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Stuxnet still out of control at Iranian nuke facilities

hotair.com

December 9, 2010

Old theory: Stuxnet is a fiendishly clever mega-virus designed by an elite team of U.S./Israel hackers to basically explode Iran's nuclear facilities from the inside.

New theory: Stuxnet is an alien computer code passed to U.S. intelligence by cyborg time travelers who journeyed here through the Matrix to save our world from Iranian nuclear aggression before it's. too. late. Media theory: Stuxnet is something Obama and Hillary came up with in their spare time while messing around on the computer, because they're just that smart and capable. Nothing can be ruled in or out, my friends.

Hallmark Card Malware run with a little bit of a difference

blog.commtouch.com

December 6, 2010

We detected a new email run of malware and released definition files for it. We call it W32/Trojan2.NLUQ. The email is a bit unusual in its presentation.

It grabs scripts and graphics from the Hallmark page which it will display in your email client. All of the clickable links in the email points to the Hallmark site. The catch is twofold. First it asks you to forward the email to 7 people and it has a malware attachment.

Not a "Halmark" Greetings Card

blog.commtouch.com

November 29, 2010

With the holiday season just around the corner we were not surprised to receive some greeting card emails. Viewing the "from address" of the email as shown below gives a hint that it's truly spam. The email is from "Halmark Greetings"?

"Halmark" with a single 'L'? The correct spelling is of course 'Hallmark' (the largest manufacturer of greeting cards in the United States). De-obfuscating the code shows the real intention of the attacker - downloading and executing malware through exploits. The malware exploits a range of vulnerabilities in RealPlayer, JAVA, Flash Player and Adobe Reader.

Drive-by ransomware attack demands $120

nakedsecurity.sophos.com

November 26, 2010

Malicious hackers are spreading the ransomware, which encrypts media and Office files on victim's computers, in an attempt to extort $120.

In a nutshell - you can't access your files because the malicious code has encrypted them (in our observations, the whole file isn't encrypted - just the first 10% or so), and the hackers want you to pay the ransom if you want your valuable data back. The attack, which Sophos detects as Troj/Ransom-U, changes your Windows desktop wallpaper to deliver the first part of the ransom message.

Man loses $20 million after taking laptop for repair

itworld.com

November 11, 2010

A New York couple have been charged with defrauding a wealthy musician to the tune of $20 million (£12.3 million) after he innocently visited their computer servicing company to have a virus removed from his laptop.

According to police, the pair were able to convince Davidson that the virus was in fact a symptom of a much larger plot in which he was being menaced by government intelligence agencies, foreign nationals and even priests associated with Catholic organisation, Opus Dei.

Using unicode to trick users to install malware

blog.commtouch.com

November 10, 2010

A unicode code inserted into a filename makes it look like a legitimate doc or xls - but it contains malware.

Authorities Nab More ZeuS-Related Money Mules

krebsonsecurity.com

November 8, 2010

In Wisconsin, police arrested two young men who were wanted as part of a crackdown...on money mules who were in the United States on J1 student visas. The men...are thought to have helped transfer money overseas that was stolen from U.S. organizations wit

Adobe patches 11 holes in Shockwave Player

h-online.com

October 29, 2010

Adobe has published a security update for its Shockwave Player to close eleven security holes. One is a hole that was made known a week ago...demo exploit is already in circulation for the known Shockwave hole.

CCM - Our Threat Indices in the Security Intelligence Report

blogs.technet.com

October 29, 2010

It's worth mentioning that MSRT, like all Windows security updates, is available to all Windows systems regardless of license state - MSRT removes the prevalent threats to help improve the security of the Internet for all users.

Ed: Interestingly, it seems that you're more likely to be infected if you're in a Spanish-speaking country. Why? Piracy? Racial or regional targeting? Skillset?

Microsoft Security Essentials is fake

f-secure.com

October 22, 2010

Actually, Microsoft Security Essentials is not fake. It's a real antivirus product from Microsoft. However, there's a rogue security product out there that claims to be "Microsoft Security Essentials"...

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