<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - malware</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/malware</link><description>Newsvine - malware</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Sun, 26 May 2013 08:05:43 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>The Wonder of Sirefef Plunder: Click-fraud</title>
<description><![CDATA[Sirefef, also known as ZeroAccess, is a malware platform for receiving and running malware modules. Two prominent modules generate revenue for the cyber criminals, by mining for bitcoins and perpetrating click-fraud.
Click-fraud is the deliberate misappropriation of ad revenue b&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tony in Arizona]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tony in Arizona]]></source><link>http://tydicea.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400145-the-wonder-of-sirefef-plunder-click-fraud</link><guid>http://tydicea.newsvine.com/_news/2013/05/21/18400145-the-wonder-of-sirefef-plunder-click-fraud</guid><category>technology</category><category>malware</category><category>click-fraud</category><category>cyber-criminals</category><category>the-wonder-of-sirefef-plunder</category><pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 15:44:26 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Who Wrote the Flashback OS X Worm?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A year ago, I published a series that sought to identify the real-life hackers behind the top spam botnets.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17591128-who-wrote-the-flashback-os-x-worm</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/04/03/17591128-who-wrote-the-flashback-os-x-worm</guid><category>technology</category><category>crime</category><category>malware</category><category>botnets</category><category>brian-krebs</category><category>flackback</category><category>maxim-dmitrievich-selihanovich</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Apr 2013 01:58:13 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New study says the overwhelming majority of mobile malware incidents occur on iPhones; seasoned IT veteran finds that delicious</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A new report by a US computer network security hardware and software maker shows that the overwhelming majority of mobile malware incidents occur on iPhones. In this piece, writer Gregg DesElms, a veteran of pushing 40 years in IT, analyzes (and, as an Android user, also delight&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Gregg DesElms]]></source><link>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17508621-new-study-says-the-overwhelming-majority-of-mobile-malware-incidents-occur-on-iphones-seasoned-it-veteran-finds-that-delicious</link><guid>http://gregg-deselms.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/29/17508621-new-study-says-the-overwhelming-majority-of-mobile-malware-incidents-occur-on-iphones-seasoned-it-veteran-finds-that-delicious</guid><category>technology</category><category>phones</category><category>malware</category><category>ios</category><category>smartphones</category><category>iphone</category><category>android</category><category>sourcefire</category><category>windows-8</category><pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:30:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms39545A98-C15A-6579-9202-BADCC56CDCF2.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="234" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms39545A98-C15A-6579-9202-BADCC56CDCF2.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="154" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms15112C9C-F08A-035B-52B8-9DAD5526AA90.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="63" width="125" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms15112C9C-F08A-035B-52B8-9DAD5526AA90.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="61" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms4A8BC30B-4517-FFAF-EAE5-EC0BBEF77AD6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="290" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms4A8BC30B-4517-FFAF-EAE5-EC0BBEF77AD6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="110" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms7B8035D1-2750-8541-156E-7AE3F73B3E83.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="103" width="250" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=gregg-deselms7B8035D1-2750-8541-156E-7AE3F73B3E83.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="50" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Java-based attacks remain at large, researchers say</title>
<description><![CDATA[A new Websense report suggests that approximately 94 percent of  endpoints which run Oracle's Java are vulnerable to at least one  exploit, and we are ignoring updates at our own peril.&nbsp;
According to security researchers at Websense,  it's not just zero-day attacks which re&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486287-java-based-attacks-remain-at-large-researchers-say</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/27/17486287-java-based-attacks-remain-at-large-researchers-say</guid><category>technology</category><category>oracle</category><category>java</category><category>exploits</category><category>vulnerabilities</category><category>malware</category><category>crimeware</category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:14:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600026010A91-6C20-60FA-1882-CE0F1EEE206C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="279" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600026010A91-6C20-60FA-1882-CE0F1EEE206C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chameleon botnet grabbed $6m A MONTH from online ad-slingers</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A web analytics firm has sniffed out a botnet that was raking in $6m a month from online advertisers.
