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Guests at the Rio Hotel in Las Vegas may have had their financial information stolen by ATMs infected with malware.  The possible breach was first discovered by a conference presenter at the Defcon hacker conference.  He used one of the hotel’s ATMs to make an attempted withdrawal of $200.  The… Continue Reading »

Plagued with what seems like constant attacks from hackers and spammers, Twitter has finally put a feature in place that blocks malicious URLs.  However, the feature, which was introduced with little fanfare, is not exactly a rock solid defense. When someone posts a link that is malicious, they get an… Continue Reading »

Experts are warning of a new Trojan that is so sophisticated it’s being called “ferocious.”  The Clampi Trojan has infected up to 1 million computers and is stealing massive amounts of financial data.  The Trojan’s botnet is so huge and the Trojan itself so cloaked in encryption it’s nearly impossible… Continue Reading »

Today let’s take a look at botnets.  This is the tool of choice for spammers everywhere.  A botnet is a collection of computers, known as zombies, that have been infected by malware.  The malware enables the criminal in charge of the group, also known as the bot master, to control… Continue Reading »

When a video of popular ESPN reporter Erin Andrews walking around nude in her hotel room hit the net, it became a hot topic.  The video, taken through the peephole of the room without her knowledge, was searched for by thousands.  Scammers noticed this and naturally scrambled to take advantage… Continue Reading »

When a large scale cyberattack began hitting the United States and South Korea over the July 4th weekend, the accusations and speculation regarding who was to blame began flying.  South Korea insisted North Korea must be to blame.  The U.S. wondered if it was the work of Russia or maybe… Continue Reading »

The botnet responsible for the ongoing DDoS attacks on many U.S. Government websites is getting even uglier.  According to security researchers it has been programmed to turn on the computers it’s infected and encrypt and in some cases completely erase all their data. What’s particularly disturbing is that most Korean… Continue Reading »

The Koobface worm has now surfaced on Twitter with the latest variation attempting to create as much havoc as possible.  The newest code can allow criminals to access a person’s Twitter account and post their own tweets.  These tweets are used as a way to spread the worm and infect… Continue Reading »

Security experts have found a silver lining in the recession: it’s hitting cybercriminals hard too, leading to a drop in malware. That’s right; there really are hard times all over.  A German security firm has released a report showing a 30% drop in unique malware signatures and says it’s no… Continue Reading »

A Dallas security guard charged with hacking the computer system of the hospital he worked for was busted by a fellow hacker, but didn’t help his case when he posted videos of his exploits on YouTube.  Jesse McGraw, known by the hacker name GhostExodus, posted videos to YouTube in which… Continue Reading »