Summarizing Webroot's Threat Blog Posts for January - 2012

In this post I'll summarize Webroot Threat Blog Posts for January, 2012. Feel free to check out some of the latest research published at the blog here and consider subscribing to its RSS feed.

01. Cybercriminals generate malicious Java applets using DIY tools
02. A peek inside the uBot malware bot
03. Researchers intercept a client-side exploits serving malware campaign
04. How phishers launch phishing attacks
05. A peek inside the Umbra malware loader
06. How malware authors evade antivirus detection
07. Inside AnonJDB – a Java based malware distribution platforms for drive-by downloads
08. Zappos.com hacked, 24 million users affected
09. Inside a clickjacking/likejacking scam distribution platform for Facebook
10. A peek inside the Cythosia v2 DDoS Bot
11. A peek inside the PickPocket Botnet
12. Mass SQL injection attack affects over 200,000 URLs
13. Email hacking for hire going mainstream
14. Millions of harvested emails offered for sale