Here’s the latest episode of our weekly “Chet Chat” security podast. Chet and Duck take on the week’s news in their inimitable way…enjoy!
Tag Archives: Malware
Notes from SophosLabs: On the trail of rootkits and other malware
When an interesting new piece of malware makes the news, the first question people ask is usually, “How does it work? ” And that leaves us with the question behind the question: “How do you tell what it does?”
SSCC 172 – Ransomware’s not dead! [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. News you can use!
GATSO! Speed camera phish leads to CryptoLocker ransomware clone…
Recently, we came across an intriguing phishing campaign that combines two feared products of the information age. Gatsos (speed cameras) and ransomware, rolled into one attack!
“Dear ATM, kindly dispense 30 banknotes as a test” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s 60 Second Security video, for your viewing pleasure. From scammers to spammers in just one minute…
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!
SSCC 171 – Are you SURE that “1234” is a bad password? [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat podcast for your listening pleasure… Enjoy.
Arrests made after ‘specialist malware’ used in £1.6 million ATM heist
“Specialist malware” allowed a gang of crooks to empty the cash machines of large amounts of money, averaging over £30,000 per machine. Now, the police have made three arrests in connection with the incidents.