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- gcluley: Have you tried Sophos's free anti-virus for Android? New version of beta supports tablets too http://t.co/1AIDu8Omabout 1 hour ago
- SophosSupport: Network problems with SAV 10.0.4 when MS ISA Firewall Client/Forefront TMG installed: http://t.co/x5LWvt4zabout 2 hours ago
- SophosLabs: Anatomy of a security hole - the break that broke sudo http://t.co/IsIQeuZ1about 2 hours ago
- SophosLabs: State of Utah outlines mistakes made allowing theft of 780K records http://t.co/KojHRCTCabout 3 hours ago
- gcluley: What can secure software development learn from Bill Shakespeare? http://t.co/aGpajSnrabout 4 hours ago
Monthly Archives: September 2008
Soviet Phishing?
We're used to seeing lots of .CN and .RU domains in our spam queues, but this morning we've noticed something a little out of the ordinary. We're seeing an influx of phishing emails, nothing unusual there, but these in particular Read more…
Lies, damn lies, and statistics
A news release from McAfee about Brad Pitt, Beyonce Knowles and Justin Timberlake has got the goat of guest blogger Paul Ducklin, Sophos’s head of technology in Asia Pacific. Over to you Paul… Someone at the McAfee anti-virus company seems Read more…
It wasn't me, it was a Trojan.
Back in 2007, Sophos published a news story highlighting the abuse of forums and user comments in order to distribute links to child abuse content [1]. Recently, we became aware that some of the news articles that resulted from this Read more…
Dirty stinking tobacco spam
Smoking is a filthy habit. It makes your breath smell, turns your fingers brown, and can make you more wrinkly than a Shar Pei puppy. So, I've decided to make a stand and declare the Clu-blog officially a non-smoking blog. Read more…
Sophos and Sarah Jessica Parker
Never let it be said that my job isn't glamorous. New York - home of Sarah Jessica Parker and rest of the "Sex and the City" cast - is hosting the "Fashion Coterie" show this week at the Javits Convention Read more…
Military medical system hacked
Hospitals are there to help you when you're not well, and the military are there to protect you. Hence Sophos users who visited the following Naval medical site were probably a bit surprised when they had to be protected against Read more…
Spy vs spy: Spyware found at Hungarian secret service
One of Hungary's biggest daily newspapers is today reporting a fascinating story that has emerged from the country. According to Népszabadság, the police force have charged a man in connection with the discovery of spyware at the offices of Hungary's Read more…
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.5.5, patching security flaws
It's time for the black roll-neck sweater-wearing, grande nonfat cappuccino-supping, snowboard-carrying, Apple Mac lovers amongst you to update your computers again. Apple has released Mac OS X 10.5.5, which amongst other things fixes a variety of security holes that the Read more…
Lost memory stick contained confidential patient records
With apologies to Andrew Lloyd-Webber and T S Eliot: # Memory sticks All alone in the dustbin I can smile at the old days I was more careful then I remember the time I knew what security was Let the Read more…
Spam with a Touch from the Orient
Of the many spam samples we receive here at SophosLabs, one of them is from oriental China. Shopping experiences are totally different from Western countries, where end consumers have to figure out their own sales tax based on the tagged Read more…
Police force raids house in search of lost memory stick
The British West Midlands Police force have confirmed that they are searching for a USB memory stick reported to contain top secret information about suspected terrorists. The West Midlands police, however, are refusing to answer questions about the contents of Read more…
Hackers infect BusinessWeek website via SQL Injection attack
Sophos experts have discovered that the website of BusinessWeek, the world famous weekly magazine, has been attacked by hackers in an attempt to infect the readership with malware. Hundreds of pages on a part of BusinessWeek's website which offers information Read more…
Not a good time to become a Merchant Banker
Given the recent problems the world has been experiencing you would think that now would not be the time to become a merchant banker or any other job in financial services with the Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and AIG news. Read more…
The joke's on you - malware pulls its pants down
Malware often utilizes distraction techniques such as audio or video clips to both appear harmless and draw the unsuspecting users attention away from what might really be happening. Today's sample of yet another password stealer Troj/PWS-ATP is no different. Arriving Read more…
More fake YouTube malware sites
Though this Saturday is reasonably quiet, on the malware and on the spam front, the fake YouTube campaign mentioned previously by Dmitry continued on another compromised site. This is most probably, judging by the URL (index7.html is used as the Read more…
UAE bank customers shaken by spree of ATM card fraud
It has been a jittery week in the United Arab Emirates for several banks and their many customers. Citibank, Dubai Bank, Emirates NBD, HSBC, Lloyds TSB, and the National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) are just some of the banks Read more…
Hackers strike Large Hadron Collider website
According to media reports, a website associated with the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) atom-smashing experiment at CERN has been compromised by computer hackers. A group of hackers called the "GST" or "Greek Security Team" has claimed responsibility for the attack, Read more…
Your internet access is going to get suspended - NOT
Sophos has been intercepting many spam emails containing a malicious attachment overnight. The emails all claim that "your internet access is going to get suspended", as the recipient has committed "illegal activities" such as pirating software, movies or music. The Read more…
Paedophile pleads guilty after wife installed spyware on his PC
It's an unpleasant fact of life in the computer security field that sometimes things come to our attention that can make you feel pretty disheartened about the world. For instance, while the folks in our labs are analysing malware and Read more…
Nuclear email malware attack?
SophosLabs has intercepted a widespread malicious spam campaign that claims there was a powerful explosion at a nuclear power station outside London two days ago. You don't hear about it in the newspapers? Quelle surprise. According to the email, the Read more…
