An unspecified malware variant recently disabled the automated response systems of a New Zealand-based ambulance service. The service – which provides 90% of the emergency and non-emergency ambulances in the country – was forced to manually allocate the rescue vehicles over a 24-hour period. “Anti-virus software protected the systems but…
Five Tips to Avoid Malware in Mobile Apps
Smartphones and tablets are evolving from niche luxury devices to mainstream consumer gadgets. As mobile devices become a ubiquitous part of the mainstream culture, malware developers are paying attention and are anxious to exploit the fertile new territory. Android is the low-hanging fruit because it combines the leading smartphone platform…
Panda detects 200 millionth piece of cloud-based malware
Collective Intelligence, the engine for internet security created in 2006 by Panda Security’s malware research laboratory, recently processed its 200 millionth malware file via the cloud. CI uses the internet “community” – users of Panda’s free CloudAntivirus, along with other companies and collaborators – to locate malware. The company says…
Iran battling Duqu malware, official admits
The Duqu malware, linked by some experts to last year’s notorious Stuxnet attacks, has struck Iran an official in the country has told local news sources. The scale of the attack is unclear, but looks to be on a much smaller scale than Stuxnet in 2010, which many experts have…
Panda process 200 millionth piece of cloud-based malware
Collective Intelligence, the engine for internet security created in 2006 by Panda Security’s malware research laboratory, recently processed its 200 millionth malware file via the cloud. CI uses the internet “community” – users of Panda’s free CloudAntivirus, along with other companies and collaborators – to locate malware. The company says…
Iran wrestles Duqu malware infestation
Iran admitted on Sunday that unspecified computer systems in the country had been infected with the Duqu worm, a strain of malware similar to the infamous Stuxnet worm that sabotaged key nuclear plant systems in the country last year. The head of Iran’s civil defence organization told the official IRNA…
Iran says Duqu malware under ‘control’
Iran said on Sunday it had found a way to “control” the computer malware Duqu, which is similar to Stuxnet virus which in 2010 attacked its nuclear programme and infected more than 30,000 computers. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Scam watch: Social Security, malware, investments
Here is a roundup of alleged cons, frauds and schemes to watch out for. Social Security – Thieves have been impersonating Social Security Administration employees in an attempt to steal seniors’ personal information, AARP said in a recent bulletin. The con artists call seniors, claim to be updating their records and ask…
You practice safe computing, so why do you still see malware?
Quite regularly, I get feedback from our customers that they’ve found malware on their computer, and don’t know how it got there. While you may think this is due to malware exploiting unpatched bugs in the Windows operating system, it isn’t: these customers are predominantly using OS X, and they…
New wave of ‘PDF malware’ seen
A new wave of malware masquerading as portable document format (PDF) files is now making the rounds of cyberspace, a computer security firm warned over the weekend. Sunbelt/GFI Labs noted an uptick of the PDF attack, this time posing as a message from the United States Postal Service (USPS). In…