Most Sophisticated Android malware ever detected

A new piece of sophisticated Android malware has been discovered by security researchers at Kaspersky Labs. Dubbed as Backdoor.AndroidOS.Obad.a, it is the most sophisticated piece of Android malware ever seen. It exploits multiple vulnerabilities, blocks uninstall attempts, attempts to gain root...

Researchers Remotely Control Smart Cards with Malware PoC

A Luxembourg-based group of researchers has generated a proof-of-concept that could give attackers the ability to remotely seize control of USB smart cards through Windows machines infected with a piece of malware they developed, according to a PCWorld report. The team behind the attack operates ...

Worlds first windows 8 Bootkit to be released at MalCon

Worlds first windows 8 Bootkit to be released atMalCon It is amazing how fast security measures are bypassed by hackers. it seems Windows 8 is now Malconed! Peter Kleissner has created the world's first Windows 8 Bootkit which is planned to be released in India at the International Malware...

New Conference Wants to Bring Malware Writers Out of the Shadows

ED: Malcon Conference hopes to bring malware writers out of the shadows DEK: Malcon, a new, Mumbai-based conference, says that the security community can benefit from what malware authors have to teach. The computer security community is used to vilifying the hackers and malware authors who choos...