As more and more users entrust parts of their digital lives to the cloud, they’re increasingly running into a problem: it doesn’t always last forever. More specifically, cloud services that people have relied upon are just like any other business: they can close their doors. Just in the past few weeks, here are some cloud…
Read MoreTrend Micro was recently alerted to a possible malware detection triggered when visiting MySpace Web pages. According to reports, certain MySpace pages are being detected as Possible_HiFrm. Possible_HiFrm is a heuristic detection noted for being effective in detecting malicious iframes and redirects pointing to most of the old and some of the recent Web threats….
Read MoreTrendLabs Content Security has come upon a new phishing attack that leads to the download of malware. However, unlike most instances where phishing baits are usually banks, credit unions or other financial institutions, this time it uses the popular social networking Web site MySpace.com. The phishing URL may be contained in spammed email messages. Once…
Read MoreScam artists have recently taken center stage on LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals. Reports indicate that scammers have eyed the lucrative membership base of LinkedIn since these miscreants are fully aware that they are no longer dealing with mere teenagers but grown-ups with money. The scam techniques are notably old and well-known as…
Read MoreYahoo! Music Jukebox may dish out malware instead of hits, after the discovery of exploits made for ActiveX vulnerabilities in the media player. The Register identifies Elazar Broad as the researcher discovering the targeted vulnerabilities: two unpatched ActiveX flaws which, when successfully exploited, cause a buffer overflow that may allow an attacker to run malicious…
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