Naked Security - Sophos

Technical paper - Fake anti-virus: The journey from Trojan to a persistent threat

Anna Brading — Wed, 16 May 2012 16:44:17 +0000

Fake anti-virus is one of the largest families of malware in recent history. In this technical paper, Jagadeesh Chandraiah takes a look at how scareware has evolved over the last three and a half years into what it is today.

Free Sophos Anti-Virus app for your Android

Carole Theriault — Wed, 16 May 2012 14:45:22 +0000

To help you better safeguard your Android phone and tablet, Sophos just published Sophos Mobile Security for Android in Google Play. Oh, and it's free!

Fake anti-virus disguises used by Android malware

Graham Cluley — Wed, 16 May 2012 13:52:15 +0000

The Android malware threat is growing. And it's no surprise to see similar social engineering tricks that have worked on other operating systems in the past also being used on the Android platform.

Magic mirror on the wall, what's the best smartphone of all?

Carole Theriault — Wed, 16 May 2012 11:13:13 +0000

Until last week, iPhone's Siri would respond to "What is the best smartphone?" with - gulp - iPhone's competitor Nokia Lumia 900. This "bug" has now been fixed by Apple, but Nokia are making sure everyone is aware that Apple is overriding the software.

Global Payments breach continues to bewilder, accusations abound

Chester Wisniewski — Tue, 15 May 2012 23:20:00 +0000

The fallout from the breach of payment card processor Global Payments continues to widen, yet more information does not bring more clarity. Banks are uncovering more fraud related to the incident, but information about the theft is not being released by Global Payments.

Rihanna sex video trap used by Facebook scammers.. again

Graham Cluley — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:19:01 +0000

You would think that if there had been a widespread scam on Facebook two months ago, that it wouldn't be capable of spreading using identical wording now, wouldn't you? Sadly, it seems the answer is "no".

Seeing ads on Wikipedia? You may have malware

Graham Cluley — Tue, 15 May 2012 13:24:27 +0000

Wikipedia warns its millions of users about how cybercriminals can inject adverts into webpages.

Two men rob internet cafe at gunpoint, but forget to log out of Facebook first

Graham Cluley — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:31:34 +0000

You don't have to be a criminal to realise that it's important to protect your Facebook account. So remember not to leave it open for anyone to access on an unattended computer.

Judge ordering blocks to Pirate Bay is corrupt, says Pirate Party founder

Lisa Vaas — Tue, 15 May 2012 10:30:01 +0000

The judge who ordered blocks to Pirate Bay sites is alleged to have 1) a history of handing down verdicts that violate free speech and 2) been making some cash on the side by teaching alongside the plaintiff in an anti-piracy course.

The full AusCERT 2012 #sophospuzzle - cut, paste, solve, NERF!

Paul Ducklin — Tue, 15 May 2012 07:00:59 +0000

Here is the full text of the #sophospuzzle from this year's AusCERT T-shirt. Cut, paste, solve and get in the running to win a NERF gun.