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New malware 'Punkey' detected in new point-of-sale attack

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New malware 'Punkey' detected in new point-of-sale attack

A new advanced malware program targeting point-of-sale terminals is putting customer credit card details at risk, following a number of similar attacks already this year.

Kyle Ellison • 21 Apr 2015

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Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

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Lawyer claims police placed malware on requested external hard drive

A lawyer in Arkansas is claiming that police planted three different pieces of malware on an external hard drive in a controversial whistleblower case against the police force, reports 5 News Online.

Alan Martin • 15 Apr 2015

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Hackers hide malware in fake game pages hosted on Steam

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Hackers hide malware in fake game pages hosted on Steam

Gamers downloading from Steam should beware of fake game pages, after a spate of clone titles were found on the service hiding harmful malware.

Kyle Ellison • 08 Apr 2015

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Hackers set up Pirate Bay clone to distribute banking trojan

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Hackers set up Pirate Bay clone to distribute banking trojan

Wordpress sites are being targeted by a Pirate Bay clone set up by hackers to distribute malware and a banking trojan, reports The Next Web.

Alan Martin • 03 Apr 2015

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Google clean-up targets malicious ad injectors

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Google clean-up targets malicious ad injectors

Google has received more than 100,000 complaints this year regarding unwanted ad injectors that have infected browsers.

Kyle Ellison • 02 Apr 2015

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PoSeidon Malware attacks Point of Sale credit card transactions

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PoSeidon Malware attacks Point of Sale credit card transactions

Point of Sale credit card terminals are under threat from a new malware named PoSeidon, thought to be more dangerous than the Zeus exploit kit that was used to steal millions of card details from Target customers.

Kyle Ellison • 26 Mar 2015

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Millions of computers left vulnerable to BIOS chip hack

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Millions of computers left vulnerable to BIOS chip hack

A vulnerability has been detected in the BIOS chips found in millions of computers which could leave users open to hacking.

Kyle Ellison • 23 Mar 2015

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Google Play security tightened with human screening process

Malware

Google Play security tightened with human screening process

Google is taking additional security measures to shut out malware from its app store by introducing a human screening process.

Kyle Ellison • 19 Mar 2015

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Privacy

ESET's Mark James on 2015's security trends

Malware

Privacy

ESET's Mark James on 2015's security trends

how is 2015 shaping up in security? We caught up with ESET security specialist Mark James to get his take on threats, security and how people should ensure their year is free of malware.

Alan Martin • 09 Mar 2015