With Apple's surging popularity, a number of consumers have purchased Mac computers. This makes the platform a more valuable target for cybercriminals, who are increasingly programming viruses to take advantage of individuals using these devices. Now, antivirus firm SecureMac reports that a new trojan worm is spreading to Mac users through social networks such as Facebook. Victims will receive a …Continue Reading
Computer software designer Adobe has confirmed that cybercriminals are exploiting yet another unpatched vulnerability in its Reader program that enables hackers to infect unknowing users, reports the Register. The security gap exists in Adobe's document viewer for all three major platforms – Windows, OS X and Unix. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the vulnerability to install a trojan known as …Continue Reading
While Mozilla Firefox may not be the default web browser for computers, a substantial number of internet users have downloaded the program. Now, cybercriminals are attacking these individuals through an unpatched exploit, reports ComputerWorld. The flaw was uncovered on Tuesday by security program producer Norman. Cybercriminals infected a piece of code on the Nobel Peace Prize website, which could then …Continue Reading
While Oracle released a security patch for a new Java exploit that hackers are using to victimize internet users, a new report from security firm Trusteer has found that the majority of consumers still haven't installed the patch to protect themselves from potential threats. With more than three-quarters of modern machines using Java, Trusteer believes the security hole is the …Continue Reading
A popular misconception among many American consumers is that Mac computers can't get viruses. The fact of the matter is that cybercriminals design their malware to reach the largest possible audiences, and with the number of Apple computer owners rising, hackers have begun to focus their attacks on Mac users as well. Fortunately, antivirus firm Panda Security has rolled out …Continue Reading
While most malicious software is designed to steal computer users' financial information or identities, a new study from Ben-Gurion University indicates that a new wave of viruses could track and imitate their victims’ actual behavior. As the researchers note, this is potentially more dangerous, as cybercriminals could use the data to help plan their attacks. "Many social networks collect important …Continue Reading
With a growing number of consumers playing games online, cybercriminals are now targeting this audience for their malware attacks. According to antivirus security firm AVAST, avid gamers will often turn off their virus protection programs as they play online to maximize their system's performance. However, this leaves them open to hackers, who can take advantage of their unprotected state to infect …Continue Reading
New information about the cyber warfare weapon Stuxnet has piqued the interest of many internet users. Hackers have taken note of this and are using the heightened interest in the Stuxnet virus to infect users with their own malware. Cybercriminals push their malicious website to the top of search engines using a technique known as black-hat SEO. Then, unknowing computer …Continue Reading
Unlike other computer viruses, Zeus Botnet was made specifically as a capital venture – albeit a malicious one. The malware is sold for as much as $1,500 to novice cybercriminals who don't have the wherewithal to create their own software. Showing the wide-spread effect Zeus Botnet has on computer users, PC World recently reported that authorities in the United States …Continue Reading
Cybercriminals have long used malware to destroy computer users' machines or steal their identity. The recently identified Stuxnet worm has higher aspirations, though. According to a recent PC Magazine report, the malware is aimed to shut down an Iranian nuclear reactor. The Stuxnet virus was first identified earlier this summer. It attracted attention because of how unusual it is – …Continue Reading