Malware

A mass spear phishing attack could await victims of the recently publicized data breach at discount online broker TD Ameritrade, security experts said this week.

An underground economy where professional-grade crimeware and stolen data is exchanged in forums and auction-style websites has turned into a commercialized and extremely lucrative undertaking, the latest Symantec Internet Threat Report shows.

Skype is warning its Windows users to keep their guard up against a new virus making the rounds on the peer-to-peer internet telephony service.

Are you ready for some malware? The ubiquitous Storm Worm hit the gridiron over the weekend when attackers, through mass emails, attempted to dupe NFL fans into visiting a malicious website promising information on the season’s opening weekend.

A web security firm has identified a widespread attack in which fake malicious advertisements, able to avoid content scanning, are seeking to infect users of popular websites.

Although image spam is not new, it continues to grow both in sophistication and at alarming rates, so much so that it has become a major topic of concern among security industry experts.

The website of one of the leading Indian financial services companies is back online after U.S. researchers discovered it was downloading a wide range of malware to customer PCs.