The so-called Chameleon botnet mimicked human visitors on select websites, causing billions of display ad impressions to be served to compromised machines. As many as 120,000 &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374881-chameleon-botnet-grabbed-6m-a-month-from-online-ad-slingers</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/03/19/17374881-chameleon-botnet-grabbed-6m-a-month-from-online-ad-slingers</guid><category>technology</category><category>advertising</category><category>malware</category><category>botnets</category><category>click-fraud</category><category>chamleon-botnet</category><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:24:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Exploit Sat on LA Times Website for 6 Weeks</title>
<description><![CDATA[
The Los Angeles Times has scrubbed its Web site of  malicious code that served browser exploits and malware to potentially  hundreds of thousands of readers over the past six weeks.
On Feb. 7, KrebsOnSecurity heard from two different readers that a  subdomain of the LA Times&r&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16982005-exploit-sat-on-la-times-website-for-6-weeks</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16982005-exploit-sat-on-la-times-website-for-6-weeks</guid><category>technology</category><category>security</category><category>malware</category><category>la-times</category><category>brian-krebs</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 07:56:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Facebook Hacked In 'Sophisticated Attack,' Company Reveals</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Facebook said Friday that its internal computer network was breached in "a sophisticated attack" last month, but said no user data was compromised.
The attack occurred when employees of the social network visited an infected website belonging to a mobile developer. The comprom&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[rescue dogs62]]></source><link>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16979754-facebook-hacked-in-sophisticated-attack-company-reveals</link><guid>http://onesearch4-2.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16979754-facebook-hacked-in-sophisticated-attack-company-reveals</guid><category>technology</category><category>homeland-security</category><category>virus</category><category>facebook</category><category>malware</category><category>u-s-news</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 04:13:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2FC7D7A1B-1B4B-B906-1518-F4E6D8FE8F08.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=onesearch4-2FC7D7A1B-1B4B-B906-1518-F4E6D8FE8F08.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Is Google Chrome generating frequent, annoying pop-up ads? Here's a fix!</title>
<description><![CDATA[Beginning a few days ago, my browser, Google Chrome, has been generating frequent, annoying pop-up ads on a random basis. They always appear when I click on something, but it could be a link, a new tab, a photo, some text- anything goes, on any website, even Newsvine. They were u&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Leafydebater]]></source><link>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16968356-is-google-chrome-generating-frequent-annoying-pop-up-ads-heres-a-fix</link><guid>http://leafydebater.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/15/16968356-is-google-chrome-generating-frequent-annoying-pop-up-ads-heres-a-fix</guid><category>technology</category><category>game</category><category>ad</category><category>internet</category><category>norton</category><category>help</category><category>work</category><category>it</category><category>download</category><category>effective</category><category>browser</category><category>incognito</category><category>p</category><category>hidden</category><category>random</category><category>mcafee</category><category>mouse</category><category>malware</category><category>advertisement</category><category>adware</category><category>useless</category><category>fix</category><category>scan</category><category>click</category><category>wo</category><category>install</category><category>solution</category><category>pop-up</category><category>google-chrome</category><category>malwarebytes</category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2013 04:58:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Banking malware is getting sneaker, security firms warn</title>
<description><![CDATA[Financial malware authors are trying to evade new online banking  security systems by returning to more traditional phishing-like  credential stealing techniques, according to researchers from security  firm Trusteer.
Most financial Trojan programs used by cybercriminals today a&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16919232-banking-malware-is-getting-sneaker-security-firms-warn</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/10/16919232-banking-malware-is-getting-sneaker-security-firms-warn</guid><category>technology</category><category>security</category><category>banking</category><category>phishing</category><category>malware</category><category>trojan</category><category>phish</category><category>online-banking</category><category>evade</category><category>security-systems</category><category>financial-malware</category><category>fraudulent-transactions</category><category>banking-malware</category><category>online-banking-security-systems</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:56:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60005593CCF1-B26B-2774-BBFF-A8489E7D6C30.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="201" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato60005593CCF1-B26B-2774-BBFF-A8489E7D6C30.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Malware warnings ripple across the web just five days after last major incident</title>
<description><![CDATA[Several high-profile websites have been affected today by malware notices in Google Chrome, including The San Francisco Chronicle, The Boston Globe, The Verge, DeviantArt,  and even Google's own YouTube. The warning says that "content from  us.bernerverein.ch" is to blame, and in&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913852-malware-warnings-ripple-across-the-web-just-five-days-after-last-major-incident</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913852-malware-warnings-ripple-across-the-web-just-five-days-after-last-major-incident</guid><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>youtube</category><category>malware</category><category>deviantart</category><category>the-boston-globe</category><category>the-verge</category><category>the-san-francisco-chronicle</category><category>google-chrome</category><category>us-bernerverein-ch</category><category>warninga</category><pubDate>Sun, 10 Feb 2013 00:26:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600038823364-CA25-B556-D11F-A8597057E364.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="250" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600038823364-CA25-B556-D11F-A8597057E364.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="100" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Malware also the handiwork of children, security firm finds</title>
<description><![CDATA[Security firm AVG thinks it has spotted a disturbing new threat in its latest threat report&mdash;children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware.
