General Security
Scammers waste no time in exploiting Steve Jobs' death
As much of the world mourns the passing of Steve Jobs -- one of the technology industry's greatest visionaries -- the bottom feeders of the cyber crime world are greedily exploiting the tragedy through scams promising unwitting users a chance to win a free iPad.
Sophos has reported in its Naked Security blog on one such scam already circulating via Facebook that reads as follows: "In memory of Steve, a company is giving out 50 ipads tonight. R.I.P. Steve Jobs," followed by a tailored bit.ly link ending with "restinpeace-steve-jobs." Clicking the link takes users to one of countless malicious Web pages.
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Launch Event
Hear from the nation’s leaders on cybersecurity from government, industry and nonprofits as we launch National Cybersecurity Awareness Month from Ypsilanti, MI on October 7th during the Michigan Cyber Summit.
PLEASE NOTE: The live stream will now be from 8:15am ET-11:30am ET
Apple founder Steve Jobs dies
Steve Jobs co-founded Apple died Wednesday at 56. Steve Jobs' family has issued the following statement: In his public life, Steve was known as a visionary; in his private life, he cherished his family. We are thankful to the many people who have shared their wishes and prayers during the last year of Steve's illness; […]
Revir Malware for OS X Undergoes Revision
Recently a new PDF-based malware threat for OS X was discovered that displays a Chinese PDF file while it installs and runs its malicious code in the background. While the initial version of this malware (OSX/Revir.A) was detected over a week ago, the criminals developing the code are busy revising and refining it, and over the weekend a variant has been identified (OSX/Revir.B). As with all malware, new versions of these threats are likely to surface in the future, and as they do, expect malware detection utilities (including Apple's XProtect) to follow close behind and label them alphabetically as they appear.
Department of Homeland Security Issues Warning about Potential Cyber-attacks and Civil Protests from Hacking Group “Anonymous”
Cyber-hacking groups have gotten the attention of the Department of Homeland Security, which recently issued a warning about potential cyber-attacks and civil protests from the hacking group known as “Anonymous.”