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Welcome to Apple iCloud phishing attacks

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When a Naked Security reader forwarded us a suspicious email he received today, it served as a healthy reminder for all computer users to be on their guard against phishing attacks.   The email claims to come from Apple, and appears to have targeted our correspondent because he is a user of Apple’s MobileMe service.   Apple is planning to... [Read more of this review]

Apple hires jailbreaking iPhone hacker Nicholas Allegra

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Nicholas Allegra, better known as ‘comex’, the creator of the JailBreakMe website which made it child’s play for iPhone owners to jailbreak their devices, has been given an internship at Apple.   The 19-year-old from Chappaqua, New York posted the news of his new position on Twitter:     Allegra has given Apple plenty of headaches... [Read more of this review]

‘May God always bless..’ Facebook virus hoax spreads

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Facebook users are sending scary warnings to each other regarding a supposed new piece of malware spreading across the social network.     Attention!!!If you see anyone post out an application written "May God always bless this kind person below with peace, love and happiness", with your profile picture attached below, and send by your friend... [Read more of this review]

TDL4 – Top Bot

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TDSS variants   The malware detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as TDSS is the most sophisticated threat today. TDSS uses a range of methods to evade signature, heuristic, and proactive detection, and uses encryption to facilitate communication between its bots and the botnet command and control center. TDSS also has a powerful rootkit component, which... [Read more of this review]

Symantec Loves VIPRE

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Our good friends over at Symantec love VIPRE so much, they’ve decided to use the logo in their new marketing campaign!     We prefer our colors, of course (I like blue) but otherwise, not a bad copy of our logo.     Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery!   Alex Eckelberry -  GFI    Read More →

The Web Security Strategy for Your Organization

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In today’s business world, internet usage has become a necessity for doing business.  Unfortunately, a company’s use of the internet comes with considerable risk to its network and business information.   Web security threats include phishing attacks, malware, scareware, rootkits, keyloggers, viruses and spam.  While many attacks occur... [Read more of this review]

Free Apple iTunes Giftcard scam spreads on Facebook

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Facebook users are being tricked into helping scammers earn money, in the mistaken belief that they will receive a free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard.   We have seen a number of Facebook users posting messages like the following onto their walls: Free $25 Apple iTunes Giftcard [LINK] Limited time left, get yours now!   Clicking on the link takes... [Read more of this review]

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