Security experts are warning computer users to beware of malware attacks timed to coincide with April Fool’s Day, noting that the keepers of the Storm Trojan have already launched such attacks.
Source: SearchSecurity.com | Information Security Magazine
Researchers at Helsinki-based F-Secure Corp. said in the company blog that a new wave of April Fool’s Day-related Storm mails [...]
Finjan Inc. reports that attackers infected at least 10,000 trusted web sites with malware last month using the Random.JS Trojan toolkit. Random.JS is an exceptionally sneaky Trojan that infects the targeted machine and sends data from the machine back to the attackers controlling it via the Internet. The information that is stolen includes documents, passwords, [...]
Experts are predicting the Storm Trojan’s reign will continue.
Antivirus companies, as well as security researchers and experts, have said the size of the botnet creatd by Storm is well into the millions of machines. In fact, some estimates going as high as 50 million infected PCs. However, despite all of the attention Storm has received, [...]
Email Spammers launch DOS attacks against antispam sites
Antispam sites that help battle phishing scams and spam are now being targeted with DOS attacks ( Denial of Service ) by malware botnets operated by spammers according to antispam site SpamNation.
SpamNation believes that the denial of service attacks are being launched by the Zhelatin gang, a group [...]
This past month, spammers developed a new variation of the “pump-and-dump” stock spam campaign in which text, Excel, and PDF files containing a spam message were zipped and sent as attachments to email messages. Spammers attempted to bypass text and image scanning engines in email security products by using compressed files that required the use [...]
Forrester Research recently reported that the majority, as high as 85 percent, of security breaches involve internal employees. These include inadvertent employee error, laptop theft, contractor unauthorized access, disgruntled employees and password mismanagement. These factors can have a drastic impact on revenue, liability, productivity and brand.
What are these threats and how can you avoid them?
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Destructive viruses, such as the LoveLetter virus, are being distributed worldwide via email and can cripple an email server in seconds. They attach and attack through users email systems and infect your users through harmful attachments. But, did you know that some viruses are transmitted through non-attachment methods and without user intervention? It is important [...]