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Mac trojan poses as PDF to open botnet backdoor
Malware continues to be a minimal threat to most Mac users, but that doesn’t mean attackers aren’t constantly trying to come up with new ways to steal information or turn users’ machines into botnet drones. The latter appears to be the case with a new Mac trojan posing as a…
Remote access leaving business open to hackers
A data breach investigation report issued by Verizon earlier this year found 71 percent of all hacking attacks on business take place using remote access or desktop service. “Remote access and desktop services, in combination with the exploitation of default and/or stolen credentials, is a huge problem in the retail…
Remote access leaving business open to hackers
A data breach investigation report issued by Verizon earlier this year found 71 percent of all hacking attacks on business take place using remote access or desktop service. “Remote access and desktop services, in combination with the exploitation of default and/or stolen credentials, is a huge problem in the retail…
Google Web History open to Firesheep hack
Two researchers have shown how a modded version of the Firesheep Wi-Fi sniffing tool can be used to access most of a victim’s Google Web History and collect a record of everything an individual has searched for. The core weakness discovered by the proof-of-concept attack devised by Vincent Toubiana and…
ATMs open to thermal imaging attack, researchers confirm
Researchers have documented a method for working out ATM PIN numbers using residual traces of heat left on keypads after they have been touched by a person’s fingers. The technique described (note: slow download) by Keaton Mowery, Sarah Meiklejohn and Stefan Savage of the University of California at San Diego…