphones.
Web exploits to target World Cup 2010
The next World Cup will not just cause a flood of phishing – users are also going to have to be careful of legitimate websites filled with...
The Storm winds down, but new malware on the up
Malicious software removal tools have cut down Storm botnet numbers, but does this simply mean that criminals will migrate to new threats?
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