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First malicious apps to exploit critical Android bug found in the wild

Michelle Drolet

Researchers have spotted the first in-the-wild apps to exploit a critical Android vulnerability allowing attackers to inject malicious code into legitimate programs without invalidating their digital signature. The two apps, distributed on unofficial Android marketplaces in China, help people find doctors and make appointments, according to a blog post published Tuesday by researchers from security

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Fake PayPal Emails Distributing Malware

Michelle Drolet

Everyday there is a new threat with seemingly innocent emails being sent out that look close to an official correspondence from a company, from Paypal, ADP and BBB – to name a few. Cybercriminals are mimicking the online payment processor PayPal in a malicious spam campaign that attempts to dupe customers into downloading malware from

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Dealing with Phishing Messages

Michelle Drolet

According to the article in Dark Reading, Study: Phishing Messages Elude Filters, Frequently Hit Untrained Users, many people are still being tripped up by phishing emails. The article summarizes the findings of a survey that was conducted at the Black Hat USA security conference held in July 2012. Of the 250 conference attendees that were polled,

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Introducing Towerwall’s VOIP Assessment Services

Michelle Drolet

Towerwall is proud to offer our new VOIP Assessment Services. Do you know if your VoIP phones and servers are segmented from the rest of your network? Even if they are, segmentation alone may not protect your voice assets. Towerwall, Inc. has developed an approach that is extremely effective in testing the security of VoIP

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Microsoft Windows Update emails try to steal your Gmail, Yahoo, AOL passwords…

Michelle Drolet

Beware any emails which claim to come from privacy@microsoft.com – it could be that you’re being targeted in an attack designed to steal your AOL, Gmail, Yahoo or Windows Live password. At first glance, if you don’t look too carefully, the emails entitled “Microsoft Windows Update” may appear harmless enough. But the grammatical errors and

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Fake Groupon discount emails carry malware

Michelle Drolet

Cybercriminals have spammed out malware, attached to emails claiming to be related to discounts for offers on Groupon. The emails, which have the poorly spelt subject line of “Groupon discount gifts” (in itself something which should ring alarm bells), pretend to come from Groupon, and claim that one of your friends has found a deal

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Malware attack spread as email from your office’s HP scanner

Michelle Drolet

For those on our Security Alert and Update list we just emailed an article by Graham Cluley on how a malware attack spread as email from your office’s HP scanner, yes that’s right a scanner! In these high-tech times, scanners and photocopiers aren’t just dumb machines sitting in the corner of the office. They are

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Photo.zip – Stolen nude photos and police investigations

Michelle Drolet

Cybercriminals are attempting to infect the computers of internet users, via a spammed-out email that has a malware-infected file attached. Computer users are being warned to be wary of email messages which suggest they contain nude photographs of girlfriends, or claim that they have been reported to the police, as the attached file (Photo.zip) really

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Can you stamp out spambots? No, but you can help

Michelle Drolet

The headline reads, “FBI warns of new malware targeting bank accounts,” but it could just as well say, “More new victims born from opening emails.” From the simple act of opening an email and clicking on an attachment, the victim’s username and password to their bank accounts are stolen by a process called keylogging, where

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