Malware

Thousands of chief executives in the United States were targeted Monday by a new round of phishing emails that claim to contain a subpoena ordering recipients to testify in court.

Two pro-Tibet websites were attacked with a malware that can attack local or remote databases linked to the user's computer, McAfee discovered.

Damballa released a follow-up statement to defend its findings after a number of security professionals questioned the validity of its claims.

An underground economy has emerged in which cybercrooks are leveraging freely available tools, sophisticated methods and a chain of specialization that resembles a real corporation to pull off massive digital heists, according to an RSA Conference panel on Wednesday that examined the modern online criminal ecosystem.

A new BotArmy, named "Kraken," reportedly twice as big as Storm, has been identified.

Cybercriminals are playing off the interest in celebrity gossip by sending email that promises erotic pictures of stars such as Angelina Jolie and Britney Spears but are instead sending a trojan, Panda Security researchers have found.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is hosting a half-day roundtable event to discuss new strategies aimed at increasing awareness of phishing schemes.