Tag Archive | "security"
Upcoming OS X update will address MacDefender malware
A few weeks ago we highlighted MacDefender, a new pice of malware that specifically targets OS X users. Using SEO, malicious links can be found via benign Google searches, and once a link is clicked, users are directed to a website where javascript automatically begins downloading a .zip file. While initial versions of the malware [...]
Continue reading...MacDefender malware targets OS X users via Google searches
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
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The security firm Intego yesterday released details about a new piece of malware that specifically targets OS X users. Called MacDefender, the malware automatically begins downloading to a user’s machine after they click on a malicious link. “When a user clicks a link after performing a search on a search engine such as Google,” Intego [...]
Continue reading...Consolidated.db file in iOS 4 stores iPhone and iPad users’ location data
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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GPS is great. Whether you’re walking to a local park or embarking on a long road trip, the ability to constantly map where you are and map out where you want to go is a lifesaver. But as with any technology, there’s always some bad that accompanies the good. WIth the advent of smartphones, what [...]
Continue reading...Safari owned by French security experts within 5 seconds at Pwn2Own hacker challenge
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Well that sure didn’t take long. Apple’s Safari browser was hacked within just 5 seconds of visiting a specific website at this year’s Pwn2Own hacker challenge. The victorious researchers were French security experts from the security firm VUPEN. The company was awarded $15,000 cash and can now lay claim to a new 13-inch MacBook Air.
Continue reading...Apple addresses 57 security bugs in iTunes 10.2 update
Friday, March 4, 2011
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Zdnet writes: If you use Apple’s iTunes software — whether on Windows or Mac OS X — it’s important that you immediately apply the latest software update. Apple has shipped iTuens 10.2 as a highly-critical patch to cover a whopping 57 security vulnerabilities, some serious enough to allow hackers to take complete control of a [...]
Continue reading...Google removes over 51 popular malware-infested Android apps
Thursday, March 3, 2011
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Yeah yeah, Google’s Android platform is open and amazing and makes Apple’s iOS ecosystem look like a Russian gulag in comparison – or so some folks would have you believe. Seriously, while Android’s openness does have some positives, it also carries the potential for mischief.
Continue reading...Apple asks security experts to examine OS X Lion
Saturday, February 26, 2011
For as much as Mac OS X has a reputation for being safer than Windows, security researchers won’t hesitate to point out that the opposite is, in fact, true. Indeed, the primary reason why the Mac has been relatively immune from security threats often found on Windows is because the Mac’s relatively paltry market share [...]
Continue reading...FBI charges iPad hacker the “Weev” for accessing thousands of iPad user email addresses
Friday, January 28, 2011
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This past June, the FBI arrested a hacker named Andrew Auernheimer for publicizing a security exploit on AT&T’s servers and attaining 114,000 email addresses of iPad users in the process. When federal agents first burst into Auerheimer’s apartment armed with a search warrant, they found a smorgasbord of Ecstacy, LSD, and schedule 2 and 3 pharmaceuticals. [...]
Continue reading...NSA analyst David Rice to become Apple’s director of global security
Monday, January 24, 2011
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All Things D reports that Apple recently hired security expert and noted author David Rice to take on a position as Apple’s director of global security. It remains to be seen just what Rice’s position will entail, but the hire reaffirms that Apple is taking security a lot more seriously than it has in the past. [...]
Continue reading...Gawker media hacked over the weekend, passwords and source code exposed
Monday, December 13, 2010
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It’s been a trying day for Gawker Media which operates a number of popular websites such as LifeHacker, Gizmodo, Kotaku, and Deadspin. This past weekend, hackers managed to seize control of Gawker Media’s entire database including staff conversations, FTP login info, source code, and more importantly, the passwords of both Gawker employees and folks who [...]
Continue reading...Get your free copy of MacScan today!
Monday, September 20, 2010
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In honor of pirate day (yeah, you read that correctly), the company behind MacScan is offering their security and privacy software for free for one day only. If you wanna make sure that you keep pesky foes like keystroke loggers, trojan horses, and malware off your Mac, take heed. If you’re running OS X 10.2.4 [...]
Continue reading...Users experience unauthorized PayPal charges via iTunes phishing scam
Monday, August 23, 2010
TechCrunch reports: Reports are appearing this morning about a major security hole in iTunes accounts linked to PayPal. At least one group of scammers has found a way to charge thousands of dollars to iTunes accounts through PayPal. One targeted customer told us, “My account was charged over $4700. I called security at PayPal and [...]
Continue reading...Android wallpaper app sends user data back to China, affects millions
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Ah, it’s good to be open. The mobile security firm Lookout notes that a malicious wallpaper app for Android has been sending user data back to mysterious servers located in China. All told, the app appears to have been downloaded anywhere from 1.1 million to 4.6 million times. The app does not, as previousy reported, [...]
Continue reading...Citibank addresses security flaw found in mobile banking iPhone app
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Citigroup announced recently that it found a security flaw in its popular mobile banking app for the iPhone and encouraged users to update the app to a newer version which rectifies the problem. According to a report in the WSJ, the flawed version of Citibank’s iPhone app inadvertently stored private information such as account numbers and security [...]
Continue reading...Google remotely deletes 2 misleading Twilight Android apps – here’s why
Monday, June 28, 2010
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Remember the ridiculous outrage that ensued after Steve Jobs confirmed that there was a “kill switch” built into the iPhone which allows Apple to remotely delete malicious apps that somehow manage to sneak into the app store? Well, Android has a similar feature and Google unfortunately had to employ it recently when they removed two [...]
Continue reading...Apple quietly beefs up anti-malware protection in recent OS X 10.6.4 update
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
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Apple last week released a Mac OS X 10.6.4 update that quietly “updated the malware protection built into” the OS. Sophos reports: Although there is no mention of it that we could find in Apple’s release notes for Mac OS X 10.6.4, or the accompanying security bulletin, Apple has updated XProtect.plist – the rudimentary file that [...]
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Thursday, May 26, 2011
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