Facebook Password Reset Virus: Bredolab Trojan Email

If you get a Facebook Password Reset Confirmation email, don't open it. It contains the Bredolab trojan, which will play havoc with your hapless PC. (Folks are calling it a virus, but it's actually a trojan- you...

Foxy Brown Superhead Sex Tape Scam: Be Malware Aware

I know everybody's looking for "Foxy Brown Superhead" today. Don't lie to me. See, malware villains know when you're perving after stuff like "Foxy Brown Superhead sex tapes", and they spring into action, luring you...

Facebook Scam: 'Cooool Video'

Facebook malware scam alert: If you find a message in your Facebook Inbox with the subject line "Cooool Video", delete it. It's a malware link. If your account is sending these things, then congratulations: you're...

Fake 'Cory' Antivirus Targets Search Engines: TrendLabs

A fake antivirus named "Cory" is taking advantage of the recent outburst of online coverage across blogs, news outlets, and social media in response to the death of Philippines national icon former president Corazon "Cory" Aquino. The false antivirus, TROJ_FAKEALRT.FK, was...

Watch Your Back: Even Trusted Sites can be Hacked

Are we still safe if even secured sites are threaten to thefts and hackers? "If you think you are safe visiting trusted sites, not anymore as hackers at the Black Hat and DefCon security conferences revealed a serious weakness of web browsers on how they block untrustworthy...

The Singularity: Artifical Intelligence Friend or Foe?

The Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) met creating a panel of 25 AI specialist to address the issues AI presents. Though unanimously deciding that AI was possible, the time frame for the creation of AI spanned all the way to 1000 yrs (that is...

Malware spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account

Malware was spread through Guy Kawasaki's Twitter account when a link in his Twitter feed, purported to lead to a sex tape featuring Gossip Girl actress Leighton Meester. At first, Kawasaki denied reports that his Twitter account had been hacked. " Noted industry figure Guy...

Beware of another Facebook scam !

" US: Have you been hit like millions of Facebook users by a new phishing scam that can result in crashing your computers or mobile phones and steal your passwords? If not, beware, do not open the...

97% of All Email is Spam

According to a Microsoft study, 97% of all email sent is spam. Surely Redmond's willingness to sell Hotmail addresses to marketers has nothing to do with that. Anyway, BBC has a great article about the situation...

Cyber Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries

A suspected cyber spy network that has stolen confidential information from the private office of the Dalai Lama and over 100 countries has been uncovered by researchers in Toronto.  They include high-value...

Facebook Virus: Koobface Spreads via Messaging

The Koobface virus is swarming Facebook, having been eliminated earlier this year from MySpace. The virus basically zombifies your account and turns it into a malware distribution device. And that's bad. I haven't...

Malware Targets Firefox Users

There's a trojan out there that will use your own browser against you... ChromeInject.A, once on your PC, seeks out and attaches lamprey-like to Firefox, disguising itself as a package of Greasemonkey...

IBM USB banking device stops keyloggers, malware

"IBM is testing a new USB device that, according to the company, could stop keyloggers and malicious software from gaining access to banking passwords and sensitive account information."

All the news that's fit to exploit--Google Trends

" Caution: Web sites about the Tampa Bay Rays baseball team and the U.S. vice presidential debate may cause serious harm to your computer. Cybercriminals who want to steal data and take control of computers are...

Scareware: Clicker Beware

Just because it's done over the Internet, doesn't mean that no law covers it. This applies to fraud, too, of course. This sort of thing is still in the news because malware companies continue to profit on users'...

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