Internet News
August 11, 2010
A new variant of the Zeus trojan has been hard at work in the UK, in an online banking scam which has cost the customers of one unnamed UK bank £675,000 in unauthorised withdrawals over the last month.
The malware infects customers' computers from a website (sometimes an unaware legitimate site, or via an advert link) and siphons off ...
Zeus pilfers £675,000 from UK bank
by Darren Allan
June 21, 2010
Apple has apparently stealth-released a patch for a Mac OS X malware threat.
Security experts Sophos spotted this, and Graham Cluley wrote about it on his blog. The malware in question was the HellRTS trojan, and protection from it was added to Apple's latest OS X update without a whisper of a mention.
As Cluley points out, the Mac is ...
Apple’s secret malware patching tinkers
by Darren Allan
April 29, 2010
Owners of the new Apple iPad are being targeted by hackers who are sending out millions of emails that claim to be an iTunes Update.
The idea is to trick users into clicking on the link which takes them to an infected site.
It is a clever tactic, because if a consumer has recently purchased an iPad and then receives ...
Email targets iPad owners
by David Allen
September 8, 2009
Those who are aware of spyware know that the viruses are capable of allowing hackers to spy on every movement or key typed while on their personal computers. In a twist to the equation, now both law enforcement officials and hackers have access to a new tool, a virus that can sit in on phone conversations online through VoIP and listen ...
Virus allows listening in to VoIP calls
by Alan HartenThose who are aware of spyware know that the viruses are capable of allowing hackers to spy on every movement or key typed while on their personal computers. In a twist to the equation, now both law enforcement officials and hackers have access to a new tool, a virus that can sit in on phone conversations online through VoIP and listen ...
September 1, 2009
Cyber criminals hoping to catch out Apple users are posting sites that they hope will be able to cash in on the release of the Apple Snow Leopard operating system.
These sites are offering Snow Leopard OS upgrades but, as internet users should know, all these sites are offering is a dose of malware that will install an Apple ...
Fake Snow Leopard sites warning
by David Allen
August 13, 2009
A warning has been issued to all Mac users, of a Trojan horse that is aimed specifically at the Mac and can change the DNS registry of an infected machine.
Initially the malware is seen as a MacCinema Installer and, as with many of these programs, the user is prompted to install an update in order to be able ...
DNS changing Trojan found attacking Macs
by David Allen
March 26, 2009
Owners of Apple Macs are being warned about a new Trojan that is capable of attacking Macs as well as Windows powered PCs, according to research by the Sophos security organisation.
It has been found that there is an OSX/RSPlug Trojan Horse currently being transferred though websites, which is offering users fake HDTV software.
When it comes to computer users ...
Mac malware warning
by David Allen
April 27, 2008
MessageLabs has reported that it has identified at least thirteen different Olympic themed attacks, using email to try and fool users into downloading trojans. With legitimate-sounding email subject titles such as "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay" and "National Olympic Committee and Ticket Sales Agents", some attacks purport to be from the International Olympic Committee, based in Lausanne Switzerland, however the reality ...
Malware targets Oympic emails
by Brian TurnerMessageLabs has reported that it has identified at least thirteen different Olympic themed attacks, using email to try and fool users into downloading trojans. With legitimate-sounding email subject titles such as "The Beijing 2008 Torch Relay" and "National Olympic Committee and Ticket Sales Agents", some attacks purport to be from the International Olympic Committee, based in Lausanne Switzerland, however the reality ...
January 14, 2008
Fake Microsoft updates provide an additional reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com Online criminals, utilising a bogus MySpace profile, are attempting to hoax victims into downloading a malevolent Trojan Horse program by disguising it as a Microsoft update, according to researchers at McAfee. Although not widespread, with McAfee detecting only one MySpace profile in this case, the attack illustrates how ...
MySpace page serves fake Microsoft update
by Dave NixonFake Microsoft updates provide an additional reason to be security-conscious while using MySpace.com Online criminals, utilising a bogus MySpace profile, are attempting to hoax victims into downloading a malevolent Trojan Horse program by disguising it as a Microsoft update, according to researchers at McAfee. Although not widespread, with McAfee detecting only one MySpace profile in this case, the attack illustrates how ...
