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Ransomware Uses McAfee SECURE, Police Logos to Scam Users

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Jun

2012

McAfee Labs researchers have seen an increase in instances of the McAfee SECURE logo being falsified as part of a “ransomware” campaign. Once a machine is infected, the malware checks to see which country the user is located in. It then displays a localized graphic containing a police logo and a message announcing that the […]

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New Trojan spy steals short messages on Android devices

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Jun

2012

Russian anti-virus vendor Doctor Web is warning users about a new version of the Android.SpyEye program that intercepts incoming short messages received by mobile devices. This Trojan is disguised as Android Security Suite Premium, allegedly protecting smartphones from malicious software. The new version of the Trojan also has a shield icon and is added to […]

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What the FBI didn’t tell us about the hotel malware threat

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May

2012

If you follow the field of computer security chances are that you saw the warning issued by the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) this week about using hotel internet connections.Here’s the full text of the advisory, with some responses sprinkled throughout from yours truly: Malware Installed on Travelers’ Laptops Through Software Updates on Hotel […]

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