Tag: TROJANHORSE

Back in January, an Israeli hit squad assassinated Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh at a hotel in Dubai. Presumably operating under Mossad, the 11 assassins disguised themselves as tennis players in order to gain access to the hotel and do the deed, but, according to a new investigative report from GQ, they used a decidedly 21st-century technique to track their target. According to investigative ...

Share Yesterday afternoon, a massive virus hit e-mail accounts across the world, including those at major corporations like ABC/Disney, Google, Coca-Cola and NASA. According to ABC News, the trojan virus spread through e-mails with subject lines that read 'Here You Have,' while other versions of the worm were hidden under subject lines like 'This is The Free Dowload Sex Movies,you can find it ...

If you're an avid reader or a compulsive video-on-demand customer, chances are that your inbox sees a pretty regular flow of e-mails from Amazon. Not all of them, though, are legit. A recent wave of malware has been sneaking its way into inboxes, under the guise of Amazon's trustworthy name. The e-mails appear to be order confirmations from the online store, but beneath that facade lies a nasty ...

A man used hacking software to steal more than $100,000 from banking and brokerage accounts over a six-month period in 2007, according to Macworld. Alexey Mineev recently plead guilty to one count of money laundering in U.S. District Court. Mineev stole account numbers and passwords from users with a Trojan horse, which can pose as anything from a security patch to a screensaver. Then, he wired ...

Quite a number of no-goodniks who thought they'd save a few bucks by downloading a pirated version of iWork '09 have gotten more than they'd bargained for -- in the form of a Trojan Horse called OSX.Trojan.iServices.A. This guy installs itself in the computer's startup as root, and once in place it can connect to a remote server and broadcast its location, allowing malicious users to take ...

Yeah, we know, it always seems like another day, another virus around these parts, but we feel it's our duty to keep you informed of any threats to your security (ID theft, computer viruses, etc). So, we hope you're paying attention to yet another warning of a nasty virus that uses some seriously deceitful means to trick you. The latest is a series of trojan viruses that show up in your ...

The next time you upload pictures from your birthday bash or post comments to your favorite social networking site, you may be doing more than putting your reputation on the line and online. You may also be exposing your bank account data to a pretty sneaky Trojan horse. A Trojan horse called Sinowal, which to date has gathered more than 500,000 online bank accounts, may be one of the most ...

Last month we reported on a new tactic being used by phishers, those shameless people wanting your private info and access to your PC. They were sending out spam that looked like stunning news headlines in the hopes that you'd be suckered into clicking. Now, they're getting a little more cunning, going for somewhat less sensational headlines and more official looking e-mails that are even ...