AlienVault has discovered a family of weaponised doc (MS-Office) files - in the wild - that are targeting the Apple Mac platform, which the company says is highly unusual given the low incidence of Apple Mac vulnerabilities. See the Jaime Blasco blog at http://tinyurl.com/brhjobt
London, UK: With just three weeks to go before the Infosecurity Europe 2012 show opens its doors for a three-day run in London, the event organisers have welcomed the timely release of the Government's Annual Fraud Indicator 2012, which puts the losses to the UK economy from fraud at a hefty £73 billion.
Research from Barracuda Labs has found over 10 million people were exposed to drive-by download risks during February 2012. This press release is scheduled to be distributed tomorrow, but I wanted to share with you ahead of time.
London: Commenting on the loss of 1.5 million cardholder credentials by an Atlanta, Georgia-based transaction processor, Venafi says that it comes as no surprise that cybercriminals have targeted the firm, as each set of cardholder credentials are worth between $1.00 and $6.00, depending on the card issuer and the cardholder’s location plus account classification.
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