Botnet mariposa masters arrested

According to a statement published by the Spanish Ministry of Interior, creators of Mariposa botnet, that infected more than 12 million computers, were arrested.

Attackers use F1 key to lunch attacks

Microsoft is warned Windows XP operation system users to ignore requests from web sites that refer on pressing the help key (F1).

Exposing of users identity trough social networks groups

A group of researchers have discovered a simple way to reveal the identity of a user based on his interactions with social networks (such as Facebook).

Disturbing state of enterprise security

Symantec organization published security report “State of Enterprise Security” that brings statistic data about enterprise security.

Botnet Kneber is collecting users personal information

Security researchers at NetWitness organization have discovered a massive botnet, called Kneber, affecting at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide.

Rootkit causes Windows XP systems to crash

After installing Microsoft's February security updates, Windows XP operation system users discovered BSOD (eng. blue-screen-of-death) error which made their computers unusable.

Growing number of phishing attacks

APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) organization published the Phishing Activity Trends Report for the third quarter of 2009.

Hackers are defeating most secure authentication methods

Gartner Inc. security report indicates that security measures such as the use of one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication is no longer enough to protect online banking systems.

Corrected security vulnerability in SSL protocol

Engineers have discovered a fix for serious security vulnerability in the SSL (secure sockets layer) protocol that secures email, web transactions and other types of sensitive internet traffic.

Attack allow obtaining victim's geographic location

The hacker who spread the massive MySpace worm in 2005, Samy Kamkar, has published a attack that identifies a victim's geographic location via his router.