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Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Apple Users Aren’t Immune to Malware

Be watchful: Flashback Trojan infects more than 500,000 Macs

Last September, Oracle announced that their Java plug-in had a security flaw that needed to be patched. If left un-patched, users could inadvertently install malware such as the Flashback trojan and the-just discovered trojan, Backdoor.OSX.SabPub.a. Both of these seem to connect users to a botnet (a network of infected computers that can receive commands from a remote location, without the permission or knowledge of the computer owner). The number of computers infected is quite large, well over 500,000 have been infected. Russian security firm Kapersky even reported 274 computers in Cupertino, Calif., the home of Apple, had checked into the botnet servers after infection with the malware. Apple released an update for their two latest OS …

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Thursday, January 5, 2012

After the Hack: What To Do With Your Compromised Accounts

Quick and thorough action is required

Sure it will never happen to you? You may be careful with your passwords, don’t fall for get rich quick scams and are pretty sure that the ‘click here’ for a free laptop was legitimate... In other words you're too smart to be conned. Well, even smart people have bad things happen to them and getting your email or social media account hacked is a possibility. Email accounts are taken over by criminals for several reasons, including: Report The Offense Immediately As soon as you detect that your email account or social media profile has been compromised report it to the email provider or social media site. Facebook, Twitter, Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and other webmail services have methods of resetting your account’s passwords. From the login …

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