Tag: spyware

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Obama unveils proposed cybersecurity laws

By Allie Coyne | Jan 14, 2015 | Comment Now

Wants to criminalise sale of botnets, stolen financial data.

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NSW Police named as FinFisher spyware user

By Allie Coyne | Sep 15, 2014 | Comment Now

Wikileaks values license at $2.6 million.

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Govt FinFisher spyware exposed after data breach

By Doug Drinkwater | Aug 11, 2014 | Comment Now

Security company hacked.

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Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum

By Dan Kaplan | May 17, 2013 | Comment Now

New strain of Mac malware found.

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Trend Micro open sources spyware tool

Feb 20, 2012 | Comment Now

Hijack This pushed to SourceForge.

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Droid spyware answers phone calls

By Angela Moscaritolo | Aug 17, 2011 | Comment Now

Ain't no secretary.

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Mac 'fixer' busted in spyware sting

Jun 10, 2011 | Comment Now

Allegedly recommended 'hot steam' to fix internal sensor.

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Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering

By Dan Kaplan | Jun 8, 2010 | Comment Now

Distributor denies wrong-doing.

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Mac users warned about spyware from free apps

By Dan Raywood | Jun 4, 2010 | Comment Now

Spyware downloaded during installation.

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Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco

By Angela Moscaritolo | Dec 9, 2009 | Comment Now

Big money in banking trojans.

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Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

By SC Australia Staff | Jul 8, 2009 | Comment Now

Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.

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Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

By Dan Raywood | Jul 7, 2009 | Comment Now

Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.

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Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

By Dan Kaplan | Jul 1, 2009 | Comment Now

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.

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Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

By Chuck Miller | Jun 30, 2009 | Comment Now

Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released by Trend Micro.

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Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

By Iain Thomson | May 19, 2009 | Comment Now

Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.

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Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

By Greg Masters | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now

A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.

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Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

By Dan Raywood | Apr 28, 2009 | Comment Now

The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.

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Spyware levels said to be climbing

By Shaun Nichols | Apr 16, 2009 | Comment Now

Spyware levels rose some 10 per cent in the first three months of 2009, according to researchers.

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Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

By Angela Moscaritolo | Apr 8, 2009 | Comment Now

There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly ...

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Keylogger spyware ordered off the market

By Chuck Miller | Nov 18, 2008 | Comment Now

In a victory for privacy advocates, an Orlando, Fla.-based company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware.

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