Computer Safety & News

Trend Labs shares two excellent resources for 2014 e-commerce safety during the forthcoming holiday shopping season http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/cybercrime-and-digital-threats/staying-safe-from-online-threats-this-thanksgiving http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/us/security/news/mobile-safety/a-guide-to-avoiding-cyber-monday-scams-on-mobile QUOTE:   Every year during Thanksgiving, people look forward to filling their bellies with wonderful supper, dessert, and the warm company of family and friends. It’s also the time of year when people start combing the Internet for early […]

Trend Labs documents a new Point-of-Sales Malware attack, which has surfaced during the 2014 holiday shopping season: http://blog.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/new-pos-malware-kicks-off-holiday-shopping-weekend/   We are currently looking into a new point-of-sale (PoS) malware family detected as TSPY_POSLOGR.K, which is making the rounds just in time for this year’s holiday shopping weekend.   Around this time last year, the U.S. retailer […]

FBI warning issued based on recent destructive Malware used in USA cyberattacks last week.  http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/exclusive-fbi-warns-of-destructive-malware-in-wake-of-sony-attack/ar-BBgd4ot QUOTE:  The Federal Bureau of Investigation warned U.S. businesses that hackers have used malicious software to launch a destructive cyberattack in the United States, following a devastating breach last week at Sony Pictures Entertainment. Cybersecurity experts said the malicious software described […]