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- duckblog: Get into RSA 2012 in San Francisco for free! Use the code SC12SPH - http://t.co/DXO28TCYabout 2 hours ago
- ChetWisniewski: Update on the KPN compromise in The Netherlands, company says "password are encrypted with UTF8" http://t.co/EmDuXfqSabout 3 hours ago
- gcluley: Cryptome was hacked this weekend directing users to Blackhole exploits. Advice for web admins http://t.co/aN78hlkpabout 5 hours ago
- ChetWisniewski: Leaks website Cryptome was hacked this weekend directing users to Blackhole exploits. Advice for web admins http://t.co/OxSK9sifabout 6 hours ago
Monthly Archives: November 2008
Live Aid concert for NASA hacker?
Well, the precedent has been set. In 1971, ex-Beatle George Harrison got his buddies Eric Clapton and Bob Dylan to join him on stage at Madison State Garden in a benefit concert for Bangladesh. In 1985, ex-Boomtown Rat Bob Geldof Read more…
Hospital networks back on the mend
The London hospitals struck by a infection of the Mytob worm earlier this week are returning to normal operation, according to The Register. St Bartholomew's (Barts) in the City, the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and the London Chest Hospital Read more…
Goodbye Petra
It's a sad day here at Sophos because it's Petra's last day. She's been working as a senior member of the marketing team for the last 19 years, and has seen the company change and grow enormously during that time. Read more…
Mac malware - mea culpa
Hi everyone. I owe you all an apology. Earlier this week, I blogged about some Apple Mac malware that was making minor headlines. In the process I managed to get my wires badly crossed, and confused the Troj/RKOSX Trojan horse Read more…
Spam Websites - More Google Earth Fun!
As regular readers will know, Google Earth is a great tool for visualizing some of the things we do in the labs and the way the threat is changing. Plotting compromised machines sending out spam; flying round the world following Read more…
Trust me, I'm the head and upper neck of a doctor
Spammers seem keener than ever to customise their messaging and value propositions to the differences in their various target markets. Nowhere is this clearer than in the pharmaceutical spam sites and their most well-known protagonist Canadian Pharmacy. Not only does Read more…
Danger! UXB details lost on USB
Associated Press is reporting that a soldier has been convicted of negligence by a Swedish court, and fined 21,000 kronor (£1735) for losing a USB memory stick containing details of unexploded bombs in Afghanistan. The 31-year-old soldier admitted leaving the Read more…
Cylons Vs Anti-Virus
It's not often that anything I do outside of work makes me think of SophosLabs, but having currently been introduced (somewhat late) to the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series, I have to confess to sitting at home thinking that we could Read more…
Might the ghost of Microsoft OneCare haunt us all?
As I blogged last night, Microsoft has announced that it is killing off its Windows Live OneCare security product, and will replace it with a freebie anti-virus product for home users. In my earlier post I speculated about how this Read more…
A new Trojan horse for Mac OS X?
As Numaan points out on the SophosLabs blog, a "new" Trojan horse for the Apple Mac OS X operating system has been discussed in the security community for the last few days. For instance, Trend Micro: New Malware Threatens Mac Read more…
Now about that new Mac OS X Trojan...
Over the last week there has been quite a bit of press about a new Mac OS X Trojan. Secure as it is, generally speaking, OSX is not bullet-proof, much to the despair of Mac enthusiasts like myself. Symantec published Read more…
Microsoft announces death of OneCare
Microsoft has today announced its intention to kill off its commercial consumer OneCare anti-virus product. In a move that is sure to send shivers down the spines of vendors like McAfee and Symantec who have traditionally dominated the home user Read more…
BNP membership list posted onto internet
If you don't live in the UK, chances are that you don't know who the BNP (British National Party) are. The group has been no stranger to the newspaper headlines in the past, and tomorrow it is likely to find Read more…
Court orders company to stop selling spyware
Florida-based software company CyberSpy Software has been ordered by a US district court to stop selling its RemoteSpy keylogging spyware program. According to the Federal Trade Commission, CyberSpy gave customers detailed instructions on "how to disguise their spying program as Read more…
London hospitals hit by computer virus
Three hospitals in London are reported to be infected by a variant of the Mytob worm. According to the BBC, St Bartholomew's (also known as Barts) in the City, the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel and The London Chest Hospital Read more…
Virus attacks to "peak next Monday"? Yeah, right
PC Tools has been widely quoted in the press as predicting that next Monday (November 24) will see a peak in virus, spyware and other malware attacks. How did PC Tools' boffins come up with this prediction? Well, they reckon Read more…
Nurse loses $400,000 to Nigerian email scammers
If you've got an email account then chances are that you've received one of those emails. You know the kind. "Dear friend.. blah blah blah.. tragic situation.. rhubarb rhubarb.. need to move umpteen million dollars.. yada yada.. please contact us Read more…
Get Safe Online week 2008
Put your best dancing shoes on and deck the halls with bunting, because it's that time of year again. Yes, it's Get Safe Online week here in the UK. International celebrities like Brad Pitt, Bill Gates and that little guy Read more…
The difference between Victor Faur and Gary McKinnon
Clu-blog reader Lucian has been in touch following the entry I posted this weekend suggesting that there had been inconsistency in the treatment meted out to NASA hackers Gary McKinnon and Victor Faur. McKinnon, a Brit, is facing extradition to Read more…
DDoS attack strikes anti-money laundering website
Bobbear is a British website designed to inform the community about websites set up by gangs stealing money from innocent internet users through email scams and money mule operations. You can normally reach it at www.bobbear.co.uk - but if you Read more…
