If you’re a computer gamer, chances are you’ve heard of – and probably use – Steam. Unfortunately, the game distribution and social networking service suffered a breach last Sunday during which attackers accessed a Steam database holding user account information. According to a statement published by Steam: … Read Full Post View full post on [...]

Add Bioware’s Neverwinter Nights to the growing list of game developers targeted by attackers over the past two months. Read Full Post Another Hacked Game Site originally appeared on About.com Antivirus Software on Thursday, June 16th, 2011 at 07:03:20. Permalink | Comment | Email this View full post on About.com Antivirus Software

The Blackhole exploit kit is a framework for delivering exploits via compromised or third-party websites. Most notable for its sophisticated Traffic Direction Script (TDS), the Blackhole exploit kit enables attackers to configure rules that enforce custom responses. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

On May 6th, a group calling itself LulzSec announced on Twitter they had stolen the X-Factor’s contestant database from Fox.com. Two hours later, the attackers made the database public, compromising names, phone, email and other information Fox had collected from the X-Factor contestants. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Antivirus Software

While highly touted as being less susceptible to attacks, Mac systems and their users still need to consider vulnerability protection needs. There are viruses and attackers that can get into your system, and the damage they cause can be severe. Knowing the vulnerabilities, accounting for them, and reassessing them regularly are key steps to keeping [...]

On March 15th, attackers reportedly gained access to the username and password of a Comodo affilate, then used the stolen credentials to fraudulently issue 9 SSL certificates. Attackers can use the fraudulent certificates to trick browsers into trusting spoofed websites, for example to launch a phishing scam. Though the certificates have since been revoked, not [...]

A botnet is a collection of infected computers under the control of one or more attackers. These botnets are used for a variety of criminal purposes. Learn more about botnets and how to prevent your computer from getting infected with one. View full post on About.com Antivirus Software: Most Popular Articles

Despite security admonishments to the contrary, many folks use the same password across multiple site. If user accounts on even one of these sites is compromised, it can have a domino effect – attackers can use the stolen credentials to access accounts on other sites to which you belong. Read Full Post Google Bolsters Gmail [...]

The Storm bot is a backdoor component that allows remote surreptitious access to infected systems. The Storm-infected computers (collectively, the Storm botnet) are outfitted with a spam relay component (to send spam through infected computers) and a peer networking component (to enable the remote attackers to communicate with the bot infected computers). View full post [...]

Adobe Reader and Acrobat have very tight integration with the browser. In many cases, the integration is so tight that a website can automatically open a PDF in your browser without your explicit permission. Via this method, attackers can silently deliver Adobe Reader and Acrobat exploits which in turn infect your computer with malware. All [...]