Microsoft has recently released a security advisory with regards to vulnerability in how Windows handles specially-crafted Windows Metafile images using Windows Picture and Fax Viewer. Continue reading →

The Web site of Wow! Philippines, the Philippine Department of Tourism’s flagship project to bring tourists to the islands, has been hacked presumably by some Chinese hackers. Continue reading →

A new phishing attempt to steal Yahoo! login credentials has been discovered and has been floating around for a while. The said page is hosted by – ironically – Yahoo! Geocities, and this time it is hosted in Brazil (the usual targets of BANCOS spyware are Brazilian banks). Continue reading →

Reminiscent of a previous Yahoo! phishing site (as blogged here), another phishing attempt has been discovered, this time spoofing the Yahoo! Photos login page.

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Not to be left behind by Sober, an influx of emails made Mytob in the news again, this time with something new. Trend Micro has declared a medium risk alert for WORM_MYTOB.MX. Continue reading →

Sober variants are rare, but when they strike, well, let’s just say that they strike with such a force that everyone notices.

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Sony Music recently stepped up the ante on copyright protection by introducing a Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology on their new CD offerings. However, security analysts sounded the alarm, as this DRM employs a rootkit.

A rootkit is always bad news for antivirus companies – some malware use this technology for their nefarious schemes. But what is a rootkit? Continue reading →

World of Warcraft addicts should be aware – their accounts may be hacked. Continue reading →

We had seen this before, in a spoofed Yahoo signin page. Now let’s tackle a more insidious phishing attempt – stealing bank account information.

A family of spyware is famous for stealing bank account information – the aptly named BANCOS/BANKER spyware family. This spyware has been around the bush for a long time, and has victimized a lot of unsuspecting users through the years. Though most of them only target Brazilian banks, we cannot tell when it will hit other banks. Continue reading →

Microsoft is really a hard target for malware. Maybe it was because many are against its monopolistic approach. MS had just released Windows Vista (the much-delayed Longhorn renamed), and a file infector has just been discovered that specifically targets it. Continue reading →