Incident ResponseSurge in ‘Viknok’ infections bolsters click fraud campaignDanielle WalkerMay 8, 2014Researchers detected over 16,500 Viknok infections in the first week of May alone.
BreachFrench telecom company’s customer information breached againAshley CarmanMay 8, 2014More than a million of Orange users' telephone numbers, birth dates and email addresses were stolen last month in a phishing attack.
Incident ResponseRansomware on Android scares users with gov’t notices, asks for $300Adam GreenbergMay 7, 2014Android ransomware tells users they were caught looking at illegal content and that they must pay $300 to unblock their device and avoid trouble with the law.
Incident ResponseReport shows major spike in malicious emails at year’s startDanielle WalkerMay 7, 2014At one point in January, one in every ten emails contained malware, a report by AppRiver found.
Incident ResponseMicrosoft reveals ‘trio of threats’ that plagued Windows users in Q4Danielle WalkerMay 7, 2014Sefnit, malware used to further click fraud schemes, was often delivered through two deceptive programs that installed threats.
BreachNews briefs: The latest on the Target breach, a flaw in WinRAR and moreDanielle WalkerMay 1, 2014Target breach, flaw in WinRAR, SMS message attacks and other current news affecting the security industry.
Security ArchitecturePossibly the first Android worm, spreading through SMS, found in wildAdam GreenbergApril 30, 2014A piece of mobile malware that spreads on devices through SMS messages might be the first Android worm in the wild, according to ESET researchers.
