New kind of malware steals, uploads docs to cloud

A new breed of malware has taken data theft one step further – it now grabs document and spreadsheet files and uploads them to a cloud-based file hosting service. Computer security firm Trend Micro said the new malware it recently encountered particularly sends the stolen files to Sendspace.com. “Sendspace was…

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Kinect malware secretly takes, uploads photos

A new malware created by a 15-year-old Indian researcher can turn Microsoft’s Kinect game accessory into a spy camera that secretly takes and uploads photos. The Hacker News reported the Kinect, which holds the world record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device, can be used for bad with the…

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