It has been reported by the BBC that the alleged mastermind behind the recent Spamhaus cyber attacks has been nabbed by the Spanish police from Barcelona. The suspect, a Dutchman named Sven Kamphius is the owner of the famous Dutch hosting firm CyberBunker which has been accused of providing hosting access to a wide variety of threats across the internet.

It is believed that the anti spam website’s openly declaring CyberBunker as ...

Source: http://www.examiner.com/article/cybercriminals-using-boston-marathon-bombings-to-spread-malware

Social media always held an upper hand when it came to ‘spreading the word’. Be it joy or tragedy. In the recent mishap that occurred during the Boston Marathon, various social networks like Facebook and Twitter have played an active role in spreading awareness. But it is also unfortunate that cybercriminals are using this constructive aspect of the network to spread malware. The attackers (cyber) uploaded false updates regarding the ...

Google Play store has off late met with a lot of criticism for the presence of malware in bouncer certified applications. The Trustgo Security report (released in March) confirmed the presence of malwares in 7-8 % of apps 2 months back. These developments show the internet giant’s urge to attain a firm grasp on the apps and its authors. Never before has Google implemented such aggressive rules in Play store and ...

The Gh0st RAT malware, the mother of all cyber-espionage tools, is still going strong. This malware, which first shot into the limelight in 2008, is a Trojan that opens up a remote backdoor access for the attackers to infiltrate and gain real-time control of systems. Having gained access, it becomes possible for the attackers to steal the files stored in the system, turn on the camera and audio-recording functions to ...

That information sharing would make the world wide web more secure is a much hackneyed idea.

Security firm Group-IB and Russia’s cyber police Department-K have just offered proved that information sharing works. They have busted a theft worth billions of rubles by prompt and efficient information sharing.

Matters came to a head when Sberbank of Russia, Russia’s largest bank, suspected that cyber criminals were attacking its online banking operations. The bank ...

The Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) 2013 reveals the findings after analyzing 47,000 reported security incidents, 621 confirmed data breaches, and 44 million compromised records worldwide, last year. The information has been gathered from Verizon, the US Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), the US Secret Service, various other national CERTs, and law enforcement agencies in and around Europe. The following are the key findings:

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I know how special the critical app Viber is for Android users out there who celebrate the endless Viber season of free messaging, calling and picture sharing with friends worldwide. The love people have for this App in Google Play Store has given it a 4.4+ rating and over 175million customers! However, over 50 million Android users worldwide are under the risk posed by a flaw in this App.

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I know how special the critical app Viber is for Android users out there who celebrate the endless Viber season of free messaging, calling and picture sharing with friends worldwide. The love people have for this App in Google Play Store has given it a 4.4+ rating and over 175million customers! However, over 50 million Android users worldwide are under the risk posed by a flaw in this ...

On the afternoon of April 23, the Associated Press tweeted “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured.” Bedlam broke loose and the stock markets went into a tailspin, all until sanity returned and people realized that the news was a hoax. Associated Press suspended its Twitter account and the White House confirmed that Obama was well.

What transpired was that the self-styled “Syrian Electronic Army” ...

Operation Beebus is an attack campaign targeting government agencies, defense and aerospace establishments, and telecom companies, in the USA and India. Security researchers FireEye, tracking this malware, hold that this attack aims to steal research, design, and manufacturing information on drone vehicles and subsystems.

The attackers launch phishing attacks on their victims to download Mutter, a new backdoor Trojan, on their systems. The perpetuators impersonate people known to the victim, and ...