Content Tagged ‘sophos’

What the RTF? Mac and Windows users at risk from boobytrapped documents

May 9, 2012 - Think that Patch Tuesday is irrelevant to if you don't run Windows? Think again. Mac users advised to update their installations of Microsoft Office. Read more

Patch now! Adobe and Microsoft push out critical security fixes

May 9, 2012 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe and Microsoft products revealed - make sure that your computers are properly patched. Read more

US surgeon booted off cruise ship, accused of sending terrorist tweet

May 9, 2012 - US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship. (continue reading...) Read more

Should schools use Facebook to spy on students?

May 8, 2012 - In the wake of employers requesting access to job candidates' Facebook accounts, a new issue bobs to the surface: should schools use Facebook to spy on students? Read more

Google gets funky new license plates from Nevada DMV

May 8, 2012 - The Department of Motor Vehicles in Nevada, USA, has issued its first-ever official Autonomous Vehicle Testing number plates to a Google self-driving car. The rego reads ∞AU001, in yellow and white characters on a bright red background. (continue reading...) Read more

Facebook clickjackers said to make over $1 million a month, agree to stop spam

May 8, 2012 - A firm at the centre of allegations that its affiliates flooded Facebook with spam and clickjacking attacks has agreed to clean up its act - after earning up to $1.2 million per month in gross monthly revenues. (continue reading...) Read more

Fraudsters spam out scams via SMS text messages

May 8, 2012 - Always take care about clicking on links sent to you out of the blue, even if they arrive on your mobile phone. Read more

US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam

May 8, 2012 - A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites. Read more

Apple offers iOS 5.1.1 update, fixes some serious vulnerabilities

May 7, 2012 - Apple's latest update to iOS just came out. Version 5.1.1 is more than just a cosmetic fix: it patches at least three security flaws, all of which should be considered serious. Read more

Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords

May 5, 2012 - Apple has exposed the encryption passwords of FileVault users in the most recent update to OS X Lion. Users are advised to use full disk encryption and change passwords that may have been recorded insecurely. (continue reading...) Read more

Firefox to introduce click-to-play option to protect against dangerous plugins

May 4, 2012 - Mozilla developer Jared Wein is introducing a new security feature to Firefox 14 called click-to-play. Plugins will not load automatically when visiting websites using things like Flash and Java requiring the user to click before the content is loaded. This (continue reading...) Read more

Olympic Games and cyber attacks – be on your guard

May 4, 2012 - With the Olympics coming to London, there may be opportunities for criminals, hacktivists and mischief-makers to make a high profile attack against the event's computer systems. But what about your own computers, and your personal data and finances? (continue reading...) Read more

BBB assistance malware attack strikes again

May 4, 2012 - Once again, cybercriminals have spammed out emails claiming to come from the Better Business Bureau (BBB), with the intention of infecting Windows computers with malware. Read more

13 million US Facebook users not using, or oblivious to, privacy controls

May 4, 2012 - We already knew that people weren't doing enough to protect their privacy on Facebook, but a new report has looked into this in more details, and the numbers make for alarming reading. (continue reading...) Read more

Notcom malware for Android distributed using drive-by downloads

May 3, 2012 - Another Android Trojan is making the rounds, this one is distributed through drive-by downloads on compromised websites. Whether it's a proxy or a bot is not really important, make sure you don't install unsolicited packages on your phone. (continue reading...) Read more

Belgian bank blackmailed by hackers threatening to expose customer data

May 3, 2012 - Hackers break into a Belgian bank, steal confidential customer information, and then blackmail the bank: pay us or we expose your customers' confidential data. Who is the real victim here? Read more

Osama Bin Laden didn’t encrypt his computer files – not such a mastermind then..

May 3, 2012 - Ooops. If you're running a terrorist organisation, it might make sense to encrypt your files. Clearly Osama Bin Laden didn't realise that - as some of the documents seized during the raid on his hideout in Pakistan have been made public (continue reading...) Read more

#EPICFAIL Pirate Bay block backfires with work-around published online

May 3, 2012 - UK Courts have forced big ISPs to block access to Pirate Bay, but the effort seems to have backfired spectacularly: the file-sharing site enjoyed "12 million more visitors than it has ever had" yesterday. Find out why... (continue reading...) Read more

SOCA website brought down by DDoS cyber attack – for second time in a year

May 3, 2012 - The UK's Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has confirmed that its website has suffered a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, effectively preventing internet users from reaching it. Read more

Iran makes its own anti-virus software – would you buy it?

May 3, 2012 - Iran is reported to have started making its own anti-virus software. Would you buy it? Read more

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