Media reports have revealed the existence of fake blogs that were used to spread FAKEAV malware. The blogs do not actually contain any useful content. Instead, they have posts that contain nothing but images with post titles that use a wide variety of topics. The images used appear to have simply been taken from a Google Images search with the post title in question as the search term. If a user visits the blogs in question by merely entering their URLs, ...

We often associate Halloween with pumpkins and costumes but for cybercriminals it’s merely another avenue to exploit, steal, and trick users into giving away their personal identities. Treats are fun but we all need to be on the lookout for the sneaky and tricky ways cybercriminals slither into our computers.  Below are the TrendLabs, top 7 scariest threats that might be knocking on your door: Tailor-made ZBOT spam makes its way to employees’ mailboxes The Zeus botnet is well-known for e-banking attacks that ...

Microsoft’s new OS, Windows 7, was made available to the general public earlier today. To say that this was eagerly anticipated is an understatement, however, as in the United Kingdom, pre-orders on Amazon for copies exceeded both the last book of the Harry Potter series as well as the Nintendo Wii. This made it the biggest grossing pre-ordered item in the history of the online retailer's British site. Trend Micro Senior Threat Researcher David Sancho had this to say about the new OS: Microsoft has been ...

A quick heads-up to all users of Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail email service: a list of at least 10,000 user names (and the corresponding passwords) of the second-largest email service after Yahoo has been leaked online. The list first appeared on the Pastebin website, which is normally used by programmers to share source code. Microsoft has confirmed that the list is authentic. They have also said that their databases were not actually breached; if this is correct this means the list ...

Typhoon Ketsana is currently leaving a trail of destruction, first in the Philippines, and now in Vietnam. Amidst the disaster, we see a glimmer of hope, one where netizens actively participate to make a difference, empowered by the social Web. Citizen Journalism   In the Philippines, residents with camera phones began taking pictures and videos of events as they happened. Videos were uploaded to YouTube, and were then linked to Facebook. In addition, pictures uploaded in Flickr or Facebook were linked as well. These photos ...