SophosLabs has recently observed some cunning changes made by the authors of the dangerous banking malware ‘Vawtrak’. James Wyke explains.
Tag Archives: Botnet
SSCC 172 – Ransomware’s not dead! [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. News you can use!
Forget trick-or-treating – Kill a Zombie this Halloween
The crooks can’t have a botnet without the bots to join it. So let’s take their bots away! Killing computer zombies is the perfect sort of altruism: you help the global internet community simply by helping yourself.
How bots and zombies work, and why you should care
You probably have a firewall that blocks inbound network connections by default. So how come cybercrooks can send commands to your computer if it’s infected with a bot or zombie?
The “Dirty Dozen” SPAMPIONSHIP – who’s got the biggest zombie problem?
Our latest quarterly SPAMPIONSHIP charts are out, showing which countries have the most zombies, and therefore send the most spam. Take a look, and then ask yourself, “What can I do to help?” Simple: kill-a-zombie today!
The EPIC edition – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
One less opt-in app, one more Android virus, and a bunch of EPIC failures… All in this week’s 60 Second Security.
Snowden: NSA working on ‘MonsterMind’ cyberwar bot
The cyber defense system would instantly and autonomously neutralize foreign cyberattacks against the US and could also be used to launch retaliatory strikes. To do so, it would have to control and analyze all traffic entering the US – a chilling prospect that was the last straw, the whistleblower says. 
SSCC 160 – That’s not just any old malware – that’s a TRUE VIRUS! [PODCAST]
Ready for listening… Here’s this week’s Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast.
Android “Heart App” virus spreads quickly, author arrested within 17 hours
Q. How to attract the attention of the police if you’re a bored student on summer vacation? A. Write a virus that unleashes 20,000,000 SMSes, infects 100,000 devices, and steals personal data…
The data breach apocalypse that wasn’t – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Malware, spam and hacking – and not all bad news, either! Watch 60 Second Security for Aug 9, 2014…