The company said it had recently reverse-engineered one piece of malware that turned out to be the &nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913313-malware-also-the-handiwork-of-children-security-firm-finds</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/09/16913313-malware-also-the-handiwork-of-children-security-firm-finds</guid><category>technology</category><category>children</category><category>code</category><category>malware</category><pubDate>Sat, 9 Feb 2013 21:55:49 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600017889887-4B9E-B00D-54A7-3F243EF65156.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="200" width="300" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600017889887-4B9E-B00D-54A7-3F243EF65156.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Adobe issues emergency Flash update for attacks on Windows, Mac users</title>
<description><![CDATA[Adobe Systems has released a patch for two Flash player  vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited online to  surreptitiously install malware, one in attacks that target users of  Apple's Macintosh platform.
While Flash versions for OS X and Windows are the only ones rep&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[potato6000]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[potato6000]]></source><link>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16890369-adobe-issues-emergency-flash-update-for-attacks-on-windows-mac-users</link><guid>http://potato6000.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/07/16890369-adobe-issues-emergency-flash-update-for-attacks-on-windows-mac-users</guid><category>flash</category><category>google</category><category>technology</category><category>microsoft</category><category>apple</category><category>update</category><category>microsoft-office</category><category>osx</category><category>adobe</category><category>adobe-systems</category><category>os-x</category><category>macintosh</category><category>vulnerabilities</category><category>malware</category><category>operating-systems</category><category>android</category><category>linu</category><pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2013 01:41:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600053F29AEC-0D4D-6646-CAFE-98436D58E71E.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="400" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=potato600053F29AEC-0D4D-6646-CAFE-98436D58E71E.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="120" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>How Secure Is Skype?</title>
<description><![CDATA[
Activists and dissidents worried about government surveillance learned long ago not to talk too freely on their home phone or mobile.
Landline and mobile systems offer repressive governments myriad ways to listen in, particularly when the systems are operated by state or state&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16817718-how-secure-is-skype</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/02/16817718-how-secure-is-skype</guid><category>technology</category><category>luxembourg</category><category>europe</category><category>privacy</category><category>spyware</category><category>microsoft</category><category>skype</category><category>world-news</category><category>malware</category><category>mal-ware</category><category>phone-privacy</category><category>telephone-privacy</category><pubDate>Sat, 2 Feb 2013 12:04:47 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz9410F158-FDD1-6F2F-104C-14AA2BD73ED9.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz9410F158-FDD1-6F2F-104C-14AA2BD73ED9.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Chinese Hackers Infiltrate New York Times Computers </title>
<description><![CDATA[
For the last four months, Chinese hackers have persistently attacked The New York Times, infiltrating its computer systems and getting passwords for its reporters and other employees.
After surreptitiously tracking the intruders to study their movements and help erect better d&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[American Idle]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[American Idle]]></source><link>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785072-chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers</link><guid>http://american-idle.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/31/16785072-chinese-hackers-infiltrate-new-york-times-computers</guid><category>media</category><category>china</category><category>espionage</category><category>trade</category><category>hackers</category><category>computers</category><category>new-york-times</category><category>world-news</category><category>wen-jiabao</category><category>malware</category><pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2EAFF89A-C679-9B4B-B41B-FE239BE641DC.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="284" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=american-idle2EAFF89A-C679-9B4B-B41B-FE239BE641DC.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="86" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Malicious virus shuttered U.S. power plant - DHS</title>
<description><![CDATA[
A computer virus attacked a turbine control system at a U.S. power company last fall when a technician unknowingly inserted an infected USB computer drive into the network, keeping a plant off line for three weeks, according to a report posted on a U.S. government website.
