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Elderwood hacker gang claims unlimited supply of zero-day bugs - Symantec
An elite hacker group targeting defense industry sub-contractors has an inexhaustible supply of zero-days, or vulnerabilities that have yet to be publicised, much less patched, according to Symantec.
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Apple to talk iOS 6 at Black Hat security conference
Apple will give the hacking community a peek under the hood of iOS this week, with the company's first-ever presentation at the Black Hat security conference.
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Malicious Android malware apps tackled by RiskRanker scanner
NQ Mobile is taking the fight against Android malware to online markets, where malicious apps are often disguised as legitimate products or secretly inserted in games, with its new RiskRanker tool.
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Two men jailed following SpyEye banking malware investigation
Two men who used malware SpyEye to steal and use personal banking and credit card data from unsuspecting victims? online accounts have been jailed for offences under the Computer Misuse Act.
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McAfee reports big spike in malware
PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report.
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Banking malware SpyEye steals info by hijacking webcams and mics
SpyEye is a computer Trojan horse that specifically targets online banking users. Like its older cousin, Zeus, SpyEye is no longer being developed by its original author, but is still widely used by cybercriminals in their operations, according to Kaspersky Lab.
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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.
