On Monday, security company Intego warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a Flash Player installation package for OS X Lion. Intego reported that the Flashback malware is available on some sites that offer a link or icon to install Flash Player. Lion users may be vulnerable…
Malware for Mac and mobile devices is on the rise
Many Mac users believe that Mac OS is not vulnerable to malware, said Catalin Cosoi, Head of Online Threats Lab at security firm Bitdefender, in an interview with Macworld. It’s true that Windows users are much more at risk than Mac users, with just a couple of hundred samples of…
MySQL.com Compromised & Spreading Malware
The latest story doing the rounds is that MySQL.com got hacked and was serving malware which put it on the Google malware block list. It appears to be in the clear now though and it’s accessible again via Google. It seems to be a similar case with that of the…
MySQL.com Compromised & Spreading Malware
The latest story doing the rounds is that MySQL.com got hacked and was serving malware which put it on the Google malware block list. It appears to be in the clear now though and it’s accessible again via Google. It seems to be a similar case with that of the…
Hacked MySQL.com used to serve Windows malware
This screenshot is from the Armorize video created to show exactly how a visitor to MySQL.com was infected before the infection was cleaned up. (Credit: Armorize) The MySQL site, whose open source repository serves some of the most popular Web sites, has been hacked and was being used to serve…
mysql.com hacked and serving malware, stolen data sold on hacker forums
Users visiting mysql.com are being infected with malware, say security researchers. According to security firm Amorize, the hack is delivering malicious code through the use of an iFrame which in turn infects users with the Black Hole exploit. Black Hole exploits security holes within the user’s browser — including plugins…
Intego: Malware masquerades as Flash installer
On Monday, security company Intego warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a Flash Player installation package for OS X Lion. Mac OS X Server 10.7 (Lion) Server Complete Coverage » Pricing Latest Price: $49.99 Get it New Mac malware variant surfaces, poses as PDF Inside Snow…
Apple updates OS X Lion, Snow Leopard malware definitions to address new trojan
Apple has updated “its malware definitions for Snow Leopard and Lion systems to allow them to recognize the trojan [OSX/Revir.A, OSX/Imuler.A],” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors. “Apple updated its tools earlier this year in response to the MacDefender threat, and Snow Leopard and Lion system now automatically check for new…
Apple updates OS X Lion, Snow Leopard malware definitions to address new trojan
Apple has updated “its malware definitions for Snow Leopard and Lion systems to allow them to recognize the trojan [OSX/Revir.A, OSX/Imuler.A],” Eric Slivka reports for MacRumors. “Apple updated its tools earlier this year in response to the MacDefender threat, and Snow Leopard and Lion system now automatically check for new…
Mysql.com hacked, serving BlackHole exploit malware
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