The&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16585154-malicious-virus-shuttered-us-power-plant-dhs</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/18/16585154-malicious-virus-shuttered-us-power-plant-dhs</guid><category>technology</category><category>plant</category><category>security</category><category>internet</category><category>power</category><category>plants</category><category>virus</category><category>malware</category><category>department-of-homeland-security</category><category>dhs</category><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:22:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Warning: Cnet downloader installs nasty malware without permission</title>
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Yesterday I used the once-reliable Cnet to download software from their site. They suggested using their Cnet downloader, which I did. Just as I clicked Yes to download, I saw a tiny message saying it would install a search plugin called Wajam. It was too late to say No and bes&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/29/16232400-warning-cnet-downloader-installs-nasty-malware-without-permission</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/29/16232400-warning-cnet-downloader-installs-nasty-malware-without-permission</guid><category>technology</category><category>spyware</category><category>cnet</category><category>malware</category><category>fyi</category><category>cnet-downloader</category><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:15:31 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozBF3B24F4-32E7-955F-4384-5CEFF8C220B7.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="258" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carlozBF3B24F4-32E7-955F-4384-5CEFF8C220B7.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Exploring the Market for Stolen Passwords</title>
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Not long ago, PCs compromised by malware were put to a limited number of fraudulent uses, including spam, click fraud and denial-of-service attacks. These days, computer crooks are extracting and selling a much broader array of data stolen from hacked systems, including passwor&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16171886-exploring-the-market-for-stolen-passwords</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/26/16171886-exploring-the-market-for-stolen-passwords</guid><category>technology</category><category>security</category><category>malware</category><category>brian-krebs</category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Dec 2012 23:06:56 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Is Newsvine Safe for Your Computer's Health?</title>
<description><![CDATA[The following is a message received on 12/23/12 at 7:30 PM when attempting to access the Tech heading. Needless to say I did not proceed.
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Danger: Malware Ahead! Google Chrome has blocked access to this page on www.newsvine.com. Content from security.rltk.us, a known malwar&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Sentinel-419170]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Sentinel-419170]]></source><link>http://kedreyer.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16112120-is-newsvine-safe-for-your-computers-health</link><guid>http://kedreyer.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16112120-is-newsvine-safe-for-your-computers-health</guid><category>technology</category><category>newsvine</category><category>virus</category><category>malware</category><category>secure-site</category><pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 00:51:51 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Beware of holiday Internet invitations</title>
<description><![CDATA[Robert Siciliano of McAfee said "bad guys" may send malware or malicious applications that are hidden as Christmas cards, holiday messages or holiday-themed screensavers.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[RobertSiciliano]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[RobertSiciliano]]></source><link>http://mrrobertsiciliano.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16030277-beware-of-holiday-internet-invitations</link><guid>http://mrrobertsiciliano.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/20/16030277-beware-of-holiday-internet-invitations</guid><category>malware</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 04:15:58 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Mobile Malware is Here: Beware!</title>
<description><![CDATA[iPhones, Androids and other smartphones are much more than just a way to call our friends and family and store their phone numbers. Today's smartphones have become our most personal computer and contain much more than pictures and contacts.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[RobertSiciliano]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[RobertSiciliano]]></source><link>http://mrrobertsiciliano.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/16002896-mobile-malware-is-here-beware</link><guid>http://mrrobertsiciliano.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/18/16002896-mobile-malware-is-here-beware</guid><category>malware</category><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:28:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Malacious Hackers Hit Black Friday Smartphones - Business Insider</title>
<description><![CDATA[Whether you are using a purse a wallet or a high tech device it is always important to make sure you valuables are stored safely out of reach of those who prefer to steal what you have.&nbsp;
In an era of smartphones and online commerce individuals need to be aware that scams ar&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pamela Drew]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Pamela Drew]]></source><link>http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15389565-malacious-hackers-hit-black-friday-smartphones-business-insider</link><guid>http://pameladrew.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/23/15389565-malacious-hackers-hit-black-friday-smartphones-business-insider</guid><category>technology</category><category>shoppers</category><category>hackers</category><category>malware</category><category>smartphones</category><category>android</category><category>online-safety</category><category>black-friday</category><category>commentid-technology</category><pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:05:07 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=PamelaDrew8718FC8E-3C9A-52C8-BC01-ABD9FA3E333A.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=PamelaDrew8718FC8E-3C9A-52C8-BC01-ABD9FA3E333A.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Computer Viruses are &quot;Rampant&quot; on Medical Devices in Hospitals</title>
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A meeting of government officials reveals that medical equipment is becoming riddled with malware.
