Sourcefire researcher Adam J. O’Donnell, who used game theory to predict when Macs would be hit with malware. It was always just a matter of time until malware writers started targeting Macs. Until suddenly, time was up–much sooner than expected. The Flashback Trojan that infected 700,000 Macs at its peak…
Cybercrime Game Theory: Why Apple’s Malware Grace Period Ended Early
Sourcefire researcher Adam J. O’Donnell, who used game theory to predict when Macs would be hit with malware. It was always just a matter of time until malware writers started targeting Macs. Until suddenly, time was up–much sooner than expected. The Flashback Trojan that infected 700,000 Macs at its peak…
Slow Flashback Trojan response is Apple’s “Adobe moment”
Apple could be experiencing an ‘Adobe moment’ over its handling of the Flashback Trojan, with security companies and experts heaping criticism on the company for its slerotic response. On the basis of figures from two sources, Russian companies Dr. Web and Kaspersky Lab, between 600,000 and 700,000 Mac computers have…
Apple’s Flashback malware remover now live
The Flashback-specific update issued today. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) Apple this afternoon released an integrated tool to remove Flashback, malware designed to steal user information that was estimated to be present in more than half a million machines just last week. The tool, which was made available as part of a…
Malware Authors Get Boost from Apple’s Sluggish Updates, Infect 600K Macs
Print 5 comment(s) – last by ShaolinSoccer.. on Apr 6 at 10:22 AM (Source: Science Photo) Apple refuses to let Oracle patch Java directly, cybercriminals celebrate 2 months of easy hunting If you have a Mac and you browse the internet, there’s a chance your “secure” Apple, Inc. (AAPL) computer…
Gatekeeper: Apple’s answer to validity checks on OS X
Out of the blue, Apple just announced Mountain Lion, the next generation of its OS X operating system. By the time Mountain Lion ships sometime next summer, Apple says it will have lots of new features, some transported from its iOS environment of the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch world….
How Google got around Apple’s Safari privacy protection
Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student at Stanford, caused a major stir this morning when he published research showing how Google used loopholes within Apple’s Safari browser cookie-blocking policy to place unexpected third party cookies within the browser. In this article we’ll detail Mayer’s findings and their implications for Safari users….
Is Apple’s iOS really safer than Android against malware?
A new study from Juniper finds that Android is the hardest hit by malicious apps but says iOS could be vulnerable as well. Android has gotten a lot of negative buzz for its susceptibility to malware. But a new study from Juniper Networks suggests that iOS could also be at…
Phishing scam targets Apple’s iCloud, MoblieMe users
Apple Inc.’s cloud-based services are now the target of online phishers, whose latest attack tries to fool MobileMe customers into giving their online credentials. View full post on phishing – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Apple’s iOS safer and more secure than Android, says McAfee
Android attracted more malware in the second quarter than any other mobile platform. (Credit: McAfee) 0 In the fight against malware, Apple’s iOS outshines Android as a safer environment, but no mobile device is free from risk, says a new report from McAfee (PDF). Apple has so far done a…