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Malware a threat to medical devices October 23rd, 2012 - 05:30 pm ET BitDefender has released an alarming bulletin about malware that is targeting medical devices. A security expert recently demonstrated a pacemaker being hacked.

Cyber spying: three other malware programs linked to Flame September 18th, 2012 - 04:11 pm ET Additional information has come out about Flame: the platform that was first seen in 2006 whose development is still ongoing.

Microsoft: malware originates from computer manufacturing - Update September 17th, 2012 - 10:30 am ET Microsoft has taken control of a domain that hosted the Nitol botnet. The malware infected machines during their manufacturing in Chinese factories.

State developed malware: Gauss spy’s on banking transactions August 10th, 2012 - 05:25 pm ET Primarily targeting the Middle East, the Gauss cyber-pest has been designed to monitor online banking accounts. Kaspersky Lab’s believes that this malware has been designed by a ...

Music Cyber-attack: an AC/DC malware July 25th, 2012 - 05:04 pm ET Iran’s atomic energy organization seems to have fallen victim to a malware that plays AC/DC’s Thunderstruck.

Flame: cyber-spy created by the USA and Israel June 20th, 2012 - 09:50 am ET Quoting officials that were involved in the development, the Washington Post has revealed that the Flame malware was created by the United States and Israel.

Stuxnet worm escapes US and Israeli control June 04th, 2012 - 09:30 am ET An article in the New York Times tells the fascinating story of the Stuxnet worm created by the United States and Israel to target an Iranian nuclear factory, which has now gotten ...

Mac Attack: 10 000 dollars each day via Flashback and Google May 03rd, 2012 - 09:10 am ET The Flashback malware, which has targeted Mac computers, has been lucrative for its authors. Up to 10 000 dollars per day has been earned via Google advertising.

Malware: religious sites more risky than porn sites May 02nd, 2012 - 10:35 am ET In their annual security report, Symantec has pointed out that sites linked to religion and ideologies represent a greater risk of malware infection than pornographic sites.

Flashback: still a large number of infected Mac’s April 23rd, 2012 - 10:00 am ET Contrary to initial reports, Doctor Web states that there are still a large number of computers infected with the Flashback malware.