Infection rates of the Flashback malware that was on over 650,000 Macs at the beginning of April have been in steep decline, according to the organization that discovered the malware in the first place. What’s … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Malware uses Office flaw to target Mac OS X
Microsoft has warned of new malware that exploits an old flaw in Office to attack Mac OS X machines ( ZDNet UK – Security Threats ) View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Microsoft detects malware targeting Mac OS X Office vulnerability
Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Microsoft Detects New Malware Targeting Apple Computers
Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three… View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
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Flashback malware Creater earning $10,000 per day from Google Ads
Flashback malware Creater earning $10,000 per day from Google Ads In a recent analysis of the business model behind the Flashback Trojan, Symantec security researchers reported that the main objective of the malware is revenue generation … View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
The slow and steady evolution of cross-platform malware
Malware isn’t just for Windows anymore. As the number of Macs rise, the economic incentive for criminals to build cross-platform attacks rises. And so do the stakes. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Mac Flashback malware stole money from Google
We know know who the Mac Flashback malware infection hurt the most: Google. Security researchers found a rather mundane payload — a piece of click-jacking code that redirected Google ad clicks to sites determined by … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Malware for Macs Lucrative, Security Researchers Say
Last month, cybercriminals embarked on what quickly became one of the largest-scale malware attacks on Apple computers to date. Their motive was financial: security researchers now estimate that the infected computers made the malware’s creators … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Cross-platform malware exploits Java to attack PCs and Macs
The same Java vulnerability used in the infamous Flashback malware is now being used as an attack vector for a single piece of malware that can infect both Windows and Mac OS X computers. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…