Malware continues to evolve, becoming more sophisticated and harder to detect. One of the most challenging types is polymorphic malware — malicious software that constantly changes its code to evade ...

The biggest single source of the spam that you receive may be you. Personal computers that have been infected with certain viruses and related types of malicious code are responsible for turning the ...

Just when you thought the uncontrolled forces of the Web were finally getting manageable, along comes multidimensional data. We’re talking XML, which unlocks data from many sources for many ...

Hackers are utilizing the WordPress mu-plugins ("Must-Use Plugins") directory to stealthily run malicious code on every page while evading detection. The technique was first observed by security ...

Attackers are exploiting Google Tag Manager by planting malicious code within e-commerce sites built on the Magento platform. The code can steal payment card data, demonstrating a new type of Magecart ...

You’ve almost certainly used QR codes before—it’s when you point your phone’s camera at a square barcode to access a menu, a form, or even an app, and then tap on the link that appears. But while most ...

Safe coding is a collection of software design practices and patterns that allow for cost-effectively achieving a high degree ...

The last six months of 2003 saw a fivefold increase in worms and other types of malicious code that attempt to steal personal data from Internet users, according to Symantec Corp.’s semiannual ...

Frank Boldewin had seen a lot of malicious software in his time, but never anything like Rustock.C. Used to infect Windows PCs and turn them into unwitting spam servers, Rustock.C is a rootkit that ...

Trend Micro spokesperson Mike Sweeny confirmed that several of Trend Micro's Web pages had been hacked, but said that the company had already taken corrective action to address the problem. "The pages ...

Seventy-seven malicious Android apps with more than 19 million installs were delivering multiple malware families to Google Play users. This malware infiltration was discovered by Zscaler's ThreatLabs ...

Insider threats continue to keep security teams on their toes, with a Gurucal survey finding that 83% of organizations reported having experienced at least one insider attack in 2024. While some ...