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How to Protect Yourself from Online Security Threats of 2013

Category: Social, Technology Tags: , Cyber Crime, , Hacking Cyber Crime, , , , , , Mobile Security, Online Threats, Security Hackers, Security Software, , Leave a Comment

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Next year will be the year of the mobile security threat, according to Internet security software giant McAfee, based on the predictions report it released today of the leading security threats expected in 2013. With online technology rapidly moving from computers to the palms of our hands, cybercriminals and hackers are evolving their methods to fit the times. Whether it’s the new Windows 8 OS or the trendy HTML5 browser language, cybercriminals will be stepping up their game in 2013 to capitalize on the newest technology.

So what can consumer expect to see in the way of cyber threats in 2013? We read through the report and focused on some of the biggest threats you should look out for in 2013, and what you can do to protect yourself.

Oct
27

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Japanese parliament hacked

Category: Social, Technology Tags: Asahi Shimbun, , , , , Lower House, , New Zealand, , , Trojan Horse, Leave a Comment

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According to local media reports, hackers were able to snoop upon emails and steal passwords from computers belonging to lawmakers at the Japanese parliament for over a month.

A report in the Asahi Shimbun claims that PCs and servers were infected after a Trojan horse was emailed to a a Lower House member in July.

The Trojan horse then downloaded malware from a server based in China – allowing remote hackers to secretly spy on email communications and steal usernames and passwords from lawmakers.

Sep
8

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Sleazy slutty emails bombard inboxes, carrying malware

Category: Social, Technology Tags: , Labor Day, Mal/BredoZp-B, Mal/BredoZp-ET, Mal/Zbot-CX, , , , , Slut, , , Troj/Agent-TFW, , , Leave a Comment

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As many North Americans return to their offices after a long Labor Day weekend, they may find something unpleasant in their email inboxes.

A malware campaign has been widely distributed over the last couple of days, using a wide variety of different subject lines and attachment names.

There’s one thing in common between all the emails, however. All of the emails use sleazy slutty language to trick red-blooded men (we assume) into open the attached file.

The many different messages claim to come from what some would euphemistically describe as online “dating” websites. Typically the emails will claim to contain photos of a young woman in her twenties, who isn’t fussy about what kind of man she would like to hook up with (some say ages “between 21-99″ are fine).

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Jun
22

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How a free breakfast day at McDonalds can lead to malware danger

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If you’re the sort of person who wakes up in the morning, and the first thing you long for is a McDonalds‘ breakfast – but if you are, you might just be exactly what malware authors are looking for.

Researchers at SophosLabs have seen a malicious email that has been spammed out across the world in the last couple of days pretending to come from McDonalds.

The email claims that the fast-food giant is offering free breakfasts in each and every of their many thousands of restaurants around the globe. Chances are that there are many people who would love the prospect of munching on a McDonalds first thing in the morning.

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