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- ChetWisniewski: Fancy some geeky tech-puzzle fun? Try our latest #sophospuzzle (and win a NERF gun) http://t.co/9k3pr1Qaabout 3 hours ago
- ChetWisniewski: Looks like no #Canadians have solved the latest #sophospuzzle yet - c'mon, let's give'r http://t.co/9k3pr1Qaabout 4 hours ago
- SophosLabs: Sophos just released a beta of its free Android anti-virus scanner (does other things too). Get it here http://t.co/9ankUHxhabout 5 hours ago
- gcluley: Technical paper - Fake anti-virus: The journey from Trojan to a persistent threat http://t.co/8pyjNEbGabout 5 hours ago
Monthly Archives: January 2009
TJ Maxx hacker jailed for 30 years in Turkey
Correction: In an earlier version of this blog entry I said the wardriving gang were charged in May 2005. In fact it was August 2008. Thanks to eagle-eyed blog reader Warwick for spotting my mistake. Was it worth the risk? Read more…
British tax payers struck by phishing scam
British newspapers are warning their readers of a phishing scam that has been spread via spam email, telling recipients that they have been awarded a tax refund from the HMRC (Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs). The phishing attacks have been Read more…
Thunderbird is right
This morning there was some talk on the radio of spam purporting to come from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC the UK Tax Office). HMRC information on spam and phishing is here. The good news is that your spam filters Read more…
How celebrity Twitter accounts were hacked, and how it can be stopped in future
Wired has published details of how a hacker managed to hack into Twitter's internal systems earlier this week, opening the door for criminals to break into the Twitter accounts of the likes of Britney Spears, Fox News and Barack Obama. Read more…
New year, old tricks
It may be a brand new year, but many cybercriminals will continue to use old tricks - just as long as they carry on working. Take this attack for instance, which we saw in our spam traps this morning. An Read more…
Sick Macworld news feed hack claims Steve Jobs has died
For some time now there has been speculation on the internet about the health of Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, following what appeared to be a substantial loss of weight. Indeed, the whispers and rumours have sent shivers down the Read more…
Hackers use celebrity image SEO to spread scareware
Scareware, the fake anti-virus programs which try and frighten you into reaching deep into your wallet, have been one of the biggest security stories of the last twelve months. By displaying bogus security warnings their intention is to panic you Read more…
Naked celebrities on LinkedIn lead to malware
A blog post by our friends at Trend Micro caught my eye this morning, and got some of the guys inside SophosLabs looking a little closer at some of the profiles listed on the business networking site, LinkedIn. It's surprising Read more…
Image SEO: Celebrity images and Fake Anti-Virus programs
At the end of last week a strange thing happened when I was googling. Whilst listening to the radio I heard the name of the actress Barbara Hershey. Being only vaguely familiar with the name, I typed it into Google. Read more…
Email from Ikea? Or a malware attack?
And the spammers are working hard to help you with your furniture arrangements with this 3D Home Planner tool: The attachment which came along with this spam message is detected by Sophos as Mal/CryptBox-A. This is not the first time Read more…
Twitter: Britney, Barack, Rick and Fox News weren't phished - they were hacked
The guys at Twitter have posted more information on their website about the high profile accounts (belonging to the likes of Britney Spears, Barack Obama, Fox News, CNN's Rick Sanchez and others) that were compromised on their website today. Fascinatingly, Read more…
Has Britney Spears had her Twitter account phished?
(Read the update to this story: Twitter: Britney, Barack, Rick and Fox News weren't phished - they were hacked). Could Britney Spears, the troubled pop princess, have become the victim of the phishing scams that have shaken Twitter users in Read more…
Sophos versus police spyware in "legal hacking" debate
In a rather disturbing development it is being reported in the British press that police have been given the power to hack into computers without a court warrant. Naturally this news has resulted in massive consternation amongst those concerned with Read more…
Twitter users hit by more phishing and spam attacks
The phishing campaign which spread over the weekend via Twitter, stealing users account details has evolved into a series of new campaigns. Many Twitter users are reporting that they have been struck this morning with a barrage of new direct Read more…
Phishing scam spreads on Twitter
Twitter users are reporting that they have received direct messages from their online followers enticing them to visit a phishing website which attempts to steal their username and password. Users have been receiving messages such as: hey! check out this Read more…
Internet Explorer loses ground to Firefox and Safari
Web analytics firm Net Applications is reporting that Microsoft Internet Explorer continued to stumble in its position as the world's most popular web browser during December 2008. Although Internet Explorer is by far the most widely used program for accessing Read more…
Classmates malware attack poses as school reunion invite
Remember the days of the old school yard? You may prefer to forget them, but many people are nostalgic for the days of grazed knees, poor food and double geography. A new malware campaign seen in the last few days Read more…
Zune Leap Year bug under the microscope
More information about the non-virus problem which hung 30GB Zune MP3 players on New Year's Eve has been uncovered. It turns out that the problem is actually on the clock chip from Freescale embedded inside Microsoft's music device. As you Read more…
No P2P For You!
The large P2P file sharing community has always been the bane of the music and movie industries due to piracy. As a result, I could not help but have a little chuckle coming across this particular Trojan - Troj/Qhost-AC. Rather Read more…
The five most popular Clu-blog posts of 2008
(You may want to read the first half of this countdown first) Well, the tension is building as we get ever closer to revealing the most popular posting I made on this blog during 2008. Fill your glasses, as I Read more…
