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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:21:24 +0000

In another strange tale from the kinetic-attack-meets-cyberattack department, earlier this week I heard from a loyal reader in Brazil whose wife was recently mugged by three robbers who nabbed her iPhone. Not long after the husband texted the stolen phone — offering to buy back the locked device — he soon began receiving text messages stating the phone had been found. All he had to do to begin the process of retrieving the device was click the texted link and log in to the phishing page mimicking Apple’s site.

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February 24, 2017 admin

Fake FBI mail: “Send us $112 or we’ll lock your iCloud account”

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:12:36 +0000

Steer clear of this fake FBI message regarding your “locked” iCloud account. It’s nothing more than a get rich quick scam, and the people behind it are looking to cash in at your expense.

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Tags: Apple bitcoin email fbi icloud phish scam

MalwareBytes Security

February 23, 2017 admin

Mac ransomware on piracy sites

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:00:31 +0000

February has been a relatively busy month in the world of Mac malware, and now it has gotten busier with the appearance of the second piece of ransomware ever to affect macOS.

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Tags: Adobe Premier Pro Apple Findzip mac macOS malware Microsoft Office ransomware

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February 10, 2017 admin

Microsoft Office macro malware targets Macs

Macro malware have been around for quite some time, but have mostly just been a nuisance to Mac users. Unfortunately, that has now changed.

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Tags: Apple mac Macro malware malware Microsoft Office

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MalwareBytes Security

February 9, 2017 admin

MacDownloader malware targeting defense industry

Researchers Claudio Guarnieri and Collin Anderson recently discovered new Mac malware, which they have dubbed MacDownloader.

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Tags: Adobe Flash Player Apple mac MacDownloader macOS malware phishing spearphishing

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Security Wired

January 23, 2017 admin

The New iOS Update Fixes Big Security Holes, So Get It Now

Apple just released an iOS update full of security fixes that you need to jump on. The post The New iOS Update Fixes Big Security Holes, So Get It Now appeared first on WIRED.

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January 18, 2017 admin

New Mac backdoor using antiquated code

The first Mac malware of 2017 was discovered by an IT admin, who spotted some strange outgoing network traffic from a particular Mac. This led to the discovery of a new piece of malware unlike anything I’ve seen before and the first new piece of malware for the Mac in 2017.

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Tags: Apple Internet of Things IoT linux mac malware

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Kaspersky Security

January 18, 2017 admin

Kaspersky for Mac: More than just antivirus

Contrary to popular belief, viruses for Mac do exist. Other online threats put Mac users at risk as well. Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac can neutralize them all.