The accidental disclosure of a House ethics investigation has kicked up quite a fuss on Capitol Hill as it turns out that more than 30 congressman and aides are under investigation. But after committee chairman Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) disclosed the breach on the House floor late Thursday, her colleague, Rep. …

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Kaspersky unveiled a new tool on Thursday called “Krab Krawler” that analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them.

The tool looks at every public post as it appears on Twitter, extracts any URLs in them and analyzes the Web page …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

This is Twitter's spam warning.

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Twitter warned on Wednesday about a new phishing attack in which direct messages to users link to a fake log-in page that steals passwords.

“We’ve seen a few phishing attempts today; if you’ve received a strange (direct message), and …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

On the heels of one fake Facebook e-mail scam, a researcher warned on Wednesday of another such campaign in which users of the popular social network are being tricked into revealing their passwords and downloading a Trojan that steals financial data.

In the latest scam being blasted to e-mail in-boxes, …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

Cyberterrorism is on the rise around the world. But only one-third of companies are tackling it in their disaster recovery plans, says a survey released Tuesday by data center association AFCOM.

Although the majority (60.9 percent) of companies questioned see cyberterrorism as a threat to be addressed, “AFCOM’s …

More midsize companies are being attacked by cybercriminals at the same time they’re spending less on security, says a McAfee report released Wednesday.

Across the world, more than half of the 900 midsize businesses (51 to 1,000 employees) surveyed by McAfee for its report, The Security Paradox, said …

More midsized companies are being attacked by cybercriminals at the same time they’re spending less on security, says a McAfee report released Wednesday.

Across the world, more than half of the 900 midsized businesses (51 to 1,000 employees) surveyed by McAfee for its report, The Security Paradox, said …

The creator of PhoneSnoop shows how the free spyware app works in a video on his blog.

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The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team warned BlackBerry users on Tuesday about a new program called PhoneSnoop that allows someone to remotely eavesdrop on phone conversations.

The PhoneSnoop application …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

The creator of PhoneSnoop shows how the free spyware app works in a video on his blog.

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Chirashi Security)

The US-CERT warned Blackberry users on Tuesday about a new program called PhoneSnoop that allows someone to remotely eavesdrop on phone conversations.

The PhoneSnoop application must first be installed on …

Originally posted at InSecurity Complex

A new variant of the Bredolab Trojan horse is attached to a fake “Facebook Password Reset Confirmation” e-mail, security firm MX Labs is reporting.

Some users are receiving the e-mail from “The Facebook Team,” according to the security firm. The sender’s e-mail address displays “service@facebook.com.” In reality, …

Originally posted at Webware