Summarizing Webroot's Threat Blog Posts for June

The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at Webroot's Threat Blog for June, 2012. You can subscribe to my Webroot's Threat Blog RSS Feed or follow me on Twitter:

01. Cybercriminals infiltrate the music industry by offering full newly released albums for just $1
02. A peek inside a boutique cybercrime-friendly E-shop – part three
03. DDoS for hire services offering to ‘take down your competitor’s web sites’ going mainstream
04. Skype propagating Trojan targets Syrian activists
05. Spamvertised ‘UPS Delivery Notification’ emails serving client-side exploits and malware
06. Mozilla patches critical security vulnerabilities in Firefox and Thunderbird
07. Spamvertised ‘DHL Package delivery report’ emails serving malware
08. Spamvertised ‘Your Amazon.com order confirmation’ emails serving client-side exploits and malware
09. Cybercriminals populate Scribd with bogus adult content, spread malware using Comodo Backup
10. Oracle and Apple patch critical Java security vulnerabilities
11. Spamvertised ‘Your Paypal Ebay.com payment’ emails serving client-side exploits and malware
12. ‘Create a Cartoon of You” ads serving MyWebSearch toolbar
13. Spamvertised ‘Your UPS delivery tracking’ emails serving client-side exploits and malware
14. Spamvertised ‘Confirm PayPal account” notifications lead to phishing sites
15. Spamvertised ‘DHL Express Parcel Tracking Notification’ emails serving malware
16. Spamvertised bogus online casino themed emails serving W32/Casonline

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Summarizing ZDNet's Zero Day Blog Posts for June

The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at ZDNet's Zero Day for June, 2012. You can subscribe to Zero Day's main feed, or follow me on Twitter:

 
01. Fake Gmail Android application steals personal data
02. Facebook begins notifying DNSChanger victims
03. French E-voting portal requires insecure Java plugin
04. Credit card fraudsters sentenced in the U.K
05. North Korea ships malware-infected games to South Korean users, uses them to launch DDoS attacks
06. Q&A of the Week - 'Tales from the Underground' featuring Brian Krebs
07. 24 cybercriminals arrested in 'Operation Card Shop'
08. Silent security updates coming to Apple's OS X Mountain Lion
09. BlackHole exploit kit experimenting with 'pseudo-random domains' feature
10. Which is the most popular antivirus software?
11. Winamp 5.63 fixes four critical security vulnerabilities
12. Chrome 20 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities

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Summarizing Webroot's Threat Blog Posts for May

The following is a brief summary of all of my posts at Webroot's Threat Blog for May, 2012. You can subscribe to my Webroot's Threat Blog RSS Feed or follow me on Twitter:

01. London’s InfoSec 2012 Event – recap
02. Managed SMS spamming services going mainstream
03. A peek inside a boutique cybercrime-friendly E-shop
04. Cybercriminals release ‘Sweet Orange’ – new web malware exploitation kit
05. Spamvertised ‘Pizzeria Order Details’ themed campaign serving client-side exploits and malware
06. Poison Ivy trojan spreading across Skype
07. A peek inside a managed spam service
08. Ongoing ‘LinkedIn Invitation’ themed campaign serving client-side exploits and malware
09. Spamvertised bogus online casino themed emails serving adware
10. Spamvertised ‘YouTube Video Approved’ and ‘Twitter Support” themed emails lead to pharmaceutical scams
11. A peek inside a boutique cybercrime-friendly E-shop – part two
12. Spamvertised CareerBuilder themed emails serving client-side exploits and malware
13. Pop-ups at popular torrent trackers serving W32/Casonline adware
14.‘Windstream bill’ themed emails serving client-side exploits and malware

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