RAM raiders: inside secrets of the cyber hackers

"I have just found a new best friend and his name is Pyr0. I didn’t choose him because he is entertaining or fun to be with - although he is both. Nope, it’s just that, more than anything, you wouldn’t want Pyr0 to be your enemy.
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Malware Alert: Antivir64 Rogue Antispyware

Antivir64, a new rogue antispyware is on the prowl, it seems to be installing from scanner.antivir64.com with an affiliate id 1050 (scanner.antivir64.com/?aff=xxxx). The victims are redirected -probably through .htaccess file hack- from certain pages of legitimate but hacked websites. A quick google search shows first reports of blog sites getting hacked to redirect visitors to entice them to install antivir64 a variant of antispyware2008. I came across this malware accidentally when I happened to visit a page in connectedinternet.co.uk earlier today. My Firefox 3 hung in Windows Vista and I was forced to terminate it in not so graceful manner.
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Hacking: iGoogle gadgets a security risk, say hackers

"HACKERS turned computer security specialists have accused Google of setting users up for online disasters by letting them personalise their home pages with applications that could be tainted. Software that people can be tricked into installing on iGoogle homepages can track their activities and even be used to control their computer, SecTheory chief executive Robert Hansen said today.
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Hacking: Hackers recently Used Facebook for Malware Attack

"Hackers, impersonating members’ friends, attacked Facebook by convincing users on Facebook’s Wall to view a video link that they said was hosted by Google. The Wall is a place were members post messages for friends.
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Hacking: Trend Micro Details Its Recent Failed Web Attack

"The code inserted in some Web pages of the site was meant to redirect the visitor to a malicious server that would download malware capable of stealing passwords on an infected computer, Trend Micro spokesman Michael Sweeny said. The attempt, however, failed.
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Hackers turn to drive-by downloads

"Organised criminal hackers are waging a highly sophisticated war by exploiting vulnerabilities in end users’ web browsers using drive-by downloads, security experts warn.
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Widespread encryption heralds new attacks

"Hackers will become more skilled at using encryption as the technology becomes more widespread, and could use it to launch new forms of attacks, according to security experts..
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Hacking: Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst Says

"In a rare public warning to the power and utility industry, a CIA analyst this week said cyber attackers have hacked into the computer systems of utility companies outside the United States and made demands, in at least one case causing a power outage that affected multiple cities.
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Hacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks

"…Apple is a victim of its own success. Savvy hackers read the same stories and watch the same television programs as the rest of us, and so they are very aware of the burgeoning popularity of Apple’s products. Hacking Windows still provides a lot more bang per bug than attacks on Apple, but the smaller rival is a more satisfying target than ever before. And the company’s deserved reputation for building good products has probably made users overconfident.
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