Attacks

Zscaler pointed out  that even though Google claims that any project including malicious files will be taken down, it takes the Google Code team a rather long time to detect them by scanning the hosted content. Most of the files are executables or .rar archives. Further analysis showed that if xin.exe was executed on a [...]

Users need to be careful when accepting friend requests and be conscious of the data they share as :- Siphoning of confidential information from workplace, such as future strategies, plans, as well as unreleased technologies/software can take place Disclosure of personal sensitive information, such as: address, phone number, mother’s and father’s name, etc – information [...]

The security analysts at AppRiver reported that they have detected a new malware campaign targeting Facebook. An AppRiver spokesperson explains “What’s unique here is that this virus campaign is also hitting smartphone devices (specifically BlackBerrys at this time) that have the Facebook application/icon installed. In other words, it’s not just utilizing email, but also triggering [...]

Small- and midsized businesses use a lot of third-party Web applications for saving money and using them for embedding expertise that they might not otherwise have. But it can also open up their business and their customers to attack. The recent Network Solutions incident shows how this practice can go very wrong. The Internet domain [...]