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An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Posted on March 16th, 2016 at 2:54 PM EDT
Ransomware – malicious software that encrypts your files and then demands payment to unlock them – has become a major scourge of the Windows world.
Mac users just had their first brush with such threats last week, with the appearance of the KeRanger ransomware. However, shortly before KeRanger, I encountered a ransomware event in the Mac world far worse than anything seen for Windows.
This hack seems to have turned an iMac into an expensive paperweight.
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First Mac ransomware spotted
Posted on March 7th, 2016 at 6:16 AM EDT
On Saturday, Apple quietly added detection of something called “KeRanger” to the XProtect anti-malware definitions in OS X. It was revealed on Sunday by Claud Xiao of Palo Alto Networks that KeRanger is the first real Mac ransomware, and it’s not just theoretical. It’s in the wild.
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FBI ransomware “virus” rampant
Posted on July 15th, 2013 at 9:28 AM EDT
There have been many reports among Mac users recently of being “infected” with an FBI ransomware “virus,” telling them that their computer has been seized and that they have to pay money to get it unlocked. Fortunately, from the reports I’ve been getting, there is no indication that this is actually Mac malware of any kind. It’s simply an obnoxious browser pop-up, displayed via JavaScript, in an attempt to fool people into paying.
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New Mac backdoor malware: Eleanor
Posted on July 6th, 2016 at 9:34 AM EDT
A new piece of malware for Mac OS X has been discovered, according to a blog post from Bitdefender.
This malware, which Bitdefender is calling Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor, is only the second piece of true Mac malware spotted so far in 2016, the first being the KeRanger ransomware. (Of course, this is not taking the widespread and increasing plague of Mac adware into account.)
Australians getting locked out of iOS devices
Posted on May 26th, 2014 at 5:50 PM EDT
There is a rapidly-growing topic on Apple’s forums right now in which Australians seem to be having iOS devices getting locked remotely. The affected devices are displaying a message claiming that they have been hacked by “Oleg Pliss” and demanding that a $100 USD payment be sent to a particular Paypal account.
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Malware Dictionary
Posted on August 27th, 2013 at 11:11 AM EDT
The following is (hopefully) a fairly comprehensive dictionary of all malware-related terms. I have probably omitted something, and will revise this dictionary over time. If you feel that I have omitted something, or have gotten something wrong, please feel free to e-mail me to discuss it.
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