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How long did Apple know about Flashback? Why did it take so long to patch MacOS-X?
Have you read about the 600,000 strong MacOS-X botnet? Were you aware that a simple Java exploit was the cause? Further - were you aware that at LEAST since September of 2011 - that Apple knew of the flashback threat - and yet the Java distribution for Macos-X which...
More than 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback botnet
Russian antivirus company says half the computers infected with malware designed to steal personal information are in the U.S. - with 274 located in Cupertino. More than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to steal...
Mobile Malware: Beware Drive-by Downloads on Your Smartphone
By Meridith Levinson While Jeff Schmidt, the CEO of JAS Global Advisors, was surfing the Web on his new Android smartphone (his first Android phone) earlier this year, what appeared to be an ad popped up on his screen. The "ad" looked like the prompt that appears when...
Chrome extensions malware hijacks Facebook profiles
By Simon Sharwood, APAC Editor Kaspersky Lab has found malware-laden Chrome extensions, along with a criminal gang playing cat and mouse with Google by releasing several variations of its wares. The attacks manifest as suggestions to download Facebook apps. Those apps...
Coloradans falling victim to computer hijackers
by Heidi Hemmat DENVER - Criminals have found a way to take over your computer and access your personal information, and thousands of people from Colorado and across the country have already become victims. The hackers are not only able to get bank account and credit...
Supermodel’s name carries Trojan for Mac users
By Matt Liebowitz Forget about a horse: Cybercriminals have found a much more appealing front for their latest Mac-specific Trojan -- a sexy swimsuit supermodel. Malware perpetrators are disguising the Trojan, identified as "Imuler.C" in .zip files labeled as pictures...
Russian cops cuff 8 in Carberp Trojan case – Alleged to be millionaire phishing gang
By John Leyden Russian police have arrested a group of eight men suspected of making millions in electronic banking fraud using the Carberp Trojan and other strains of malware. The men are suspected of being part of a Moscow-based gang that is targeting Russian...
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