Tagged: Sophos & News
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World’s ‘sexiest hacker’ may not be a hacker News
08.10.2010 Kristina Svechinskaya, one of 37 people charged in New York for taking part in a bank-hacking plot to steal US$35,000 as part of a notorious East European Zbot cyber criminal... -
10.10.10 computer virus talk hits internet News
08.10.2010 The internet has been abuzz with fears that a 10.10.10 - for 10 October 2010 - computer virus will be unleashed that day, prompting experts to warn users to exercise care. -
Rogue ‘free iPhone’ apps run riot on Facebook News
05.10.2010 Sophos is warning Facebook users about messages currently circulating on the social network claiming that friends have received free iPhones. -
Cyber attack - Stuxnet worm hits Iranian nuclear plant News
27.09.2010 Iran’s first nuclear power plant has been attacked by a sophisticated computer worm designed to disrupt power grids and other industrial facilities using SCADA systems. The... -
Oz teenager admits he’s responsible for Twitter hack News
22.09.2010 A 17-year-old boy from Australia has admitted he inadvertently caused the massive hacker attack on Twitter yesterday that sent millions of users to a Japanese porn site and... -
Fake dislike button hits Facebook News
16.08.2010 A new viral scam which poses as a dislike button is being spread across Facebook, according to data protection firm Sophos. -
It could be lights out as USB worm Stuxnet attacks networks News
21.07.2010 A new form of malware that began by being transmitted from USB devices is attempting to steal data from IT systems used in the utilities sector, in particular SCADA software... -
The Tech Week Ahead News
28.06.2010 Financial results and technology events taking place the week of 28 June-2 July.Categories: Financial Results, Start-ups, R&D, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Research, Science -
Facebook is swept by ‘clickjacking’ scam News
03.06.2010 Facebook users are being warned against falling victim to the latest clickjacking attack which uses a form of social engineering to get people to click on links to subjects they...Tags: Malware, Clickjacking, World Cup 2010, Justin Bieber, Sophos, Facebook, Hackers, Security, Security Breaches, Spam -
Security software firm rubbishes claims on KHOBE 8.0 attack News
18.05.2010 IT software player ESET has downplayed claims by IT researchers Matousec Labs that all major Windows security software vendors’ packages are vulnerable to the KHOBE 8.0 attack... -
KHOBE 8.0 attack bypasses top Windows security products News
11.05.2010 Security researchers Matousec Labs have discovered a serious problem in Windows desktop security products from all major security software vendors which allows attackers to... -
‘Sick’ blackhat hackers behind search engine attacks News
31.03.2010 Blackhat SEO hackers are onto a new money maker by taking advantage of breaking news of high-profile deaths and disasters to spread their malware. -
Global security software market to hit US$14.5bn News
22.09.2009 The worldwide security software market is defying the recession and will reach US$14.5bn in 2009, up 8pc on last year.Categories: CIO -
Sophos warns hackers are still playing at social engineering News
02.06.2009 Hackers are still using social-engineering techniques to trick email users into opening their corporate networks up to Trojan Horse attacks, if a fake UPS email is anything to...Categories: CIO, Digital Life -
Microsoft releases critical patch – Trojan virus on the loose News
24.10.2008 Microsoft last night released a critical patch separate to its usual patch cycle to counter a significant new virus threat similar to the MSBlaster worm outbreak. Users are...Categories: CIOTags: Sophos, Trojan Horse