Adding injury to insult, fraudsters have merged the phenomenon of ransom Trojans with banking malware, producing a hybrid that demands money before attempting to steal a user’s logins. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Flashback Malware Netted Creators $10K Per Day
The Flashback malware that infected over 600,000 Macs at the beginning of April netted its creators somewhere around $10,000 per day, according to recent data. The Flashback variant was discovered at the beginning of April and was one of the … View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search…
Flashback Malware Worth Up To $10,000 A Day To Criminals
Ever wonder why people write malware? The answer is simple – money. And lots of it. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Snow Leopard users most prone to Flashback malware attack
Of the Macs that have been infected by the Flashback malware, nearly two-thirds are running OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, a Russian antivirus company said. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Religious and ideological sites carry more malware than porn sites
Religious and ideological websites can carry three times more malware threats than pornography sites, according to research from security firm Symantec. The firm’s annual Internet Security Threat Report also found that threats to mobile devices continue to grow, almost exclusively for Google’s Android mobile OS. View full post on malware…
Flashback malware netted upwards of $10,000 a day, says Symantec
Symantec said on Tuesday the Flashback malware that attacked Apple Mac computers could have netted its authors up to $10,000 a day. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Religious Sites Carry More Malware Than Porn Sites, Security Firm Reports
The annual Internet Security Threat Report from Symantec also says malware threats to Android phones are up dramatically. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Symantec: Flashback Malware Netted Upwards of $10,000 a Day
Symantec said on Tuesday the Flashback malware that attacked Apple Mac computers could have netted its authors up to US$10,000 a day. View full post on malware – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Flashback malware exposes big gaps in Apple security response
Kapersky says Lion security is not as good as Windows XP circa spring 2002 which was before SP1 and before ILoveYou? Wasn’t that when IE6 was the latest version? Mr. Bott: that sounds like hyperbole to me. On another point, you project Apple’s support for legacy OS X versions, which…
Warfare And Malware
The ‘Human Factor’ When it comes to the origins of the hacker attacks, Herrmann declined comment. Spiegel Online has learned from other sources that some of the malware used in cyberattacks on NATO resemble programs that are known to have been used by Chinese and Russian intelligence service organizations. Alliance…