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- duckblog: Anatomy of an exploit - six, in fact - as Google reveals details of Pwnium hack against Chrome - http://t.co/0fylNPh242 minutes ago
- chetwisniewski: #Comcast users being targeted with Constant Guard phishing emails http://t.co/jx52bYneabout 3 hours ago
- gcluley: Man behind Bredolab botnet gets 4 seconds jail for every single PC he infected (but, 30 million PCs..) http://t.co/Sr9Ea3EYabout 4 hours ago
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Facebook bringing UAC to Web 2.0
Canada is making its mark on the international scene and applying pressure on Facebook to do more to protect users from privacy violations by 3rd party applications. At first glance Facebook's plan doesn't look too bad, but with further thought Read more…
Aussies give a damn about spam
Australia has a Spam Act which is regarded as an elegant legal framework for regulating undesirable electronic correspondence (at least by those who see beauty in criminal law), firstly for taking a strict opt-in approach, and secondly for covering all Read more…
Is Snow Leopard's bundled anti-malware enough?
There has been much attention and debate raging on the internet for several days of Apple's decision to include an anti-malware tool in Mac OS X 10.6. We have blogged about some of the details from Graham Cluley and a Read more…
Back with a vengeance: Fresh MS06-028 malicious PowerPoint documents
We have seen a few malicious PowerPoint documents come through the labs in the past few days. These malicious documents exploit the MS06-028 vulnerability, for which a patch has been available since June 21... 2006. Yes, that's right -- a Read more…
Snow Leopard malware protection system: What does XProtect do?
With the release of the new version of OS X today (Snow Leopard OS X 10.6) Apple have added some malware protection. XProtect (we are calling it this as this is the name of the detection data file) provides a Read more…
Snow Leopard malware protection in action
Snow Leopard, Apple's latest version of the Mac OS X operating system, has been released. In the last few days there has been lots of speculation about Snow Leopard containing anti-virus functionality to protect against the rising problem of Mac Read more…
Guest blog: Sophos Anti-Virus supports Snow Leopard
In this guest blog product manager Sunil Choudrie comments on Apple's new operating system, our support for Mac OS X 10.6 and what these mean for users. Take it away Sunil.. Well the guessing game is finally over (you might Read more…
Skype Trojan lends an unsympathetic ear
It looks like a new Trojan for Skype has been written, and the source code distributed. A "researcher" wrote and published this Trojan (the author himself calls it a Trojan) "for educational purposes only". Enough said. The Trojan injects a Read more…
Phishing via snail mail - Shishing?
UPDATE: This appears to have been a pen-test. There are reports (via ISC) that US Banking institutions have been subject to phishing attempts via snail mail. Reportedly, the Credit Unions receive a package containing a letter from the NCUA and Read more…
Google Chrome updated to patch security vulnerabilities
Google's Chrome web browser may be some way off dominating the competitive browser market, but it still has its ardent fans. Those users should be aware that Google has released a new version of its Chrome web browser which fixes Read more…
Notorious hacker pleads guilty in $10 million bank heist case
Ehud Tenenbaum is reported to have pleaded guilty to a single count of bank card fraud for his role in a computer hacking spree that is said to have stolen $10 million from US banks. Tenenbaum, known as "The Analyzer", Read more…
Foxit PDF reader for Mac? Or malware?
Foxit Reader is a popular alternative to Adobe's PDF reading utilities, allowing Windows users the ability to view Adobe Acrobat files without some of the extra baggage that Adobe's own solutions carry with them. However, Foxit Reader is not yet Read more…
Robert Scoble continues to have hacker problems
A couple of weeks ago I reported how prominent blogger Robert Scoble, who runs the Scobleizer website, fell foul of cybercriminals who broke into his blog and posted links to pornographic websites. It seems that Microsoft's former technical evangelist has Read more…
Windows 7 Security - Myths, by Wired.com
I'm not sure why I get upset by these things, but when a trusted geek news source offers advice that I believe puts users at higher risk if they follow it, I get mad. Wired magazine's online blog Gadget Lab Read more…
Will Mac OS X Snow Leopard include anti-virus protection?
French magazine MacGeneration is reporting that the brand new version of the Mac OS X operating system (Snow Leopard) due to be released on Friday will contain built-in anti-virus functionality. The magazine claims that the new version of the Mac Read more…
Podcast: Windows 7 in the security spotlight
Sophos senior technologist James Lyne has recorded a podcast examining Windows 7 from the security point of view with Carole Theriault. Find out about some of the improvements that you'll find if you switch to Windows 7, including the Action Read more…
Endpoint or computer? A call for plain speaking
I admit it. I've had it up to here with the word "endpoint". It's beloved by the marketing departments from Cupertino to Abingdon and back all the way to Santa Clara, but I don't believe that any of you are Read more…
New proposals to fight UK internet piracy are ridiculous
According to media reports, the UK government will propose new laws today to disconnect computer users from the internet who are suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted music and movies. Disconnected from the internet for being suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted Read more…
Chinese social network hit by Pink Floyd video worm
Sophos's recent Security Threat Report highlighted the growing number of attacks we are seeing via social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. In fact, 21.2% of those polled said that they had been on the sharp end of malware spread Read more…
XSS worm targeting Chinese website
For the last few days we saw a XSS worm outbreak on renren.com - which is a facebook-like website in China. The worm itself poses as a flash file for the "Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here" video - which tries Read more…
