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Cybercriminals Have Their Eyes Set on Bitcoin

Sep

2011

It seems like Bitcoin is gaining popularity not only in the computing industry, but in the threat landscape as well.We’ve recently reported a couple of attacks involving malware that installs a Bitcoin mining application into affected systems. Apart from turning systems into unwilling “miners”, such malware also disrupt usage, since the mining process takes up […]

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Ice IX, the first crimeware based on the leaked ZeuS sources

Aug

2011

After rumors about the supposed merger between SpyEye and ZeuS, and the public release of the source of the latter, it was logical that the range of possibilities opened up even more for new cybercriminals into the ecosystem of crimeware. Consistent with this, it was only a matter of time for the emergence of new […]

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Backdoor Olyx – is it malware on a mission for Mac?

Jul

2011

The recent emergence of rogue security software applications for Mac demonstrates how cybercriminals effectively use social engineering techniques to manipulate users’ responses – specifically, exploiting user’s fear of revealing sensitive information such as credit card details. This scare tactic evidently works regardless of the platform. While financial gain is primarily the motivation that drives elaborate […]

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