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Trojan Leverages Pinterest to Communicate with C&C Servers
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Trojan Leverages Pinterest to Communicate with C&C Servers

Security analysts from Trend Micro Lab discovered a banking Trojan last month that was specifically targeting South Korean banks. While this may not appear to be especially newsworthy at first glance, a recent discovery about this class of banking Trojans is of much greater concern. Rather than comm

SoakSoak Malware Compromises Over 100,000 WordPress Websites
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SoakSoak Malware Compromises Over 100,000 WordPress Websites

Security Researchers recently discovered yet another threat to websites running a popular content management system (CMS), WordPress. This threat, which has been dubbed SoakSoak, is the latest malware threat specifically designed to target websites operating the CMS and has already resulted in over

News Archive December 2014
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News Archive December 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: December 2014 Summary Table of contents: Regin Malware Targets Non-English Speaking Countries...For Now Citadel Banking Trojan Revamped to Target Password Management Applications CryptoPHP Creates Backdoor for Popular Content Management Systems Destover

News Archive November 2014
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News Archive November 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: November 2014 Summary Table of contents: Is Rogue Antivirus Malware Making a Comeback? BlackEnergy Plugins Target Assorted Devices including PCs Dridex Malware Using a Decade Old Trick to Infect PCs Silk Road 2.0 Taken Down by FBI Almost Exactly One Yea

News Archive October 2014
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News Archive October 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: October 2014 Summary Table of contents: Limitless Keylogger Distribution Campaign Discovered ComputerCOP free Internet security software Windows Isn’t Safe from Shellshock-like Attacks After All Qbot Banking Trojan Botnet - 500,000 Victims and Counting

News Archive September 2014
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News Archive September 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: September 2014 Summary Table of contents: Malvertising and Fileless Malware Join Forces Is the Game Really Over for Gameover Zeus? A Small - But Powerful - Banking Trojan is Even More Dangerous New Malware Targeting Gamers' STEAM Accounts Cross Platfor

News Archive August 2014
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News Archive August 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: August 2014 Summary Table of contents: Cryptolocker Finally Decrypted for Free Unsecured Remote Access Tool Leaves Millions of Computers Vulnerable New Malware Variation Hides Exclusively in System Registry Hackers Use Ebola Virus to Lure Victims Backo

News Archive July 2014
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News Archive July 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: July 2014 Summary Table of contents: Users of the Tor Network Being Watched by the NSA The World Cup Isn’t the Only Thing Happening in Brazil The ‘LOL’ Facebook Scam Emotet Banking Trojan Discovered Users of the Tor Network Being Watched by the NSA

News Archive June 2014
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News Archive June 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: June 2014 Summary Table of contents: Social Media Privacy Continues to Disappear The End of Gameover? Ransomware is Evolving Quickly Dangerous New Banking Trojan Written From Scratch New Banking Trojan Not Related to Zeus Malware Family A Trojan with

News Archive May 2014
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News Archive May 2014

Monthly Cyber Security News Archive: May 2014 Summary Table of contents: More Open Source Security Software Woes Microsoft Warns Users of New Internet Explorer Vulnerability Sefnit Malware Now More Sophisticated Ransomware Evolves Zeus Disguised as PayPal Email Norwegian Facebook Virus S