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Neue Trojaner infiltrieren Macs mit alten Tricks

Neue Trojaner infiltrieren Macs mit alten Tricks | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Derzeit befinden sich mehrere Trojaner im Umlauf, die gezielt Macs infiltrieren und dafür auf Mechanismen setzen, die seit Jahren auch in Windows-Systemen genutzt werden.
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Fake LinkedIn emails serve malware

Fake LinkedIn emails serve malware | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

Emails purportedly coming from business-related social network LinkedIn have been hitting inboxes in the last couple of days, ostensibly reminding recipients of invitations they received:...

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Kaspersky: Duqu Trojan uses 'unknown programming language' | ZDNet

Kaspersky: Duqu Trojan uses 'unknown programming language' | ZDNet | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Security firm Kaspersky says the Duqu Trojan was partly written in a programming language it does not recognize.
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Facebook scammers host Trojan horse extensions on the Chrome Web Store

Facebook scammers host Trojan horse extensions on the Chrome Web Store | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Rogue Chrome browser extensions have been used to gain persistent unauthorized access to Facebook accounts...

 

The use of Trojan horse browser extensions to hijack accounts is not new, nor is the method specific to Google Chrome.

 

However, it has several advantages over other techniques. For one, users are more likely to trust an extension distributed from the official Chrome Web Store for Chrome, or Mozilla's add-on repository for Firefox, than a clickjacking or phishing page.

 

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===> Few users are aware that browser extensions can intercept everything they do through the browser!!! <===

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Security compromises based on rogue browser extensions are also more persistent than those based on password theft or other methods, because these extensions can piggyback on active sessions to perform unauthorized actions even if the account owners change their passwords or enable two-factor authentication.

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New Mac OS X malware variant spotted in the wild

New Mac OS X malware variant spotted in the wild | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it
Security researchers from Intego, have intercepted a new variant of the Imuler trojan horse targeting Mac OS X users.
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New OS X malware variant attacks unpatched Macs | ZDNet

New OS X malware variant attacks unpatched Macs | ZDNet | ICT Security-Sécurité PC et Internet | Scoop.it

A new malware variant sets out to punish those who haven’t been keeping up to date with updates.

 

Patching OS X is so simple, but yet there are people who still put it off. A new malware variant sets out to punish those who haven’t been keeping up to date with updates.

 

The new variant is a Trojan horse called ‘Flashback.G’ and is makes use of two exploits found on older versions of the Java runtime. Users with macs running OS X 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’ are particularly at risk since this version came with Java preinstalled while 10.7 ‘Lion’ did not.

 

According to security firm Intego, this malware uses three tricks to try to get itself installed onto a system: read more...

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