Odd, I could have sworn Bitcoin was on the fast track towards technological irrelevance. So why is this new Mac malware harnessing infected GPUs to mine the digital dollars? More »
The UK’s foreign secretary has revealed that the Zeus data-stealing trojan was found installed on computers belonging to government employees, after they clicked on links contained within fake emails from the White House. More »
154 lives were lost when Spanair flight 5022 crashed moments after taking off from Madrid-Barajas International Airport in 2008. Now documents from an investigation into the incident are showing that a malware infection may have been to blame. More »
The news of Intel’s very expensive McAfee purchase raises one obvious question: Why is security software worth over $US7 billion to a chip maker? Intel has been short on specifics, but it’s becoming clear that virus-killing silicon is the future. More »
A new version of the Zeus virus has been silently stealing money from bank accounts since early last month, according to M86 Security. They say they’ve “never seen such a sophisticated and dangerous threat”. Oh. Wonderful. More »
Honeymoon’s over, everyone: Antiviral watchdog Kapersky has spotted Android’s first, SMS-based trojan making the rounds in Russia. The devious little “MS.AndroidOS.FakePlayer.a” masks itself as a media player before invisibly shooting out expensive texts to premium numbers, earning cash for fraudsters. More »
