Apple working on Flashback removal tool

Apple quietly announced today it is working on a tool to detect and remove the Flashback malware currently infecting hundreds of thousands of Mac around the world. “In addition to the Java vulnerability, the Flashback malware relies on computer servers hosted by the malware authors to perform many of its…

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Japan working on defensive cyberweapon

Japan’s defence ministry is in the process of developing a computer virus capable of tracking, identifying and disabling sources of cyber-attacks, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned. The development of the virtual cyberweapon was launched in 2008. Since then, the weapon has been tested in a closed network environment. Cyberweapons are…

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