When the Going Gets Tough, the Scammers Get Going

The depths which cybercriminals choose to sink themselves into for the sake of financial gain is truly appalling. In the midst of the crisis brought by the global recession, they have managed to come up with illicit schemes that target those people, who despite the desperate times are trying to get through the crisis [...]

Portable Document Format or Portable Malware Format?

The Portable Document Format, or PDF for short, has always been a popular way of disturbing documents. It’s no surprise, then, that malware authors have tried to use it as a means of spreading malicious files. Yesterday, the Shadowserver Foundation underlined the severity of this problem when they released details about a new vulnerability [...]

Rogue security software spoofs ZDNet Reviews

Impersonation is a form of flattery by itself, however, not when it comes to the very latest round of rogue security software this time impersonating ZDNet, CNET’s and PC Magazine’s reviews section, making it look like legitimate and highly respected technology sites have actually reviewed and recommend the rogue security software. According to Lawrence [...]