Scareware Targets Macs — MacSweeper
MacSweeper marks the first time a rouge “cleaning tool” has been developed and targeted to Mac users, indicating the platform is gaining enough users that it is catching the attention of malicious code writers, according to security firm F-Secure.
Windows users should already be aware of the rogue antivirus products, which use pop-ups and/or fake ‘scans’ to produce a list of “problems” that sound really scary or important (thus the moniker “scareware) — if you purchase the product to ‘solve’ the issues, your problems have just begun.
This is simply a version targeting Mac users.
Here is a video from F-Secure explaining the details and methods used.
Yes, all you Apple fans.. it’s time to stop thinking you’re immune from hackers, cybercriminals, and malware.
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$250K Reward Offered In Fiber Vandals Case
AT&T has increased its reward to $250,000 for information that will help law enforcement arrest and convict vandals who cut the company’s fiber-optic cables in San Jose, Calif., on Thursday. Anyone with information or tips is being asked to call 408-947-STOP.
See, Internet backbone runs on a prayer
[a brief aside: The media keeps referring to this as “vandalism”, and the cops are calling it “felony vandalism” (due to the cost of the damages), but does anyone else think the proper word is “sabotage”?]
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