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McDonald's malvertising, on Facebook

Mispadu banking trojan uses a McDonald’s malvertising tactic to steal payment-card data and online banking information. Mispadu, which was written in Delphi, targets Brazil and Mexico. It uses pop-up windows and contains backdoor functionality. Ads and email messages…
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Malware Encrypted in SSL

The padlock, a symbol of trust, is sometimes used by new types of malware to hide behind it. The green icon that you see at the top of your browser when visiting a website via a connection encrypted with a valid SSL/TLS certificate should not be mistaken with the…