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- SophosLabs: RT @NakedSecurity Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked http://t.co/W5qbrLkJ04:46 PM February 11, 2012
- gcluley: CIA website brought down – were Anonymous attackers responsible? http://t.co/QLDf3FIG10:22 AM February 11, 2012
- gcluley: RT @NakedSecurity Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked http://t.co/Y8G8q4fo07:18 AM February 11, 2012
Category Archives: Malware
#EpicFail for U.S. student who used keylogger to increase grades
31-year-old student from Warrington admits to trying to improve his grades at Temple University Ambler Campus, near Philadelphia, by hacking into the university’s computerised grading system.
Is this the resurgence of Blackhat SEO?
Take a dive into some recent blackhat SEO attacks in this post to explore the facts behind the recent rise in reports of this threat. Site administrators in particular may be interested in some of the findings.
Better Business Bureau malware attack spammed out
Have you received an email claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) today? If you did, be careful.
Is Digital Pearl Harbor THE most tasteless term in IT security?
Can hackers really cause as much bloodshed as 353 Imperial Japanese Navy fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers?
Can hackers really kill 2,402 U.S. citizens, leave 1,282 wounded, lose 65 of their own attackers in the process, and plunge the United States into a World War?
Asia Pacific webcast - find out the latest twists and turns of the cybercrooks
Join two of Asia Pacific's top security experts, Rob Forsyth and Paul Ducklin, as they discuss and dissect the latest Security Threat Report from SophosLabs in an Asia Pacific webcast.
The event takes place at 2pm Sydney time (UTC+11) on Thursday 09 February 2012.
Why is a 14-month-old patched Microsoft vulnerability still being exploited?
While the media just looove zero-day exploits, the security industry sees a lot more exploits designed to take advantage of patched vulnerabilities. Question is why don't many of us get around to installing the patches?
IRS/Quicken spam leads to exploit kits and malware
A large volume of spam messages pretending to be from Intuit, the makers of QuickBooks, are flooding inboxes. Don't click the links, they lead to pages infected by the infamous Blackhole exploit kit.
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
The United States is preparing a modified version of Google's Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones.
DNS Changer infrastructure shutdown is a *good* thing
The FBI may shutdown the DNS servers victims of the DNS Changer malware have been using on March 8th. Is this a dangerous action, or is five months to clean up your PC enough?
Is Google Bouncer going to bounce all malware from the Android Market?
Google has pleasantly surprised the mobile malware research community when it announced yesterday that Android apps are analysed for malicious behavior before being allowed onto the Android Market, but is it all good news? Vanja Svajcer, Sophos Principal Researcher, investigates.
US attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia? Malware spreads via Facebook status updates
A fake CNN webpage is being linked to from Facebook users' status updates, claiming that World War III has begun.
But the real story is the malware waiting to infect your computer.
Android Counterclank is (not) malware
Despite the stint of very cold weather in Europe, Android malware scene is warming up. Vanja Svajcer finds an intriguing case for the difference of opinions on the classification of certain Android apps present in Google Android market.
Don't get slammed by Super Bowl scams
The countdown to first kickoff in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 has begun, and scams for knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia, and fake YouTube videos will be sure to hammer our defenses.
Does spammed out malware attack exploit Mozilla Thunderbird 'feature'?
Media reports claim that computers are being infected even if you DON'T open the attached files.
But we're seeing something different.
MPs warn of rise of identity-stealing bank-robbing malware
Identity-stealing bank-robbing malware is a growing threat to Britain.
That's the conclusion of the UK Parliament's Science and Technology Select Committee who have published a report calling on the Government to launch a "prolonged awareness raising campaign to increase public understanding of personal online security."
Facebook's IPO could result in increased focus on stopping fraud and spam
Facebook has finally filed for its IPO, but there are interesting details in the paperwork. It considers malware, spam and privacy concerns as serious risks to its investors.
Viruses and hacking, as seen on TV and in the movies
Working in the computer security industry, we're pretty used to seeing malware and hacking misrepresented on our TV and movie screens.
Here are some of our favourite examples.
Accused Kelihos malware mastermind protests his innocence
A Russian man who has been accused by Microsoft of being the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet has used his LiveJournal blog to protest his innocence.
Sophos Security Threat Report 2012 - seeing through the hype
We know you're probably sceptical of "state of the world" reports from vendors. For all you can tell, they'll turn out to be thinly-digsuised advertorial, unreconstructed product brochures, or worse.
We like to do things differently. Find out how!
Microsoft's Kelihos botnet suspect used to work for computer security firm
Microsoft has alleged that a computer security firm's ex-employee is the mastermind behind the Kelihos botnet.
