Facebook to now help spot malware on computers

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 24, 2015, 19:04

Social networking giant Facebook has partnered security software firm Kasperky to help its users detect and clean malware from their computers.

45% cos admit inability to measure cyber security risk: Survey

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 19:04

When it comes to cyber security, 45 percent organisations admit to their inability to measure, assess and mitigate risk, describing their capabilities in this area as "non-existent", a survey said Wednesday.

Information stealing virus detected in online banking space

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 17:24

Cyber security sleuths have detected a "black" private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space and have alerted consumers who swipe debit or credit cards at shopping counters to make payments.

Amazon tops malware-hosting servers ahead of Google, GoDaddy

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 18:15

Amazon web services have become the biggest malware server in the world along with GoDaddy and Google, a new report revealed.

Microsoft to provide Windows XP anti-malware support until 2015

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:25

Microsoft has reportedly announced that it would stop supporting Windows XP this April but would continue to provide anti-malware support till 2015.

New `Locker` malware demands money to recover encrypted data

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 7, 2014, 21:33

Cyber criminals have reportedly developed a new form of `Locker` malware, similar to CryptoLocker that encrypts files on infected computers and asks victims for money to recover them, security researchers have revealed.

Yahoo says some ads on its European sites spread malware

Last Updated: Monday, January 6, 2014, 09:36

Some advertisements on Yahoo Inc`s European websites last week spread malicious software, Yahoo said on Sunday, potentially infecting thousands of users.

Visitors to yahoo.com hit with malware attack: Researchers

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 20:35

Yahoo`s advertising servers have been distributing malware to hundreds of thousands of users over the last few days.

Yahoo visitors hit with malware attack: Researchers

Last Updated: Sunday, January 5, 2014, 18:12

The attack appears to be the work of malicious parties who have hacked Yahoo's advertising network.

Cryptolocker ransomware `infects about 250,000 PCs` since September

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 13:15

A powerful form of ransomware, Cryptolocker, has infected about quarter of a million Windows computers, a new report by security researchers has revealed.

India fourth most vulnerable to cyber attacks on gamers in 2013

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 10:49

India is among the four countries that faced the highest number of cyber attacks aimed at gamers in 2013, security solutions provider Kaspersky Lab said.