Malware

Security researchers have discovered adware which affects OS X and could be used as a doorway for Trojans.

Former AT&T Mobility LLC employees who schemed to illegally unlock wireless phones on the AT&T network have landed squarely in the crosshairs of a lawsuit filed in federal court by the mobile communications company.

The trojan was detected by ESET as Android/Mapin and on Google Play it was observed packaged in a variety of applications since as far back as 2013.

Proofpoint detailed Arid Viper's repurposed attacks and malware and pointed to it as evidence that reusing malware is trending.

Falling for a phishing scam is embarrassing enough without having to learn the email came from your boss as part of a test of your cybersecurity knowledge, but that is what the chief information officer of the Department of Homeland is doing to his staff.

As the cause behind the largest compromising of Apple apps ever, XcodeGhost malware is worth discussing, but really, it's the tactics behind the malware infections that are cause for concern, experts say.

The threat is a working game called Brain Test that twice made its way into the Google Play store and each time had between 100,000 and 500,000 downloads.