FBI director James Comey has stuck to the bureau’s conclusion that the North Korean government is behind the mammoth cyber attack on Sony Pictures, giving out a few more crumbs to explain his conviction.
Tag Archives: Malware
Thunderstrike – new Mac “ueberrootkit” could own your Apple forever
Security researcher Trammell Hudson wondered how deeply you could embed a rootkit into a Mac. Forget hacking the kernel, or even the boot sector…what about targeting the Boot ROM chip itself?
SSCC 180 – Surely zero-days come from cybercrooks, not from Silicon Valley? [PODCAST]
Enjoy the first 2015 episode of our popular weekly security podcast. In this episode: zero-day politics, leaky security features, Bitcoin news, and a shout out to our New Year #sophospuzzle winners!
Malware infection suspected at ISC, providers of the BIND DNS server software
The Internet Systems Consortium, better known as ISC, thinks it might have had a malware infection. An insecure installation of WordPress seems to be behind the problem…
From Facebook, through iPhones and Androids, to Macs – make the safest start to 2015!
Are you looking to turn over a new security leaf yourself in 2015, or trying to convince your friends and family to do so? Here are some great places to start…
Can malware and hackers really cause giant physical disasters?
Could you really have a hacker or malware initiated meltdown? Yes, says the 2014 report of the German Office for Information Security…
3 tips for a quieter Christmas than Sony
What can you do so that, when your users return from vacation, you reduce the chance of a ‘Sony moment’ all of your own? Here’s our advice…
Information-stealing ‘Vawtrak’ malware evolves, becomes more evasive
SophosLabs has recently observed some cunning changes made by the authors of the dangerous banking malware ‘Vawtrak’. James Wyke explains.
Don’t let the Grinch steal Christmas: how to avoid festive fraudsters
Take a little more time to record what you’ve bought, from who or where, and how much it cost – and don’t let your guard slip at this hectic time of year.
12 Days competition: Day 7 – Was it Gameover for CryptoLocker?
Can you work out the answer to our question in Day 7 of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?