While Cameron Diaz is popular with many Americans for her roles in several blockbuster movies, she’s a hit with cybercriminals for another reason: her name draws in unsuspecting internet users. According to antivirus security firm McAfee, nearly 10 percent of Diaz-related searches come up with malware-infested websites. If the term "screensavers" is added to the query, the risk doubles. Jessica …Continue Reading
While Facebook has allowed users to "like" their friends’ status updates for months, a new application claims to enable social users to "dislike" their peers’ "dumb posts" as well. In reality, the dislike button is the latest attempt by cybercriminals to infect social network users with malware. As security software firm Sophos notes in its latest report, the application tricks …Continue Reading
While many of us use social networks to keep up with friends and family, there are people who utilize the sites to prey on unsuspecting teenagers. Now, new web security software, called WebSafety, aims to help parents more effectively protect their children against these cyber threats. Using a comprehensive database of threatening words and internet speak, the software will alert …Continue Reading
According to comScore’s monthly search reports, American internet users conduct an average of 16 billion searches over the course of a month. This makes search engines a popular vehicle for cybercriminals to attack their unknowing victims. Barracuda Labs, an internet security firm, recently reported that most of these attacks occur on Google. Barracuda found the search giant facilitates 69 percent …Continue Reading
Microsoft is set to patch a record-tying high of 34 vulnerabilities in its operating systems this week, reports Computer Weekly. The number of fixes included in the updates equals records set by patches made in October 2009 and June 2010. The security patches mainly address specific software vulnerabilities in Microsoft-developed software, rather than openings in the core operating system. As …Continue Reading
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One popular method for many cybercriminals to infect their victims is by disguising their viruses as popular files, such as movies or Facebook add-ons, and tricking computer users into downloading them. Hackers are up to their usual tricks once again, this time taking advantage of the recent release of the popular PC game, StarCraft II. Many gamers have reported being …Continue Reading
County police in Maryland are reminding parents of the importance of talking to their children about the dangers of the internet, reports the Maryland Gazette. According to Bruce Lohr, community crime prevention specialist for Maryland’s Department of Public Safety, 60 percent of children between the ages of 10 and 17 receive communications from strangers online. Of the youths contacted, nearly …Continue Reading
A new study conducted by Enigma Software Group has bestowed the city of Atlanta, Georgia, with the "honor" of having the highest malware infection rate. The software company maintains a real-time map displaying the infection rates of cities across the United States, reports PC World. While cities with massive populations, such as New York and Los Angeles, lead the total …Continue Reading
It’s a surprisingly common occurrence: cybercriminals, posing as an agency, will buy ad space on popular websites. These ads are laced, however, with vicious malware that infects the site’s unknowing visitor. MediaPost reports that as many as 2 percent of web pages serve infected ads, with the number surging as social networks begin allowing anonymous purchases of ad space. While …Continue Reading