Facebook’s Android app suddenly started making a bid for superuser access. Conspiracy theories popped up like fungi. (It’s now fixed.)
Tag Archives: SophosLabs
Watch out: photo editor apps hiding malware on Google Play
Innocent-looking apps with ad clicker malware have bypassed Google’s safeguards
What’s so special about the SamSam ransomware? [VIDEO]
SamSam ransomware: fewer victims, but bigger disruption and a higher decryption price if you get caught. Here’s what to do to stay safe.
“SamSam” ransomware – a mean old dog with a nasty new trick
Ransomware is still about “pay up or your files get the chop.” But the crooks are learning how to squeeze you for larger sums of money…
The ransomware that says, “I don’t want money” – play a violent game instead!
Ransomware that lets you play to pay…
Jail for Russian man who distributed Citadel banking malware to thousands
Dimitry Belorossov infected 7000 computers with the notorious Citadel banking malware, which he used to steal banking credentials.
Why Word “macro malware” is back, and what you can do about it…
Cybercrooks have been getting back into VBA malware, or “macro viruses,” as they used to be called. We explain why, and give you 2 tips on what to do.
Virus Bulletin Conference – what’s changed in 25 years?
The discipline of computer security is barely a few decades old, yet the threats we face have already changed beyond belief. Virus Bulletin’s Martijn Grooten takes a look back, and forward.
Cybersquatter frenzy as Google becomes Alphabet without owning alphabet.com
Google’s big announcement this Monday that it was creating a new holding company called Alphabet took the business world by surprise, and cybersquatters have moved in to exploit confusion about the Alphabet domain name and website.
Black Hat 2015 – get your FREE SOCKS :-)
We don’t mean to be crassly commercial – and we aren’t – but if you’re attending Black Hat 2015, be sure to check out our socks. Blue Screen of Death socks…for real!