London, Nov 7 (ANI): Smartphone users need to take more precautions to protect themselves from unintentionally downloading malware applications, according to a national computer security campaign. According to Get Safe Online, a UK-based campaign and national initiative to teach citizens about basic computer security, there has been an increase in…
How to make sure that money invested in buildings is well spent and that they meet users’ requirements? Start measuring it with a new ISO standard!
A new ISO standard will help the building industry, real estate sector and financiers to evaluate better the performance of a building. View full post on ISO – Latest News View full post on National Cyber Security
German authorities accuse Facebook of tracking deleted users
A German data protection authority contends Facebook is tracking users even after they delete their accounts, and it wants the company to respond to this potential privacy violation by Monday. Hamburg’s Data Protection Authority has published a report about how Facebook uses cookies, or small pieces of data stored in…
Mac OSX users hit with ‘Tsunami’ backdoor trojan
Users of computers running Apple Inc.’s Mac OS X were warned Wednesday against a new malware that can embed itself in a system and await further instructions. Sophos said the malware, which it dubbed OSX/Tsunami-A, appears to have its roots in Troj/Kaiten, a malware targeting the Linux operating system. “Typically…
Mario Kart on Facebook? Fast-spreading scam hits many users’ accounts
Facebook users are tricked into believing that they can play Mario Kart on the social network. In reality, they’re helping to put money into the pockets of scammers. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Sophos warns Mac users as OS X hit by backdoor Trojan malware Tsunami-A
Apple’s Mac OS X operating system is being targeted by backdoor Trojan malware dubbed OSX/Tsunami-A. The malware has been identified as a Linus backdoor Trojan that embeds itself on a computer system and monitors an IRC channel for further instructions. The Tsunami part of the name given to the malware…
Social network users notice growing security risks
One in five social media users has been negatively affected by information revealed on these networks, and more than one in ten have even had accounts hijacked, a survey by Barracuda Networks has found. The survey of “hundreds” of users of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+ and MySapce from 20 countries…
Scam Watch: Twitter users getting tricked into revealing passwords
Better Business Bureau advises users to take precautions including not clicking on links sent in emails. Other items this week include a scheme involving an alleged iPad giveaway. Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for: View full post on social media scam –…
Users warned after YapBrowser returns from the dead
YapBrowser, a replacement web browser once promoted by controversial spyware company Zango, has made a sudden return, GFI Software security researcher Chris Boyd has reported. Zango (formerly 180 Solutions) disappeared in 2009 after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) landed it with a $3 million fine but one now one…
Facebook adverts infect users with malware
Antivirus vendor Trend Micro has recently detected a drive-by download attack on Facebook that used malicious advertisements to infect users with malware. “We encountered an infection chain, wherein the user is led from a page within Facebook to a couple of ad sites, and then finally to a page that…
