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Emails purporting to be alerts regarding Google Chrome and Facebook, and pointing to CTB-Locker file-encrypting malware samples, have been found to share compromised websites used for phishing campaigns.

Spammers have worked hard to take advantage of the Valentine’s Day season with socially-engineered spam, and other common online dangers like social networking scams are also trying to take advantage of the season.

A year after the Obama administration released the voluntary framework for improving cybersecurity, questions remain about its current and future success.

Steve Jobs's legendary rant against Adobe Flash turned out to be as personal as it was about technology.

Calling the destructive cyberattack on Sony Pictures "a game changer," a top White House official on Tuesday announced a new intelligence unit to coordinate analysis of cyberthreats, modeled on similar U.S. government efforts to fight terrorism.

Announcements of assessments follows Anthem breach

Everyone worries about stolen credit cards or hacked bank accounts, but just visiting the doctor may put you at greater risk for identity fraud.

In 2004, Insafe, a Brussels-based non-profit funded by the European Union, launched Safer Internet Day. An annual event, it’s now celebrated on the second Tuesday of February in more than a 100 countries.

Security researchers have discovered two new malicious iOS apps which can infect even non-jailbroken devices and are being used to spy on targets as part of an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign.

This week the Anthem breach saw millions exposed from an unencrypted database, Obama created a new White House cyber unit, HipChat got popped, we learned more about the iOS espionage app Pawn Storm. About.com ignored its massive XSS problem, and much more.

A new front has opened up in the Operation Pawn Storm cyber-espionage operation -- an iOS app that spies on users, up to and including secretly turning on the phone's microphone to listen in to meetings and conversations.

Adobe started to push a new release of Flash Player that fixes the zero-day vulnerability currently exploited in the wild and reported by the company on Monday.

Still looking for a reason to upgrade to iOS 8? Security firm Trend Micro released a report on Wednesday revealing that some of the most dangerous spyware it has ever seen is making the rounds on iOS devices, but is far more effective on iOS 7than on Apple’s latest operating system release.

A new brand of malware that could be tied to the Russian government is being used to spy on Western military officials, government workers and members of the media, according to new research from a prominent cybersecurity firm. Known as “Operation Pawn Storm,” the spyware first targeted Microsoft users about the time Russian troops invaded Ukraine, though it has now been discovered on Apple iOS devices.

“Operation Pawn Storm,” an espionage campaign initially profiled in October, has a new tactic for spying on targets' communications - installing spyware on acquaintances' iOS devices.

Attack campaign tied to Russia now zeroing in on mobile user's iPhones, iPads.

Less than five weeks into the new year, 2015 is already shaping up as one of the most perilous years for users of Adobe Flash, with active exploits against three separate zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which still wasn't fully patched as this post went live.

Reports have surfaced today that a new type of spyware is in the wild and targeting iOS devices. The spyware is part of a malware campaign security industry people are calling “Operation Pawn Storm.”

In 2004 a project of the European Commission launched "Safer Internet Day," which became an annual event held on the second Tuesday of February. This year represents the 11th Safer Internet Day, which is now being celebrated in more than 100 countries, including the United States.

Attackers who have slipped malicious advertisements onto major websites over the last month have potentially compromised large numbers of computers.

Breaches of information security and individual privacy hit the headlines regularly in 2014. But how will the arms race between cyber-attackers and defenders develop in the coming year? We analyse the experts' predictions.

The call for papers for Infosecurity Intelligent Defence 2015 is now open.

The latest open-source Linux vulnerability is serious but some security experts say it's not that easy to abuse and use in an attack.

A serious vulnerability in a key Linux library could let attackers take complete control of systems, such as servers, that are based on the open-source operating system. Those running Linux systems are advised to download a patch for their distribution immediately.

Cybercrime has evolved from simply stealing information for financial gain to ruthlessly infiltrating industries with the goals of destroying intellectual property, damaging reputation and crippling critical operating functions.

The Internet of Things (IoT) is often portrayed as some kind of futuristic concept, but the reality is that ‘smart things’ already have an established presence in our homes and workplaces.

ESG research provides another indication that the endpoint security market is in a state of transition

Adobe Systems is once again rolling out an emergency Flash update that patches a critical vulnerability under active attack to compromise the computers of unsuspecting users.

A variant of Curve-Tor-Bitcoin (CTB) Locker ransomware – also known as Critroni – being distributed in a spam campaign now offers victims additional time to pay the ransom, but also requires them to pay a whole lot more than previously, according to the latest research by Trend Micro.

Every antivirus software package promises to protect your computer from danger, but when it comes to detecting malware, there are huge differences among them.

An exploit for a still officially unconfirmed zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player has been added to the popular Angler exploit kit and is, along with exploits for several other Flash flaws, opening users' Windows machines to the Bedep trojan.

Smart devices largely use the same operating system as their smartphone counterparts. This is the case with Android devices. When we talk about smart devices and Android, we’re talking about a mature platform in terms of malware.

The White House announced plans last week to share more information about cyber threats between the government and the private sector and create a 30-day customer notification requirement after data breaches.

Computer security experts often advise to users to download games, apps, documents, software and software updates directly from the original source (the manufacturer) or from reputable online stores.

Ever wonder how much your personal information is worth when some nasty cyber crook gets their hands on it? You now can get an inkling of that from an interactive infographic that’s been put together by security firm Trend Micro.

U.K. and U.S. security services could hack their countries' own banks, in order to test their defences against cyberattacks.

Expert Ed Tittel examines the top endpoint antimalware products for small, mid-sized, and larger enterprises.

It seems nearly every day we’re reading about Internet attacks aimed at knocking sites offline and breaking into networks, but it’s often difficult to visualize this type of activity.

Trend Micro Chief Cyber Security Officer Tom Kellermann and Mashable Senior Technology Editor Pete Pachal on Twitter’s cyber security systems, Centcom’s account hacking and ways to stay safe.

Trend Micro Vice President of Technology and Solutions JD Sherry and Bloomberg's Phil Mattingly discuss the hack of the United States Central Command's Twitter account.

A malicious email campaign targeting mostly users in Australia with TorrentLocker ransomware has brought its operators a hefty revenue of about $224,000 / €190,000 in one month.

Gartner names Intel Security, Kaspersky Lab, Sophos, Symantec and Trend Micro as leaders in its Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms.

Criminals hijacked ads on AOL's Advertising.com network

The global leader in security software, Trend Micro Inc. has recently announced a $10,000 donation to the Mission College Center for Innovation and Technology (MC²IT) in support to cybersecurity course curriculum.

Researcher spots spike in traditional financial malware hitting ICS/SCADA networks -- posing as popular GE, Siemens, and Advantech HMI products.

Microsoft says German speakers are being targeted by a new variant of a powerful type of malware that steals online banking credentials.

It's been exactly one year since ASUS launched its ZenFone line of relatively affordable Android phones, and having shipped 8 million units so far, the Taiwanese company is keen to keep the momentum going.

So say a dozen security specialists and former law-enforcement officials, who described an intensifying and largely unspoken sense of unease inside many companies after the recent breach of Sony Corp.’s networks.

At least one former employee of Sony Corp. may have helped hackers orchestrate the cyber-attack on the company’s film and TV unit, according to security researcher Norse Corp.

The FBI refused to budge on Tuesday off its finding that North Korea masterminded the massive Sony studio hack — despite a growing number of private cyber-security firms concluding there was no evidence of such a finding.