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There’s no virus in the iTunes database – it’s a phish!

22

Jun

2016

A new phishing campaign aimed at Apple users has been spotted by security researcher Bryan Campbell. It takes the form of a fake email supposedly sent by Apple Service, claiming that a “virus” has been detected in the company’s iTunes database, and that users need to “re-validate” their details to keep their iTunes account secure. […]

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“Zcrypt” – the ransomware that’s also a computer virus

02

Jun

2016

SophosLabs just pointed out to us a new piece of ransomware with an interesting twist. It’s a virus! Most malware samples these days are what’s known as Trojans, short for “Trojan Horses” – programs that seem harmless on the surface, but have nasty surprises hidden inside. Trojans don’t get around by themselves – they have […]

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Schools put on high alert for JBoss ransomware exploit

18

Apr

2016

More than 2,000 machines at schools and other organizations have been infected with a backdoor in unpatched versions of JBoss that could be used at any moment to install ransomware such as Samsam. That’s according to Cisco’s Talos threat-intelligence organization, which on Friday announced that roughly 3.2 million machines worldwide are at risk. Many of those […]

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