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[http://www.pcmag.com] Reviews News & Opinions Downloads Business Daily Deals Login Register Subscribe Top Categories See all » Trending Tags See all » Follow More Blogs AppScout 'Lord of the Rings: Legends' Begins Its Quest on iOS, Android Forward Thinking Microsoft at Build: 10 Spoken and Unspoken Messages Mobile Threat Monday: The Most Sophisticated Android Botnet Nov 24, 2014 3:58 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Many malicious Android apps are simple-minded hacks, easily created and easily defeated. Then there's NotCompatible.C, which may be the most sophisticated Android botnet ever. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: spam, botnet, command and control, Mobile Malware Criminals Use Tyupkin Malware to Empty ATMs of Cash Oct 12, 2014 9:23 AM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Cyber-criminals have infected ATMs in Russia, Europe, United States, India, and China with malware to empty cash stored in the machines, Kaspersky Lab researchers said this week. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: bank, atm Vawtrak Malware Proves That Some Things Never Die Sep 28, 2014 11:10 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Malware botnet Vawtrak could be the next big Trojan on the cybercrime market. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: trojan, malware, cybersecurity Nigerian Scammers Adopting More Sophisticated Attacks Jul 22, 2014 2:37 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Nigeria-based scammers are using sophisticated data-stealing malware in a series of "Silver Spaniel" attacks and shifting away from straight-up social engineering 419 scams to loot bank accounts, said researchers from Unit 42, the threat intelligence team at Palo Alto Networks. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: 419, nigerian, scam Understanding The Top 5 Mobile Banking Trojans Apr 25, 2014 1:04 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid SecurityWatch is no stranger to mobile malware, botnet attacks, and banking Trojans, but had only a hazy understanding of how those three looked combined. What are some of the biggest mobile banking threats affecting users today? We asked Recorded Future to help us out. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: banking, botnet, spyeye, Zeus, Trojan, carberp, Mobile Malware Good Porn, Better Malware? Apr 01, 2014 9:41 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Popular porn site beeg.com was recently hacked, compromising several of the site's users. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: porn, malware, hack Windigo Hijacks 25,000 Servers to Spew Out Spam, Malware Mar 18, 2014 4:19 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Attackers infected and seized control of over 25,000 Unix servers to create a massive spam and malware distribution platform, ESET said. Linux and Unix administrators need to immediately check if their servers are among the victims. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: Spam, Linux, botnet, web server, UNIX How Thieves Steal Your Bitcoins Mar 06, 2014 1:14 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid The soaring value of virtual crypto-currencies such as Bitcoin makes them attractive to thieves, and it turns out the malware being used is not very sophisticated. Users need to take steps to secure their wallets. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: money, fraud, keylogger, money transfer, money mule, RSA Conference, man-in-the-middle, bitcoin The Moon Worm Targets Older Linksys Home Routers Feb 18, 2014 3:06 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid A self-replicating worm is exploiting an authentication bypass vulnerability in Linksys home and small business routers. If you have one of the E-Series routers, you are at risk. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: worm, Linksys, router Mobile Threat Monday: Valentine's Day Apps May Get You Slapped Feb 10, 2014 2:25 PM EST Comments By Neil J. Rubenking Don't ruin the romantic moment by falling prey to Valentine's Day scams and romance-themed apps that scrape your personal data. Look past the stars in your eyes to avoid getting taken. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: Android, spam, scam, mobile threat monday Watch Out for Ransomware Feb 06, 2014 2:49 PM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Two new ransomwares have already threatened to spread terror in the new year. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: antivirus, ransomware Here's To Ten Years of Mobile Malware! Jan 25, 2014 9:00 AM EST Comments By Abigail Wang Fortinet strolls down mobile malware memory lane to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the world's first mobile phone malware. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: mobile security, Mobile Malware Amazon, GoDaddy Popular Choices for Malware Hosting Jan 16, 2014 1:51 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid We love the cloud because it's easier to spin up a server to host a Website or run a Web application if someone else takes care of all the hardware tasks. Well, it appears criminals love hosting providers, too, especially Amazon and GoDaddy. Read More » Categories: Apps and Websites, Malware Tags: web services, Amazon, Godaddy, malware, web hosting, ec2 More Retailers Hit As Part of Target, Neiman Marcus Heist Jan 13, 2014 10:37 AM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid Attackers behind Target's credit card breach also went after customers at other retailers around the country, including high-end retailer Neiman Marcus. Maybe it's time to go back to just using cash. Read More » Categories: Malware Tags: data breach Reusing Passwords Across Social Media Sites: Don't Do That! Jan 07, 2014 3:03 PM EST Comments By Fahmida Y. Rashid A deeper analysis of the password list found that 30 percent of users who had accounts across multiple social media accounts had reused their passwords, Trustwave found. It doesn't matter how long and complex your password is: if you use the same password across multiple sites, you are at high-risk for attack. 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