July 05, 2012 By Jayendra Pathek, Randy Abrams NSS Labs has recently encountered a phishing campaign targeting American Express customers. The phishing emails ask users if they have recently reset their password, or verified their user ID for their American Express...
A little over three months ago, I wrote here about how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, along with its financial industry partners and Kyrus Tech, took action to disrupt the dangerous Zeus botnets, known for fueling half a billion dollars in online fraud and identity...
By Mark Sutton Security company ESET says that it has detected malware that has been stealing AutoCAD computer-aided design files. The ‘ACAD/Medre.A’ worm appears to have been distributed disguised within AutoCAD files, and then attempted to steal AutoCAD files...
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ESET has launched the ESET Family Security Pack – which gives purchasers a 1 year, or 2 year protection license to run ANY home products on their systems. For families with a mixture of PC, Macintosh, Android devices – with desktop and laptops, the option...
by Cameron Camp Security Researcher If the scary email or app notification–and subsequent webpage–is to be believed, you have only a few days to verify your Facebook account or you’ll be out of luck. But don’t worry, a few days later you will magically get a few more...
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a “suicide” command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch Flame’s actions. Flame came to light after the...
by Randy Abrams – Security Consultant LastPass has put up a web page for users to check to see if their LinkedIn password was one of the ones whose has was leaked. As you know if you read my blog “Dumb, Dumb, and Dumber”, I don’t think...
by Stephen Cobb ESET Security Evangelist A week ago the big malware news was the code known as Flame, Flamer, or sKyWIper (detected by ESET as Win32/Flamer.A), then on June 1, this news broke: “A damaging cyberattack against Iran’s nuclear program was the...
by David Harley Senior Research Fellow It’s not only the malware that ESET calls Win32/Flamer.A which is complex (and quite dauntingly large). The news and speculation around this threat is also extensive and complex. While it is understandable that what appears...