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Michael Sautter]]></source><link>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14510474-computer-viruses-are-rampant-on-medical-devices-in-hospitals</link><guid>http://michaelsautter.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/17/14510474-computer-viruses-are-rampant-on-medical-devices-in-hospitals</guid><category>technology</category><category>hospitals</category><category>medical</category><category>medicine</category><category>equipment</category><category>viruses</category><category>malware</category><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter878B5844-93BF-4B3E-0BE0-9A960613495C.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="95" width="116" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=michaelsautter878B5844-93BF-4B3E-0BE0-9A960613495C.jpg&amp;width=120" width="116" height="95" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Beware Malware Targeting Smartphones: Safety Tips To Protect Your Mobile Device</title>
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The [U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center] IC3 has been made aware of various malware attacking Android operating systems for mobile devices. Some of the latest known versions of this type of malware are Loozfon and FinFisher. Loozfon is an information-stealing piece of malware&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Carloz]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Carloz]]></source><link>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/13/14414737-beware-malware-targeting-smartphones-safety-tips-to-protect-your-mobile-device</link><guid>http://carloz.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/13/14414737-beware-malware-targeting-smartphones-safety-tips-to-protect-your-mobile-device</guid><category>technology</category><category>us</category><category>fbi</category><category>usa</category><category>united-states</category><category>malware</category><category>ic3</category><category>internet-crime-complaint-center</category><category>national-white-collar-crime-center</category><category>nw3c</category><category>android-operating-systems</category><category>smarphones</category><category>loozfon</category><category>finfisher</category><pubDate>Sat, 13 Oct 2012 13:23:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz13B06A22-114F-5EBC-7E92-8707543BA7CF.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="227" width="280" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=carloz13B06A22-114F-5EBC-7E92-8707543BA7CF.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Malicious worm on Skype lets hackers hold PCs to ransom</title>
<description><![CDATA[Skype is being used by hackers to spread a "malicious worm" that infects Windows PCs and could result in computers being held to ransom.
The video chat service, owned by Microsoft, said yesterday it was "aware of this malicious activity" and warned users not to click on any "str&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristina Hailey]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kristina Hailey]]></source><link>http://kristina-hailey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14346520-malicious-worm-on-skype-lets-hackers-hold-pcs-to-ransom</link><guid>http://kristina-hailey.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/10/14346520-malicious-worm-on-skype-lets-hackers-hold-pcs-to-ransom</guid><category>technology</category><category>skype</category><category>worm</category><category>malware</category><category>ransomware</category><category>skype-malicious-worm</category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2012 19:13:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kristina-haileyB7C6A70E-B798-E02B-EF84-1862C3FE443D.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="226" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=kristina-haileyB7C6A70E-B798-E02B-EF84-1862C3FE443D.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain"></media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Bing is the most heavily poisoned search engine, study says</title>
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Bing search results are more affected by poisoning than those of other search engines, according to a study by SophosLabs.
Search engine poisoning attacks are designed to skew results so that dodgy sites - anything from malware infected websites to payday loan sites - appear p&nbsp;&hellip;]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Red Wolf]]></source><link>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14299370-bing-is-the-most-heavily-poisoned-search-engine-study-says</link><guid>http://redwolf.newsvine.com/_news/2012/10/08/14299370-bing-is-the-most-heavily-poisoned-search-engine-study-says</guid><category>technology</category><category>security</category><category>microsoft</category><category>malware</category><category>search-engines</category><category>bing</category><category>sophoslabs</category><pubDate>Mon, 8 Oct 2012 20:03:34 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/bookmark</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>