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New Mac spyware found on Angolan activist's computer
Previously unknown Mac OS X spyware, signed with a valid Apple Developer ID, has turned up on the laptop of an activist from Angola at a human rights conference in Norway.
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Cambridge Uni spin-off targets banking malware with image-based security system
A Cambridge University spin-off has developed a new method of protection against ?man-in-the-browser? Trojan malware attacks on online bank customers, using a mobile device-based visual image security system to improve authentication and reduce the risk of fraud.
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Cybersecurity strikeback will strike out in the private sector
This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter's approach.
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Hacker in court for DDoS attacks on Oxford and Cambridge Universities
The 21-year-old British hacker found guilty of a long string online crimes including distributing a keylogger Trojan disguised as a Call of Duty software patch, has pleaded guilty to launching DDoS attacks on the websites of Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
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Shylock bank Trojan upgraded with new capabilities, says Symantec
The prodigious Shylock man-in-the-browser (MitB) banking Trojan is still being upgraded as part of a campaign to migrate from its traditional targets in UK financial services to foreign ones, Symantec has reported.
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Telenor executives targeted by major industrial espionage attack
Norway?s national telecoms provider Telenor has been hit by a major case of industrial espionage with attackers stealing a sizable cache of files and emails from unnamed executives, local media have reported.
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Hacker arrested after taunting police with clues attached to cat
Japanese police believe they have finally caught the man behind an extraordinary malware campaign that included taunting police in January by sending them clues on an SD card strapped to a cat.
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AVG finds 11 year-old creating malware to steal game passwords
Security firm AVG thinks it has spotted a disturbing new threat in its latest threat report ? children with enough programming skills to code and distribute their own malware.
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Android Trojan infects smartphone to launch attack on PC
Kaspersky Lab has discovered the first ever Android malware app that appears to have been designed not to attack the host smartphone but any PCs it is subsequently connected to.
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Chinese malware targeted US drone secrets, security firm alleges
A series of highly-targeted malware attacks detected a year ago are almost certainly part of a longstanding and determined Chinese campaign to steal industrial secrets from US companies working in the field of UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles), security firm FireEye has claimed.
