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Half a million websites have been infected with a new round of malware attack and poorly implemented website configurations have been blamed.
A new virus is relying on some old tricks to infect Windows Mobile users. The so-called 'companion virus' attack uses a method of assuming the identity of an existing file and moving the old file to a different location. Slack patching leaves application open. The U.S. Department of Defense has banned USB drives and other removable media after a worm hit military networks. Consultancy firm, The Leading Edge called Proofpoint to restore its email when a Botnet attack took the company’s internet link down. Researchers at McAfee said they have detected the largest outbreak of malware in three years, an infection impacting hundreds of thousands of users whose machines contain poisoned media files. The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-Cert) is warning users and administrators to be on the lookout following the discovery of a malware outbreak being spread via USB keys.
The hacking community is outpacing the security industry, and different sectors of the IT community need to work together more closely to narrow the gap. While it is unlikely we will ever abolish cybercrime, I do believe that we can make the internet a safer place. As Americans go to the polls to elect their 44th President, the security industry is facing a possible end to spam linked to the candidates. Newly organised methods of online criminal activity are threatening to democratise fraud and undermine banks and online traders, according to security experts at this year’s RSA Conference Europe. Microsoft is issuing a critical fix for Windows users. Adobe has hosted a web page that redirects visitors to websites that contain malware. The World Bank's internal networks have been compromisd by outside attackers at least six times in the last year, according to a recent report. Warnings have been made about an improvement to the SilentBanker Trojan. 'Brad Pitt' has been found to be the most dangerous search name of the year. A malicious spam campaign is threatening to disconnect users from the Internet as a result of their online activities, Sophos reports. A Brazilian man has been indicted for conspiring to broker the sale of a botnet which allegedly damaged 100,000 Pcs. Scientists may have found a new way to combat random scanning internet worms such as the notorious Code Red and SQL Slammer infections.
As the malware threat landscape continues to evolve, hackers are constantly changing techniques to counteract detection technologies vendors develop.