The Saturday night boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey was one of the most awaited sports events of 2010. It should not be a surprise then that cybercriminals took advantage of it to spread malware. Another blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) attack led users who wanted to watch the fight online via live video streams (using the search phrase “manny pacquiao vs joshua clottey live streaming”) to malicious sites.

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Pacquiao-Clottey Live Streams Lead to FAKEAV

Security researchers recently unveiled findings about malware that came preinstalled on a Vodafone mobile phone handset.

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Malware Gets Smart with Vodafone Smartphone

Hot on the heels of this month’s security bulletin , a new vulnerability exploit surfaces with a malware in tow. The new zero-day vulnerability, as described in a previous post, prompted Microsoft to release Security Advisory (981374) while investigations are still underway

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New IE Zero-Day Exploit (CVE-2010-0806)

April 3 cannot come soon enough for those who are eager to get their hands on the iPad . If anything, Apple ’ s recent announcement that the gadget will soon be available in the United States only added to the excitement over the much-talked-about gadget.

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iPad Giveaway Gives Users’ Identities Away

It seems that fans around the world are not the only ones who are hooked on the Oscars .

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Oscars 2010 Awards Users with FAKEAV

Spam about diet or weight loss plans have been around for ages now, mostly spreading through email. However, spammed messages recently made their rounds on Twitter, compromising unwitting users’ accounts and spreading via these infected accounts. Compromised Twitter accounts post Tweets that tell their followers to click the shortened link to try out a new diet/weight loss plan.

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Diet Twitter Spam (on the) Run

As the security industry evolves, underground cybercriminals are constantly looking for ways to counter the technology challenges presented to them.

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Web Reputation Checks Gone Awry

Just when you think old-school network bots are dead, a group of cybercriminals revives them from them grave in the name of Chuck Norris. Dubbed the “Chuck Norris botnet,” based on the Italian comment in its source code, in nome di Chuck Norris (translation: “in the name of Chuck Norris”), this botnet infects vulnerable DSL modems and routers to spread a worm Trend Micro detects as WORM_IRCBOT.ABJ .

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Botnet Rises in the Name of Chuck Norris

Spammers are clearly becoming more and more creative as they try new ways to bypass our anti-spam filters. Just recently, we received a spammed message disguised as a spam quarantine notification message from a competitor. To the untrained eye, the email looks quite convincing

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Spam Quarantine Notification = Spam

Where news leads, cybercriminals follow.

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