Heartland Payment Systems Breach – Why it likely happened
You may have heard about the recent large data breach with Heartland Payment Systems in which hackers planted malware to specifically capture TRACK 2 information…
Six percent of computers scanned by Panda Security are infected by the Conficker worm
– Infections have been detected in more than 80 countries – Spain, the USA, Taiwan and Brazil are among the most affected regions  The…
Social Networking, Passwords & Privacy
We have been warning for a long time of the issue of adding our personal information to any social network. I use them by myself…
Rogue websites announcing Barack Obama’s resignation are turning users’ computers into ‘zombies’
– At least 40 sites are falsely announcing Barack Obama’s resignation as President of the United States – Users are asked to download a file…
Malware Campaign Impersonates Barack Obama's Website
Today we discovered a botnet controlled, fast-flux operated malware campaign impersonating the United States President-elect Barack Obama’s website. The fake website looks just like the…
Panda participates in new AV comparative
Since a few months ago we've started participating in a new AV comparative test from PC Security Labs called Total Protection Testing. It's a pretty…
Rash of Rogue Security Malware
The amount of Rogue Security samples increases daily and today was no exception. We discovered a rash of newly created domain names pushing rogue security…