Hackers who previously exploited vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash have now used advertising on Yahoo's largest websites to distribute malware to billions.
Heimdal Security reported an increase in malicious scripts infecting legitimate websites that then redirect the victim to the Neurtino exploit kit server that could potentially impact more than 400 million web users.
The Carbanak malware and Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) campaign, which facilitated the heist of $1 billion from banks around the world earlier this year, is back with its first new variant.
IBM's X-Force research team has uncovered a new piece of data-swiping malware whose modular design allows it to be quickly altered and made even more dangerous.
KeyRaider malware is stealing valid Apple accounts, and the compromised credentials are being actively abused as part of another seemingly related threat.
A Kaspersky Labs study found some consumers are tremendously worried about hacking and malware, while almost half are not concerned at all and others simply believe they are not of interest to cybercriminals.
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