Cybersecurity Funding

Endpoint threat detection firm CounterTack has added $5 million to its Series B round to bring the total raised to $20 million, the company...

Cybercrime

Malware authors have developed a new version of the Svpeng Android Trojan, which they are currently using to target users in the United States.

Cybercrime

Cybercrime

An advanced persistent threat (APT) group whose activities have been monitored by FireEye has started using social networks to trick the employees of targeted...

Malware & Threats

A new version of the ZeuS malware has been used since January 2014 to target online banking users in Canada, security researchers from Trusteer...

Malware & Threats

A new banking Trojan being promoted in underground forums as an alternative to the popular and widely used Zeus Trojan has the potential to...

Cybercrime

A sophisticated cyber espionage group apparently tied to a Chinese military unit has been targeting organizations in the United States government, research, defense and...

Malware & Threats

Researchers at Websense revealed details of how to turn the tables on the purveyors of a Zeus Trojan circulating cyberspace by compromising the control...

Cybercrime

Comment spam has been used by attackers for a wide range of purposes, and according to a new report from Imperva, 80% of the...

Cybercrime

The RIG Exploit Kit, which first emerged on cybercrime forums in April, is successfully leveraging malicious advertising techniques (malvertising) to distribute a piece of...

Malware & Threats

Microsoft is planning to release seven security bulletins next week for June's Patch Tuesday. Two of the bulletins are rated 'Critical', while five of...

Malware & Threats

Researchers at ESET have spotted what they believe to be the first file-encrypting,TOR-enabled ransomware targeting Google Android phones.

Cybercrime

Malware & Threats

Researchers at Arbor Networks have spotted a new family of point-of-sale malware that ties several techniques together in an effort to steal information. The...

Malware & Threats

Report Details How Attackers Can Mask Dangerous Threat Activity

Malware & Threats

Law enforcement officials and security experts teamed up to beat back the Gameover Zeus botnet.

Malware & Threats

Researchers at FireEye have identified a spate of attacks coming from a group of Middle Eastern hackers targeting multiple European government organizations and at...

Cybercrime

The Windows PowerShell scripting tool is being increasingly used by malicious actors not only for data theft, but also for ransomware attacks, researchers have...

Cybercrime

RiskIQ, a company that helps detect digital threats stemming from the Web, online ad networks and mobile, announced this week that it has raised...

Malware & Threats

Rival network security firms Fortinet and Palo Alto Networks have set their differences aside in order to collaborate on a new consortium to help...