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Latest Mac Malware Attack Is a Wake-Up Call for OS X Users

Apr 17, 2012 | Macintosh Viruses and Trojans

By Christina Bonnington Mac users were once relatively insulated from malware attacks, if only because their OS platform didn’t attract the attention of criminals. But now a spike in security threats is making it clear that the bad guys are no longer ignoring...

Fighting the OSX/Flashback Hydra

Apr 16, 2012 | Macintosh Viruses and Trojans

by Pierre-Marc Bureau Senior Malware Researcher The biggest Mac botnet ever encountered, the OSX/Flashback botnet, is being hit hard. On April 12th, Apple released a third Java update since the Flashback malicious code outbreak. This update includes a new tool called...

Malware Masquerading as Angry Birds Game

Apr 16, 2012 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans

Security software vendor Sophos and game maker Rovio warn about a Trojan horse pretending to be the popular Angry Birds Space game. Malware authors are using the popularity of the Angry Birds series of games as a way to infect the smartphones of users who download the...

LuckyCat Malware Threat Targets Macs through Word

Apr 16, 2012 | Macintosh Viruses and Trojans

By Jeff Gamet Mac users are facing a new malware threat called LuckyCat, fresh on the tail of Flashback. This new trojan targets a security flaw in Microsoft Word to spread its malware payload via Java exploits. Costin Raiu from Kaspersky Lab said in a SecureList blog...

Lessons for IT, Apple in Flashback brouhaha

Apr 16, 2012 | Macintosh Viruses and Trojans

By Ryan Faas While the number of Macs infected by the Flashback malware is seemingly in decline now, the security reverberations for Apple continue. The discovery of the botnet a couple of weeks ago — and Apple’s response — has prompted criticism by...

Malware Masquerading as Angry Birds Game

Apr 15, 2012 | Adware, Spyware and Trojans

Security software vendor Sophos and game maker Rovio warn about a Trojan horse pretending to be the popular Angry Birds Space game. Malware authors are using the popularity of the Angry Birds series of games as a way to infect the smartphones of users who download the...

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Latest Mac Malware Attack Is a Wake-Up Call for OS X Users

Fighting the OSX/Flashback Hydra

Malware Masquerading as Angry Birds Game

LuckyCat Malware Threat Targets Macs through Word

Lessons for IT, Apple in Flashback brouhaha

Malware Masquerading as Angry Birds Game