http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com Computer Security · News · Opinion · Advice · Research Sat, 25 May 2013 21:19:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/22/small-businesses-beware-point-of-sale-malware-is-after-you/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/22/small-businesses-beware-point-of-sale-malware-is-after-you/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 10:42:05 +0000 John Hawes http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=226784 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/05/22/small-businesses-beware-point-of-sale-malware-is-after-you/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 1 shopping_lady_250 johnhawes shopping_lady_170 team cymru purchase with credit card http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/05/ransomware-child-buse/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/05/ransomware-child-buse/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 14:14:38 +0000 Graham Cluley http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=223230 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/04/05/ransomware-child-buse/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 23 Ransomware scares victims with child sex abuse images gcluley German ransomware lock screen Ransomware page visited from UK IP address http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/11/monday-review-the-hot-26-stories-of-the-week-3/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/11/monday-review-the-hot-26-stories-of-the-week-3/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Mon, 11 Mar 2013 00:13:00 +0000 Anna Brading http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=219606 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/11/monday-review-the-hot-26-stories-of-the-week-3/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 2 dow-250 annabrading http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/05/russian-ransomware-windows-powershell/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/05/russian-ransomware-windows-powershell/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 11:00:30 +0000 Anand Ajjan http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=218588 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/03/05/russian-ransomware-windows-powershell/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 11 Russian flag eye anandajjan Windows 7. Image from Shutterstock Russian ransomware script 1 Russian ransomware script 2 List of file types Russian ransom Russian ransom http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/26/technical-paper-exploring-the-history-and-technology-of-ransomware/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/26/technical-paper-exploring-the-history-and-technology-of-ransomware/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:40:56 +0000 Richard Wang http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=217978 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/26/technical-paper-exploring-the-history-and-technology-of-ransomware/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 0 whitepaper jrichardwang Technical paper: Next Generation Fake Anti-Virus blackhole-payload-breakdown http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/14/reveton-ransomware-gang-arrested-by-spanish-police/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/14/reveton-ransomware-gang-arrested-by-spanish-police/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:39:22 +0000 Carole Theriault http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=216579 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/02/14/reveton-ransomware-gang-arrested-by-spanish-police/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 7 arrest caroletheriault http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/17/monday-review-the-hot-18-stories/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/17/monday-review-the-hot-18-stories/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:26:36 +0000 Anna Brading http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=209169 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/17/monday-review-the-hot-18-stories/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 0 annabrading http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/police-ransomware-arrest/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/police-ransomware-arrest/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:44:36 +0000 Graham Cluley http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=208652 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/police-ransomware-arrest/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 1 Ransomware arrests gcluley Money. Image from Shutterstock Ransomware lock page (UK user). Click for larger version http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/cyber-attackers-seize-encrypt-and-ransom-medical-centres-patient-database/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/cyber-attackers-seize-encrypt-and-ransom-medical-centres-patient-database/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 12:27:21 +0000 Lisa Vaas http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=208476 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/12/cyber-attackers-seize-encrypt-and-ransom-medical-centres-patient-database/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 11 Cyber attackers seize, encrypt and ransom medical centre's patient database nslisavaas Australian money, courtesy of Shutterstock Ransom note, original courtesy of Shutterstock http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/07/security-threats-2013/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/07/security-threats-2013/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed#comments Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:58:01 +0000 Lisa Vaas http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/?p=207771 ]]> http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/12/07/security-threats-2013/?utm_source=Naked%2520Security%2520-%2520Feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_content=rss2&utm_campaign=Feed/feed/ 8 What computer security threats do we expect to see in 2013? nslisavaas Assembler code. 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