Rapidly Spreading ‘Gumblar’ Attack Redirects Users’ Web Searches – Malware scripts morph from site to site, and even from page to page, within the same site, ScanSafe researchers say.
New DNS Bug and Fix Announced – Domain name registries are scrambling to patch a newly discovered bug in popular open source DNS software that could be exploited for denial-of-service attacks.
New Malware Attack Detected by Sophos – Identified as JSRedir-R, the threat has been found targeting high traffic legitimate websites, surreptitiously loading malicious content from third-party sites. It has been detected by Sophos six times more often than Mal/Iframe-F, which has been the most widespread web-based threat for over a year.
Latest Facebook Phishers Are Out for Profit - The newest Facebook attacks resemble previous phishing rounds in their tactics: A compromised account sends a malicious link to friends. That link leads to a site that mimics the legitimate log-in page. But users duped into entering their usernames and passwords are likely giving away more than just their Facebook credentials.
Cyber terrorism: fact or fiction? – Some say it’s a potential threat not just to governments but also to the entire western economic system and infrastructure. Others say that if it were going to happen, it would have occurred already.
Tvviter is Not Twitter; Beware Phishing Scam – A fake Twitter site at tvviter.com (note the two ‘v’ instead of ‘w’ and ‘ter’ instead of ‘tter’) is trying to steal your Twitter logon credentials. Twitter accounts are being used to lure users to the site.
Conficker botnet could take Australia offline – Army of zombies could have devastating impact, Kasperksy chief says.
