April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Half a million Macs infected by Trojan
April 6: The “Flashback” Trojan reportedly controls more than 550,000 Macs, an anti-virus firm has reported. Apple has already issued a fix for the problem, but Russian web security firm Dr Web claimed that 600,000 Macs were now infected, with 274 even identifying themselves as coming from Cupertino, California, where…
Kaspersky Confirms Widespread Mac Infections Via Flashback Trojan
Security firm Kaspersky Lab today weighed in on the Flashback Trojan controversy, confirming that the flaw likely infected more than half a million Macs. In a blog post, Kaspersky Lab expert Igor Soumenkov said the firm analyzed the latest variant of the botnet – dubbed Flashfake – to try and…
Over Half a Million Macs Infected by Flashback Trojan
The majority of the infected computers are located in the U.S. and Canada, according to Doctor Web. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Mac Flashback Trojan: Find Out If You’re Infected and What to Do About It
Apple computer users may think they have nothing to worry about when it comes to contracting viruses and malware online, but a Russian antivirus company is reporting that 600,000 Macs are currently infected with a nasty trojan horse virus called “Flashback.” View full post on Security News Headlines – Yahoo!…
Ice IX Trojan tricks Facebook users into exposing credit card details
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware is tricking its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer. The new Ice IX variant displays a web form inside a browser pop-up window when users log into Facebook….
Is China Involved in Cyber Espionage? Luckycat Trojan Strikes Hard
Once again, China is in the middle of hacking incidents that use malware to acquire sensitive information from various industries in several countries. Researchers now believe that China is involved in “cyber espionage” or cyber spying. Symantec’s Luckycat Symantec, the largest maker of security software for computers, recently published a…
Trojan Android games send expensive SMSs
New Android malware seems to continue to roll off the criminal assembly lines, this time in China. Downloading an innocent game *can* get you into trouble. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
