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Article | 24/09/2011 New Mac malware poses as PDF doc
Security firms today warned Mac users of a new Trojan horse that masquerades as a PDF document.
Article | 16/09/2011 BitTorrent web downloads hijacked to push fake antivirus
The publisher of the uTorrent file-sharing program has admitted to suffering a major security breach that allowed attackers to substitute downloads of...
Article | 20/08/2011 Surge in attachment spam a sign of desperation, say experts
Botnet criminals have flooded the Internet with a surge of attachment spam in recent weeks in a desperate attempt to rebuild a spam-distribution indus...
Article | 28/07/2011 Sniffer hijacks secure traffic from unpatched iPhones
Almost anyone can snoop the secure data traffic of unpatched iPhones and iPads using a recently-revised tool, a researcher said today as he urged owne...
Article | 10/06/2011 Firefox users targetted by fake antivirus scams
Firefox users have targeted by new scam that tries to load a user's PC with fake antivirus software using a passably convincing version of the Windows...
Article | 10/06/2011 Warning: Urgent Microsoft update may be Firefox malware
A phony anti-virus scam is presenting itself as a near-perfect Microsoft update popup with one notable exception - it appears only on machines using F...
Article | 3/06/2011 Apple strikes back at newest Mac scareware
Apple on Wednesday updated the malware engine included with Snow Leopard to detect the newest version of MacDefender, the fake antivirus program that'...
Article | 25/05/2011 Sony Ericsson online store, Sony BMG Japan reportedly hacked
Sony's security woes are continuing unabated as two more hacking groups today claim to have broken into the company's networks.
Article | 24/05/2011 Sony BMG Greece hit by hacker
For the fourth time in about a month, hackers have broken into a Sony network.
Article | 21/05/2011 Security researcher slams Microsoft over IE9 malware blocking stats
Microsoft's claims that Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) blocks attacks just don't add up, a security researcher charged Friday.
Article | 7/05/2011 Sophos to buy firewall maker Astaro
Security vendor Sophos plans to buy Astaro, a maker of network security software.
Article | 13/04/2011 Aussie users still duped by Facebook scams: Sophos
A local security expert is dumbfounded by the ease in which a fake <i>Twilight: Breaking Dawn</i> game application has spread across Facebook, and has...
Article | 13/04/2011 Breaking dawn attack: How to avoid getting bit
A new attack is spreading its way across Facebook, targeting fans of the epic vampire series Twilight. The clickjacking scam demonstrates just how eas...
Article | 26/03/2011 Top 5 online 2011 tax scams
You may not want to think about your taxes until Tax Day on April 15, but online scammers are already plotting to separate you from your tax refund an...
Article | 19/03/2011 Twitter scam betrays users' lack of savvy
Security firm Sophos is warning that a new scam is spreading virally on Twitter, and that a significant number of people have already fallen for it.

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