Scammers are increasingly using machine-generated Twitter accounts to post messages about trendy topics, and tempt users into clicking on a …
Domain-name abuse proliferates
For legitimate businesses, a domain name is a way to hang a shingle in cyberspace. In the criminal world, domain …
Instant messaging speeds up data theft danger
One of the more sophisticated pieces of malware in circulation has been given an upgrade that lets cybercriminals act even …
Web attacks across globe appear linked
Three significant waves of SQL injection attacks appear to be under the control of the same source, according to one …
Developers eager to see Twitter improve platform stability
Many Twitter applications have suffered lengthy periods of downtime recently, a situation that has some developers concerned about the company's …
Twitter down on Saturday, external apps to be affected
Twitter experienced “unexpected” downtime on Saturday, and in order to recover from the problem the company will have to implement …
DDoS attack that downed Twitter also hit Facebook
The same denial-of-service attack that took down Twitter this morning also slammed Facebook but with much less dramatic results. Facebook …
Conficker talk sanitized at Black Hat to protect investigation
The international security team tracking down Conficker thought the masterminds behind it would have been apprehended by now, according to …
New Threat: Clampi
The Clampi Trojan, believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of machines, basically functions as a botnet under the command-and-control …
Symantec: Why bigger is better but less is more
Symantec likes to point out how much bigger it is than competitors like McAfee, which at $1.6 billion in annual …
Latest malware trick: outsourcing quality assurance
Creators of Waledac malware enlisted the Conficker botnet as a tool to spread malware of their own, marking the first …
DDoS attacks highlight need to reduce government Internet access points
The network attacks that severely disrupted several federal agency Web sites this week highlights the need for the government to …
Newest IE bug could be next Conficker
The critical bug that Microsoft confirmed but has yet to patch is a prime candidate for another Conficker-scale attack, a …
Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
Apple is working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could allow an attacker to remotely install and run unsigned software …
Apple patching serious SMS vulnerability on iPhone
Apple may be working to fix an iPhone vulnerability that could possibly allow an attacker to remotely install and run …
Google: Spammers regroup after ISP takedowns
Spammers are pumping out an increasing number of garbage messages as they regain their capacity to send spam through hacked …
Security group converges to fight Internet abuse
As cybercrime continues to proliferate on the Internet, one industry security group is hoping its work will help stem the …
Spam drops 15% after FTC pulls plug on rogue ISP
The takedown last week of a rogue ISP by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) slashed spam volumes by about …
Spammers find new ways to flood corporate networks
Unsolicited e-mail accounted for 90.4% of all messages received on corporate networks during April, an increase of 5.1% from a …
90 percent of e-mail is spam, Symantec says
Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported that unsolicited e-mail made …