Here’s more evidence of a connection between the economic crisis and cybercrime. PandaLabs reported on Wednesday about a direct correlation between the recent stock market declines and increases in targeted cyberattacks. For instance, while the U.S

Study Warns Energy Industry a Top Target for Malware - TechNewsWorld
When it comes to malware, the energy industry is the most at-risk of all the sectors studied in a recent report from ScanSafe. The automotive and aviation industries were found to be relatively safe, but overall, industries’ risk of malware exposure

Russian malware gang goes to ground - Silicon.com
An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to internet security company Trend Micro. The Russian Business Network (RBN), which was allegedly heavily involved in hosting malware packing kits - development suites for

Zynamics GmbH Announces Latest Versions of Malware Analysis Tools - Market Wire
BOCHUM, GERMANY–(Marketwire - October 20, 2008) - Zynamics GmbH announces the latest versions of their industry-leading malware analysis tools, BinDiff and BinNavi, and expanded product offering for VxClass automated malware analysis product

Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware 1.29 - CNET Asia
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware is an anti-malware application that can thoroughly remove even the most advanced malware. It includes a number of features, including a built in protection monitor that blocks malicious processes before they even start

Russia overtakes China as king of malware producers - Silicon.com
Russia has passed China to become the largest generator of spyware and other malicious code, according to a report set to be released tomorrow. Security software maker PC Tools said Russia now accounts for 27.9 per cent of such software, compared

Malware risks are growing exponentially — ScanSafe report - CNET News
A new report from security services provider ScanSafe finds that companies are at increasing risk of having employees inadvertently download backdoors and password stealers onto corporate computers from Web sites that have malware hidden on them. A

SanDisk Puts Antivirus on Flash Drive - PC World
SanDisk has stepped up its efforts to convince corporates that USB sticks are a secure medium, adding built-in antivirus capability to its latest Cruzer drive. Any files copied or saved to the latest Cruzer Enterprise will automatically be scanned by

Analysis: What’s the next malware threat? - Silicon.com
Gone are the days of simple worms and viruses. Now botnets and phishing dominate malware. But what’s next? Ron Condon reports. In January this year, 20-year-old Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty in a Californian court to charges that he had broken

Online casino punters targeted by malware scams - Silicon.com
Gamblers playing in online casinos are being warned that they may increasingly be targeted by criminals looking to steal money by infecting their machines. A recent flurry of fairly small scale threat activity has led some to suspect that casinos may

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