8 March cutoff following Operation Ghost Click

Half of all Fortune 500 companies still contain computers infected with the DNSChanger Trojan, weeks after a FBI-led takedown operations targeting the botnet's command-and-control infrastructure.…

Bloodied spam-spewing zombie staggers in

The spam-spewing Kelihos botnet has returned from the dead.…

Malware backdoors government-targeted kit 'using Adobe 0-days'

Security watchers have uncovered a new highly targeted email-borne attack that uses a supposed conference invitation as a lure - and disguises extracted data as Microsoft Update traffic.…

Blogs also infected with information-harvesting Trojan

Malware-spreaders are hacking into vulnerable WordPress-powered sites in order to drive traffic towards pages loaded with exploits.…

Researchers split on Counterclank's naughtiness

Security researchers are split on the seriousness of an Android "malware" campaign that some estimates suggest may have "infected millions" of smartphones via gaming apps from Google's Android Market.…

Report: Conficker also still causing mayhem

Fake anti-virus scams are on the wane but drive-by-download threats have rocketed over the past year thanks to the hugely popular Blackhole crimeware kit, while Conficker remains prolific some three years after its release, according to Sophos.…

Virus-worm crossbreeds will trash systems faster than ever before

Viruses are accidentally infecting worms on victims’ computers, creating super-powered strains of hybrid software nasties.…

Cyber-outbreak defence tech to shore up big biz

Sourcefire, the security biz behind the commercial versions of the open-source Snort intrusion-detection software, is bowling itself at enterprises and touting tech designed to quickly detect and block malware outbreaks.…

Security boss says stalking site is free of bank account-raiding malware

Facebook has downplayed the significance of Ramnit, a recently discovered worm that attempts to steal login credentials for the social networking site.…

Trojan coins millions for its masters, say researchers

Five suspected masterminds behind the infamous Koobface botnet have been unmasked in a move abetted by Facebook to put the heat on cyber-crimelords.…

Victims must pay $25 to get back into stalkerbase

A new strain of cybercrime Trojan is targeting Facebook users by taking over their machines and shaking them down for cash.…

Tokyo, we have a problem

Japanese space engineers have admitted one of their computers has been infected by a Trojan that may have leaked sensitive data, including system login information, to hackers.…

Saudi e-stores and Israeli diplomat's site nobbled in cyber-spat

Pro-Israel hackers have reportedly breached Saudi shopping sites in retaliation for the publication of Israeli credit-card details by a pro-Palestinian "Saudi" hacker last weekend.…

Payback after officer used cyber-bug at home

An infiltration of a German federal security system last year has been traced back to a botched attempt by an unnamed security official to use a Trojan to monitor his daughter's internet usage, Der Spiegel reports.…