Cyber-Criminals Lure Users with Christmas Parties, Gadget Scams and Fake Hotels
As the excitement and bustle of the holiday season takes hold, merry-makers are under attack with Christmas party and gadget scams promoted through social media and spam, according to Bitdefender®, the...
View ArticleBaby Please Check My Facebook Profile (and My Trojan)
Malware writers are once again counting on the female allure to draw in yearning and unwary men. “Hi baby, please check my facebook profile,” or “I miss you, check my new photo please” are just a few...
View ArticleBogus LinkedIn Messages Speculate Work Comeback to Infect Users with Trojans
Malware writers are again taking advantage of LinkedIn’s popularity and users’ social media engagement after the holidays. With many people back to work and eager to strengthen their professional...
View ArticleCritical Java Exploit Spreads like Wildfire; No Fix Available
While half of the globe was busy yesterday having the “lols” about the Japanese kitten rigged with a malware-infested flash device attached to its collar, serious stuff was going down in Javaland....
View Article‘Police Ransomware’ Becomes Java 0-Day-Borne
The recently discovered vulnerability disclosed on Thursday has been finally patched by Oracle, but exploitation in the wild continues on computers that have not been updated yet. With exploitation...
View ArticleBitdefender Offers Free Removal Tool for Red October Cyber-Espionage Piece
Details of a new cyber-espionage tool dubbed Red October emerged early this week This complex piece of malware is built in a modular manner and carries all the prerequisite for a successful attack,...
View Article`Confidential Message’ Infects Employees with Password Stealer
Malware writers target companies and public and private institutions by tricking employees into downloading a password stealer disguised as a confidential corporate document addressed to employees...
View ArticleVodafone Malware Campaign Goes Large Scale; the Dutch Are at Gunpoint
The recent “Vodafone” malware campaign targeting Brits went international as several waves of spam loaded with Trojan Gamarue landed in the Dutch region. The Bitdefender Labs expect the MMS campaign to...
View ArticleNew Wave of BBB Scam Spreads Downloader of ZBot
It’s the time of the year again when malware criminals launch a new episode of the Better Business Bureau spam campaign. This time, the e-mails infect people with a Trojan that steals sensitive...
View ArticleYahoo Accounts Hijacked via XSS-Type Attack
Popular webmail provider Yahoo has been slammed with a new e-mail-based attack that seizes control of victims’ accounts. Bitdefender Labs discovered the ongoing campaign today and are once again...
View ArticlePhishers Steal German E-Mail Passwords, Full Mailbox Scam Goes International
Bitdefender is issuing an alert over the German Full Mailbox scam, a fast-spreading phishing campaign that steals Germans’ e-mail credentials through a phony survey. The scam, also in English,...
View ArticleSpammed Malware Campaign Targets Citi Group Customers
Clients of Citi Group, the third largest bank holding company in the US, are targeted by scammers who collect passwords and open backdoors for unauthorized remote attackers or download malware on the...
View ArticleTop 10 Valentine’s Day Scams: Cyber-criminals Trick Users with Fake Limousine...
Bitdefender, creator of the world’s leading antivirus software, is issuing an alert to Valentine’s Day lovers, after spotting a wave of scams spreading worldwide before the love holiday. The company...
View ArticleBitdefender Discovers Early Version of MiniDuke Malware
An early version of MiniDuke, the sophisticated cyberspy malware that caught media headlines this week after infecting governments and agencies in Europe and elsewhere, has been operating since at...
View ArticleBackdoor Agent Infects ACH Clients with Fake Successful Transaction Notice
A Backdoor Agent is circulating with the aim of infecting Automated Clearing House clients via a fake payment receipt attached to notification e-mails, Bitdefender Labs has found. The e-mails are part...
View ArticleBank of America on Short List of Scammers’ Spam Lures
The dust has barely set on the Bank of America security breach, and crooks unleashed a series of aggressive spam campaigns that include the Bank of America in the title as bait. In the context of a...
View ArticleYontoo Trojan Used to Inject Advertisements in Browsers on Mac OS X
A new Mac OS X Trojan that injects advertisements in browser has been identified by Bitdefender’s Mac OS X researchers. This piece of malware does not attack the operating system, but rather disguises...
View ArticleWhile Looking for the Perfect Vacation, Keep a Watchful Eye out for the...
As the travel industry heavily started promoting summer deals earlier; scammers, too, have plunged into the trend with spammed malware campaigns using holiday hooks. Flight confirmation emails are the...
View ArticleFraudsters Steal Yahoo Passwords and Block Accounts
Yahoo users are again slammed by fraudsters who steal their credentials and block their accounts. The e-mails look like coming from a biology education platform, and warn users their accounts were...
View ArticleUser Privacy Plunges as Android Aggressive Aware and Malware Rise
With adware gleaning more user data from people devices than they would normally need too and developers bundle more than one adware framework into their apps, user privacy is increasingly taking a...
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