Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X via trojans

“Researchers have uncovered a malware-based espionage campaign that subjects Mac users to the same techniques that have been used for years to surreptitiously siphon confidential data out of Windows machines,” Dan Goodin reports for Ars Technica. “The recently discovered campaign targets Mac-using employees of several pro-Tibetan non-governmental organizations, and employs…

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Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X

Researchers have uncovered a malware-based espionage campaign that subjects Mac users to the same techniques that have been used for years to surreptitiously siphon confidential data out of Windows machines. The recently discovered campaign targets Mac-using employees of several pro-Tibetan non-governmental organizations, and employs attacks exploiting already patched vulnerabilities in…

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Pirate Bay links censored in Windows Live Messenger

Microsoft has reportedly started censoring links to infamous BitTorrent site The Pirate Bay shared through its instant messaging service, Windows Live Messenger. The issue was first flagged up by TorrentFreak, which found that users who tried to paste a Pirate Bay link to their friends through Windows Live Messenger were…

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