TurboTax, an Intuit product used by millions each year to file income taxes at home, recently announced that state e-filed returns will not be transmitted while the company investigates a surge in customer complaints indicating that tax returns have already been filed in their name. Tax fraud this t
Anthem Inc., the second largest health insurer in the country, recently announced that it was the victim of a massive data theft of sensitive customer information including Social Security numbers. This is by far the biggest breach of customer information to occur recently as nearly 69 million peopl
There was no shortage of verified Zeus malware campaigns reported by this blog in early 2014, but by the end of the year, it seemed like Zeus may have become a thing of this past. Apparently, however, that is not the case at all. An improved version of the notorious banking Trojan has been spotted i
It’s no secret that the NSA has been spying on the American populous for years – facts that were proven when Edward Snowden began sharing secret government files proving as much. From phone tapping to elaborate malware deployments created to spy on other countries (and American citizens), the NSA se
Researchers from Dell SecureWorks recently discovered a sophisticated malware variant which allows hackers to authenticate themselves as any user on a Windows Active Directory server using any password once the network has been infiltrated using stolen login credentials. Based on the malware analysi
Adobe Flash has been a favorite target for hackers for years because there are many ways to exploit the platform whereby hackers can install malicious code on the PC including banking Trojans, key loggers and other dangerous malware. Using various drive-by download techniques, hackers are able to by
A cybersecurity security firm (Cyphort) recently reported that the AOL Ad Network was responsible for spreading malware in the form of malicious advertisements found along the sidebars of popular websites including the Huffington Post, Game Zone, Weather Bug and others. The AOL Ad Network, which sup
Asustek Computer produces a wide range of technology products ranging from PCs and associated peripherals to routers used by consumers and businesses around the world. A vulnerability was recently discovered in Asuswrt, the firmware used on many Asus branded routers. Once exploited, this vulnerabili
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
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