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Softpedia News - Security
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Softpedia News - Security
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Vodafone Distributes Malware-Packed Mobile Phone
Panda Security reports that a brand new HTC Magic phone supplied by Vodafone came infected with malware out-of-the-box. Amongst the malicious applications on the Android-based phone were a Mariposa botnet client and the infamous Conficker worm.Researchers at the security vendor got their hands on the infected phone after one of their ...
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Scareware Distributors Go After the Oscars
Security researchers warn that search results for this year's Oscars winners are riddled with malicious links leading to scareware. This comes after search results for the award ceremony's date and time were heavily poisoned yesterday.
An online battle for who gets to profit from Oscars-related news the most by infecting unsuspecting users...
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Trojan Discovered in Energizer USB Charger Software
U.S. battery manufacturer Energizer has suspended sales of its "Energizer DUO" product after a computer trojan was located in the software accompanying the product. Security experts suspect the malware has been distributed from the company's website since as far back as 2007.The Energizer DUO is a USB/AC battery charger supporting ...
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CAPTCHA-Breaking Botnet Used to Snatch Up Premium Tickets
The perpetrators of a ticket fraud operation that made use of a botnet to subvert protection mechanisms enforced by ticket vendors were indicted earlier this week. The dedicated network of computers spread across the U.S. ran software that impersonated legit buyers and solved CAPTCHA tests.It's a well known fact that in order...
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PayPal the Most Heavily Phished Brand of the Last Three Months
According to German security vendor Avira, PayPal was the target of over 50% of phishing attacks throughout February. Despite a significant decline over January being observed, PayPal remains the most heavily phished brand. Avira's phishing statistics for February reveal that 52.92% of the total number of unique phishin...
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