Long told that they were safe from computer viruses and malware attacks, Apple users last month fell victim to the largest-scale malware attack on Macs to date. Security experts now estimate that the malware made … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
Malware for Macs Lucrative, Security Researchers Say
Last month, cybercriminals embarked on what quickly became one of the largest-scale malware attacks on Apple computers to date. Their motive was financial: security researchers now estimate that the infected computers made the malware’s creators … View full post on National Cyber Security » Virus/Malware/Worms
‘Hyperspeed signalling’ could prevent cyber attacks, claim researchers
Security engineers at the University of Tulsa have found a way to identify cyber attacks before they reach their target, enabling network administrators to take pre-emptive measures to protect their IT systems. View full post on Techworld.com security View full post on National Cyber Security » Computer Hacking
Researchers Develop Technique to Identify Anonymous E-Mail Authors
IP addresses may help identify the source of anonymous and malicious e-mails, but they can only tell authorities where the message originated, without providing many details on the individual who authored them. Using some pretty innovative analytics, researchers at Concordia University have just come up with a new technique that…
Researchers uncover new espionage malware preying on Mac users
Researchers have discovered at least two new pieces of malware in the wild that subject Mac users to advanced surveillance campaigns designed to surreptitiously siphon confidential data from their machines. According to blog posts from Kaspersky and Sophos, malware identified as SabPub arrives in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document that…
Researchers uncover new espionage malware preying on Mac users
Researchers have discovered at least two new pieces of malware in the wild that subject Mac users to advanced surveillance campaigns designed to surreptitiously siphon confidential data from their machines. According to blog posts from Kaspersky and Sophos, malware identified as SabPub arrives in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document that…
Researchers uncover new espionage malware preying on Mac users
Researchers have discovered at least two new pieces of malware in the wild that subject Mac users to advanced surveillance campaigns designed to surreptitiously siphon confidential data from their machines. According to blog posts from Kaspersky and Sophos, malware identified as SabPub arrives in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document that…
Researchers uncover new espionage malware preying on Mac users
Researchers have discovered at least two new pieces of malware in the wild that subject Mac users to advanced surveillance campaigns designed to surreptitiously siphon confidential data from their machines. According to blog posts from Kaspersky and Sophos, malware identified as SabPub arrives in a booby-trapped Microsoft Word document that…
Researchers Release New Exploits to Hijack Critical Infrastructure
New attack code that can be used to take over the control systems of refineries, power plants and factories has been released into the wild. The purpose? To push vendors to take security seriously. View full post on computer worm – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Cyber-bullies truly in a league of their own, researchers find
PSYCHOLOGISTS and educators need to go back to the drawing board on cyber-bullying and admit they have little idea what is driving the epidemic among students, a study suggests. And, in a finding that has surprised the researchers, it found cyber-bullying does not appear to have the same roots as…