The $112,000 Trojan bank fraud
It seems that some banks are still having a bad time, as if the current financial crisis was not bad enough they are still finding that they are open to all sorts of attack and not all of them are from the disheartened public who are unable to get loans or credit.
Despite the obvious security [...]
Conficker begins to stir
First, there was the danger of the Conficker worm stirring, then it was described as an April Fool’s joke and now it seems that the worm is turning according to internet security experts who are monitoring Conficker activity.
It seems that the worm that happened simply to pass straight through a hole in Microsoft is alive [...]
Conficker day today
There are mixed messages coming out today from the computer security industry, it has been well publicised that there could be a return of the infamous Conficker computer worm today April 1st, but because of the significance of today being “Fools Day” the message is divided.
Some believe that the worm will return with a vengeance [...]
Worm infects windows
Over the past couple of days, a worm has been infecting millions of computers by exploiting an old Windows bug.
It has been estimated that around four million computers could have been infected by the Downadup or Conficker, which has been using an old bug in the Windows Server, which is used by the following operating [...]
One day hackers will attack Apples
For as long as anyone can remember an Apple computer appears to have had some sort of immunity from hacking and viruses, but as their market share increases, it seems that popularity could spark the end of that and it will soon become open season on the Apple computer.
Apple has been warning users that they [...]
Worm attack warning
Researchers at Microsoft are warning Windows users to install an emergency patch that they released last month, but it would seem that not users have done so yet, which is a cause for concern.
The company noticed more attacks last weekend, spiking during the mid week period, yet this worm which was spotted by software firm [...]
Computer users still do not update security
In these days there are so many threats to computer security, that it is a wonder that so many computer users are going about their business on the internet without making sure that they are completely safe from the remote threats that are lurking around every corner.
A study produced by Google, IBM and the Swiss [...]
Cyber crime is on the rise
It started off as a way of getting back at Microsoft by a disgruntled user, but now the use of malicious software has grown into something more sinister. No longer are there jokers messing around with the minds of people behind certain businesses.
Cyber crime is fast becoming the route that many gangs are looking to [...]
The Malware menace grows
Despite all of the improvements to the security to software, there are many incidents where internet users have been surfing around or clicked on a certain link and have been directed onto a website which has been infected with a malware infection.
The problem is with this type of threat is that hardly anyone know that [...]
What are the top security threats today?
Today more than ever computer users are in need of making sure that their computer systems are secure and safe, otherwise the consequences can be a nightmare for the users who fall under the spell of the latest security threat.
At the moment the top ten computer security threats are:
Trusted websites
Web browser and browser plug-in [...]
What are the top threats?
The best thing about the internet is that it is just there, the very fact the a whole world of anything that you could want is there right in front of you at the click of the mouse is just simply brilliant. But the worst thing about the internet is the fact there are other [...]
April 29, 2008Massive web attack begins
It began earlier this week, and now hundreds of thousands of web pages have been infected with malware, the worst thing that you can get on the internet as it takes many users by surprise and causes so many problems on global scale.
It is thought that the virus has exploited a so called security issue [...]
Zombies a treat to security
It is estimated that there are thousands of zombie computers out there all churning out spam and other nice stuff in an attempt to either gain the personal details of unwitting computer users, or in some cases they try to hijack traffic from websites and more worrying for the authorities is the attacking of government [...]
April 8, 2008One million viruses on the loose
It’s a frightening prospect but it has been estimated that by the end of the year there will an estimated one million viruses circulating around the internet, but while large companies can afford to employ the latest security measures against this threat. It is the smaller business and the private individual who are getting hit.
However [...]
The internet is a weapon
The US department of defence based in the pentagon, are considering the internet as a potential weapon, and are therefore they are planning to act accordingly but what does this mean? Information obtained from the Freedom of Information act, which reads:
From the Information Operation Roadmap:
“When implemented the recommendations of this report will effectively jumpstart a [...]
DNS Threat via malware
Researchers at Google and the Georgia Institute of Technology have found some serious problems with open recursive DNS servers who are behaving badly, these are DNS servers which will take a request from anywhere.
By poisoning these servers this enables a piece a malware which will send a request anywhere, and as these sites are false [...]
Thousands of malware sites removed from Google
After thousands of redirects were found on the search results on Google, the search engine has done a little bit of spring cleaning by removing over 40,000 of the sites for the index, this figure may not initially seem to be a lot, but 40,000 different sites would be showing up on many search returns.
These [...]
Security Pro breaks hijacked PC’s
This is the problem with us computer and internet users, along comes an expert who warns us of all of the bad things that can happen to our precious computers, while all along our hero is busy infecting thousands of computers with malicious software and spyware.
These programmes are used to steal personal and other information [...]
Government to use spyware
As strange as it first may appear, this is a plan being put forward by the Ministry of the Interior of Germany. This ingenious plan involves allowing a Trojan Horse to be sent via email to terrorist suspects, once installed this would enable the security forces to checkout the suspect’s computer for any incriminating evidence [...]
October 4, 2007Online videos a security threat
As more or less everyone is becoming aware of the dangers that lurk within unsolicited emails and other schemes that the bad guys have used in the past. The focus is being directed towards online videos. These seemingly harmless bits of fun can and are being used to deliver the unsuspecting viewer a nasty surprise [...]