The Russian Business Network (RBN), supposedly the largest hub for criminalized internet activity, has recently vanished from sight. However, according to some internet security experts, the question of whether the RBN really died, remains open. The list of crimes that the RBN has managed to accumulate throughout the years is really impressive: it includes phishing, … Full RBN: dead or alive? article

The number of attacks against corporate officials has grown increasingly over the past year. Many suspect most of these attacks to be handiwork of one particularly sophisticated cyber-criminal. The search for the said culprit is a difficult one and extends over a few continents. The cyber-detective’s name is Joe Stewart, a researcher for Atlanta-based SecureWorks … Full CEOs are in danger article

So it turns out that encrypted email services might not be as safe as they were believed to be. While supposed to hide the contents of a message even when intercepted by cybercriminals (or secret service agents), the safety of encrypted content may be as well compromised. As shown by Hushmail, a company that provided … Full Encrypted email safety may be compromised article

And not inline frames as it was believed at the start. That is when one tries to link user to malicious servers using iframes, one just makes additional pages open in the main web page. It’s now clear that this time attackers added large scale image background href (8000 by 1000 pixels) that makes the … Full Background images used in MySpace attack article

In its quest for being the leading Internet Explorer alternative for safer web browsing, Firefox has once again showed a security vulnerability. This time it was a critical design failure, which gives cybercriminals the ability to compromise websites and browsers via cross-site scripting attacks. The main problem is that Firefox treats data URLs like JavaScript … Full Another Firefox vulnerability spotted article

Rogue anti-spyware scams have been known for ages now. They are essentially intimidating users into buying a bogus program. Recently, however, these scams have reached a whole different and quite troubling level. "They were typically one-off-type scams. We have never seen a malicious campaign using rogue anti-spyware of this magnitude before …. SecureWorks has personally … Full Rogue anti-spyware scams becoming worse article

The new study conducted by Queensland University of Technology shows that one in five online transactions was vulnerable to attacks, despite the SMS password. Many banks are using one-time passwords that are sent to your phone by SMS message for each transaction, which then has to entered manually to your computer. The problem with this type of … Full SMS passwords do not protect your money article

Apple got complimented in the worst possible way… Since Mac users used to be a relatively small community, most hacker attacks were made against Windows operating systems. The situation is changing: Macs are getting more popular and the community is growing together with the number of attacks. "For a while, Mac users have enjoyed the benefits … Full Macs no longer invulnerable article

The update is ready for Apple’s QuickTime, fixing a bunch of security bugs in the software. It fixes seven flaws, six of which could allow an attacker to run unauthorized software on a victim’s PC and the seventh could be used to run Java applets and gain access to private information. The patches, released Monday … Full Apple fixes QuickTime bugs article

What is address spoofing and what does it have to do with email spam? Address spoofing is a technique used by cybercriminals as well as mass-mailing worms to make the recipient think the mail came from a different address. It is typically done by changing some certain properties of the email, such as the "Reply-to", … Full What is address spoofing? article

Even though Apple’s iPhone has been named the gadget of the year (TIME), some experts believe that it can (and probably will) be used by malicious persons for illegal activities. According to a renowned hacker HD Moore, "A rootkit takes on a whole new meaning when the attacker has access to the camera, microphone, contact … Full iPhone named perfect spying device article

Todd Moeller, 28, who is said to have helped sending spam to more than 1.2 million AOL subscribers, was sentenced 27 months in prison after being caught making a deal with a government informant. Moeller told he could hide the source of the e-mails through his access to 40 different servers and requested 50 percent … Full 2 years in prison for AOL spam scam article

A recent study by Prevx, a security vendor from the UK, has shown that 1 in every 6 PCs has at least one piece of malware or spyware infection. The malicious programs, which include keyloggers (programs that log keystrokes), fake anti-spyware and applications responsible for information theft, were present in 15.6% Of the 300,000 systems … Full Prevx says 1 in 6 systems are infected article

This year’s RSA conference in Europe has offered a new way to improve security software by joining vendors’ efforts. The ones involved in this are Microsoft, EMC, Symantec, Juniper Networks and SAP. The new organization will be called SafeCode and it will have two or three communities: one of them will be technical in nature … Full Security vendors join forces article

Researchers at TrendLabs have estimated that 2 out of 5 hacking tools have been actively downloaded by users, who try to extend trial period of commercial software. And those, saving $50 for software license usually end up spending much more in the long-term. Such tools are often downloaded via P2P networks or warez sites. What … Full Software cracks hack your system article