Cyber crims smash through Windows into the great beyond – Register

Cyber crims smash through Windows into the great beyond
Register
The most sophisticated malware types seen to date, from Stuxnet to Flame, were Windows based. But a host of examples hint that both data-stealing malware and financial Trojans have started showing a fondness for Apple Macs. Although it is supposed to

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A Hacker Is Using Find My iPhone To Hold iPhones, iPads, And Mac Devices Hostage In Australia

Mac, iPhone, and iPad owners across Australia are reporting that their devices have been digitally held hostage by a hacker, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The hacker, who goes by the name Oleg Pliss, is using Apple’s Find My iPhone feature to …
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Hackers Remotely Locking Some Macs and iOS Devices in Australia for Ransom

A number of iOS and Mac users in Australia are reporting a growing issue on Apple’s support forums (via The Age) in which hackers are locking iPhones, iPads and Macs remotely through iCloud. Compromised devices are also displaying warning messages offering …
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Computer security – The Economist

Computer security
The Economist
ABOUT 1.3 billion people use one or other version of Microsoft's Windows operating systems, and well over a billion have downloaded Mozilla's Firefox web browser. Minor variations aside, every copy of these products—like all other mass-market …

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