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Jail for man who tricked women into taking hacked webcams into shower. Over 170,000 people are part of the Sophos community on Facebook.
Why not join us on Facebook to find out about the latest security threats. Hi fellow Twitter user! Follow our team of security experts on Twitter for the latest news about internet security threats. Already using Google+? Find us on Google+ for the latest security news. For a long time perverts and cyberstalkers have been getting kicks out of secretly snooping on female victims via webcams.
There's clearly a type of man (sorry for being sexist, but all the examples I have found online have male culprits) who gets a thrill out of secretly spying on young women in their bedrooms. In the most harrowing cases young women are actually blackmailed into posing naked by hackers threatening to distribute compromising photos. Pretty sick stuff. And what was the error message?
"You should fix your internal sensor soon. Of course, there was nothing to prevent a snooped-upon victim being under-age. NYC Traffic Ticket spam is really Blackhole malware attack. Filed Under: Malware, Spam Don't be too quick to believe that the New York State police are charging you with a traffic offence - that email you just opened in your inbox could actually be an attempt to infect your computer.
The team at SophosLabs have been intercepting a malicious spam campaign today which tries to trick the recipient into believing that they were caught speeding. Here's what a typical email used in the attack looks like: Subject: NYC Traffic Ticket [id number]Message body:New York State * Department of Motor Vehicles UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKETNEW YORK STATE POLICE * POLICE AGENCYLocal Police CodeTHE PERSON DESCRIBED ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWSTime: 7:18 AMDate of Offense: 09/12/2011IN VIOLATION OF NYS V AND T LAW DESCRIPTION OF VIOLATION:SPEED OVER 55 ZONETO PLEAD, PRINT CLICK HERE AND FILL OUT THE FORM But plenty of people won't have their head on straight, and - in their fluster - might click on the link without thinking. On this occasion, however, there is no attachment. Coverstone Virginia Man Assaults Police Dog During Arrest.
Cybercriminals in developing nations targeted. 20 July 2012Last updated at 13:41 ET The ICSPA says it has already started advising Ghana's government how to tackle cybercrime Cybercriminals in developing nations are being targeted in a new effort to combat the illegal activity.
The International Cyber Security Protection Alliance has launched a research project to identify how attacks are likely to evolve over the next eight years. It said that faster links to the net in parts of Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe were likely to create problems. Apple removes Windows malware from iOS App Store. On Tuesday, an iOS app in the App Store was discovered containing malicious Windows executable files.
While this meant your iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Mac could not be infected, even Windows users were relatively safe since the malware had to be manually extracted from the iOS application package. Either way, Apple quickly removed it. iOS user "deesto" posted the following message in the Apple Support Communities forum in a post titled "apps reported as virus" (via CNET): In short, the app called "Instaquotes-Quotes Cards For Instagram" was being flagged by the user's antivirus as a worm.
While some argued this was a false positive, it was quickly confirmed the iOS package included a threat identified as Worm.VB-900 by ClamAV and Worm:Win32/VB.CB by Microsoft. The app in question had been in the App Store since July 19. Within hours of the report, Apple removed the app from the App Store. It's not entirely clear whether the malware's inclusion inside the app was done on purpose. Congressman Darrell Issa's call to the Internet's right side. High Technology Threat Brief (HTTB) Information Security information, news and tips – SearchSecurity.com. Credit breaches addressed in bill proposal. Information Security information, news and tips - SearchSecurity.com. High Technology Threat Brief (HTTB) Wireshark updates fix DoS vulnerabilities – The H Security: News and Features.
Eight to Be Charged With Phone-Hacking Offenses – Paul Sonne … Phishing campaign targets users in the Netherlands. Facebook opens engineering office in London - CNET.