Sophos warns FaceBook users to beware of emails claiming to contain a link to a sexy dance video – Hackers are using the lure as a means to infect computers.
Microsoft: Old Worm Copies Conficker for New Twist – A new version of the Neeris worm is exploiting the same Microsoft flaw as Conficker. The Neeris worm dates back to 2005, according to Microsoft.
Spam in the Neighborhood – It was inevitable that mass mailers would begin using more localized information to target their spam at end users.
Report: Americans More Worried About Fraud Than Personal Safety – Financial fraud fears eclipse national security worries in Unisys’ latest security poll.
OpenDNS Reports 500,000 Machines Infected By Conficker – April Fool’s Day was mostly quiet — but the number of machines hit by Conficker.C are starting to roll in.
Panda Labs: New Spyware Rose 10% In Q1 ’09 – Trojans accounted for 73 percent of all new malware created during this period, according to quarterly report.
New Nearly Undetectable Version Of Mebroot/Sinowal/MBR/Torpig In The Wild – New version of dangerous Trojan Mebroot/Sinowal/MBR/Torpigt defeats all detection tools and methods, researchers at TrustDefender say.