Unless you have been living under a nondigital rock recently, you have probably heard of the Flashback Trojan, which attacks Macs. Around April 4 we saw reports of more than 500,000 infections by this malware. Further, McAfee Labs has recently come across a new variant making the rounds. This is no surprise: Whenever a piece […]
Earlier this month, researchers from AlienVault and Intego reported a new malware attack targeting Tibetan NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations). The attack consisted of luring the victim into visiting a malicious website, which then would drop a malicious payload on the target’s computer using Java vulnerability CVE-2011-3544 and execute it. The webserver would serve a platform-specific JAR […]
Facebook scams have become a common propagation vector for scammers to earn commissions. But once in a while, something interesting happens that makes security researchers sit up and take notice. One such case is a scam that is currently fooling victims into downloading a fake browser plug-in. The scenario is very simple: the victim is […]
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