New Mac malware grabs users’ passwords

A new malware is out targeting computers Apple Inc.‘s OS X operating system, scavenging an infected computer’s files for usernames and passwords. Mac security firm Intego said the new “Flashback Mac” Trojan Horse variant uses “novel techniques” to infect Macs, and may have victimized many Mac users. “This malware patches…

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Futuristic security schemes could kill passwords

Today's world requires countless passwords to do everything from accessing personal gadgets to paying off credit cards online, but security can be compromised if someone forgets to log out or turn off the "remember password" function. Now the U.S. military wants to eliminate clunky passwords by creating a security system…

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Worm ‘steals Facebook passwords’

5 January 2012 Last updated at 12:55 ET More malware is worming its way onto social networks. A computer worm has stolen 45,000 login credentials from Facebook, security experts have warned. The data is believed to have been taken largely from Facebook accounts in the UK and France, according to…

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