Trevor Mogg reports: While Apple says it so far has no evidence suggesting that malware-infected apps discovered recently in its iOS store have stolen personal data or caused any other issues for users, it’ll nevertheless be contacting anyone who’s downloaded one or more of the infected apps with advice on what steps to take. Read…
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Malvertising Attack Hits Realtor.com Visitors
Jerome Segura reports: As the debate about online ads is raging thanks to Apple’s introduction of ad blockers in its App Store, malvertising keeps on striking high profile sites. The latest victim is popular real estate website realtor.com, ranked third in its category with an estimated 28 million monthly visits according to SimilarWeb. People browsing the site in the last…
FireEye: Forbes.com served malicious ads to visitors
Steve Ragan reports: In a blog post, researchers from FireEye have outlined a malvertising campaign that was running on Forbes.com earlier this month, which led visitors to landing pages ran by the Neutrino and Angler exploit kits. The attacks were triggered on a handful of articles, but the logs released by FireEye show that none…
Algerian hacker: Hero or hoodlum?
Dalia Hatuqa reports: Depending on who you ask, Hamza Bendelladj is either a Robin Hood-esque hero or a cyber-age hoodlum. The 27-year-old Algerian computer science graduate will be sentenced on Tuesday in a US court for using a computer virus to steal money from more than 200 American banks and financial institutions. He then reportedly gave millions…
AU: Townsville adult store blackmailed by hackers
Chris McMahon reports: Queensland’s oldest sex shop has been held to ransom by hackers who infected the store’s computers, locking down all its files with a highly sophisticated malware. Hackers hit Charters Towers Rd adult shop Sweethearts early on Friday morning through an email that infected the store’s servers, holding their data to ransom until…
Apple cleaning up iOS App Store after first major attack
Jim Finkle reports: Apple Inc APPL.O said on Sunday it is cleaning up its iOS App Store to remove malicious iPhone and iPad programs identified in the first large-scale attack on the popular mobile software outlet. The company disclosed the effort after several cyber security firms reported finding a malicious program dubbed XcodeGhost that was…