Surveillance spyware migrates from Windows to Mac OS X

Researchers have uncovered a malware-based espionage campaign that subjects Mac users to the same techniques that have been used for years to surreptitiously siphon confidential data out of Windows machines. The recently discovered campaign targets Mac-using employees of several pro-Tibetan non-governmental organizations, and employs attacks exploiting already patched vulnerabilities in…

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Spyware hits Russian opposition

(CNN) — A computer virus campaign is targeting opponents of Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, according to anti-virus software maker Symantec. “A wave of spam e-mails promoting a rally” against the newly elected president is delivering the spyware as an attachment that appears to be a Word document. In reality, the…

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Spyware assails Russian opposition members

(CNN) — A computer virus campaign is targeting opponents of Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, according to anti-virus software maker Symantec. “A wave of spam e-mails promoting a rally” against the newly elected president is delivering the spyware as an attachment that appears to be a Word document. In reality, the…

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Spyware Becoming “Business-as-Usual” Tactic for Internet Giants, Threatening Secure Business Mobility

Required new permissions for Yahoo Mail and Messenger for Android gives Yahoo Carte Blanche access to phone user information, prompting business mobility consulting and development firm On The GoWARE to issue a security bulletin to its corporate clients. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 28, 2012 Mobile navigation with real-time traffic…

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Spyware is latest tool in divorce wars

<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 13–> Far stickier are email and social media communications. So sticky, in fact, that attorneys have had to change the way they advise clients in divorce cases. “I have a letter I send to every client after their divorce is over saying change all your passwords,” said…

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Spyware is newest weapon in Syria

(CNN) — In Syria’s cyberwar, the regime’s supporters have deployed a new weapon against opposition activists — computer viruses that spy on them, according to an IT specialist from a Syrian opposition group and a former international aid worker whose computer was infected. A U.S.-based antivirus software maker, which analyzed…

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Computer spyware is newest weapon in Syrian conflict

(CNN) — In Syria’s cyberwar, the regime’s supporters have deployed a new weapon against opposition activists — computer viruses that spy on them, according to an IT specialist from a Syrian opposition group and a former international aid worker whose computer was infected. A U.S.-based antivirus software maker, which analyzed…

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Renowned Expert on Adware & Spyware, Ben Edelman, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School, Keynotes at Affiliate …

Ben Edelman, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School will share insight and research observations on affiliate spyware, adware, popups, and other controversial online practices, explaining how to identify practices that overcharge online advertisers at Affiliate Management Days, March 8-9 at the Westin San Francisco. Affiliate Management Days is the professional forum…

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