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Proof-of-concept Android Trojan app analyses motion sensor data to steal info
A team of researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and IBM have designed a proof-of-concept Android Trojan app that can steal passwords and other sensitive information by using the smartphone's motion sensors to determine what keys victims tap on their touchscreens when unlocking their phones or inputting credit card numbers during phone banking operations.
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Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze with SMS Trojan
Malware writers have created fake Instagram websites to distribute Android Trojan horses, according to security researchers from antivirus firms Sophos and Trend Micro.
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Computer Trojan horse steals credit card details from hotel reception software
A remote access computer Trojan (RAT) designed to steal credit card details from hotel point-of-sale (PoS) applications is being sold on the underground forums, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
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Sabpab Mac OS X Trojan discovered
A new Trojan targeting Mac OS X by exploiting a Java vulnerability has been spotted in the wild.
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Cloud payroll services the target of cybercriminals using Zeus malware
Cybercriminals are using the Zeus online banking malware to target companies that use cloud-based payroll services, according to researchers from security firm Trusteer.
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Apple Mac Flashback botnet now numbers over 600,000
The majority of the botnet computers are located in the United States and Canada, according to Dr. Web. The company says: ?This once again refutes claims by some experts that there are no cyber-threats to Mac OS X.?
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Apple updates Java for Mac
It's probably safe to turn your Mac on again. Just a day after reports spread about a Java-based Trojan horse that could install itself on your Mac without requiring that you enter a password, Apple has released Java for OS X Lion 2012-001 and Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 7.
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Ice IX Trojan tricks Facebook users into exposing credit card details
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware is tricking its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer.
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Flashback malware exploiting unpatched Java vulnerability in Macs
A Java vulnerability that hasn't yet been patched by Apple is being exploited by cybercriminals to infect Mac computers with a new variant of the Flashback malware, according to security researchers from antivirus firm F-Secure.
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Kelihos gang building a new botnet, researchers say
The cybercrime gang that operated the recently disabled Kelihos botnet has already begun building a new botnet with the help of a Facebook worm, according to security researchers from Seculert.
