Critical Java hole being exploited on a large scale
Criminals are increasingly exploiting a critical hole in the Java Runtime Environment to infect computers with malicious code when users visit a specially crafted Web page. According to a security blogger, the reason for this increased activity is that the…
First time Office documents for MacOS are vulnerable.
New exploit uses old Office vulnerability for OS X malware delivery. Some malware groups have recently been found to be taking advantage of an old, patched vulnerability in Microsoft Office for OS X in an attempt to spread command-and-control malware…
Malware to increasingly abuse DNS
Security researchers have looked at ways to abuse the domain-name service (DNS) for years. Now, some researchers are warning the protocol may increasingly be used to help criminals communicate with compromised systems. At the RSA Conference in February, a senior…