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Sophos’ Senior Technology Consultant, Graham Cluley, has discovered a new phishing scam that has the potential to trick Apple fans into signing up for a mobile phone subscription service that charges them £4.50 (around 7 bucks) every week.
According to Cluley, scammers are hoping to catch you off guard w... |
9 January 2012
13:01 GMT |
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With the purpose of making an experiment, Sophos researchers obtained a number of 50 USB sticks lost by their former owners on the trains owned by Australian Rail Corporation New South Wales (RailCorp). Researchers analyzed the data and the pieces of malware found on them just to see how many contained infections and... |
7 December 2011
09:36 GMT |
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Sophos, the world renowned security services provider, released the latest variant of their endpoint security solution to incorporate some innovative technologies and new mechanisms to help companies in the fight against online threats.
An interesting component integrated in the latest product is the Sophos Patch As... |
6 December 2011
09:15 GMT |
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Sophos’ Graham Cluley is sounding the alarm on a new phishing scam targeting Apple ID holders. The emails, purporting to be from Apple’s support team, can be blocked as spam by the security vendor’s anti-malware products.Senior Technology Consultant at Sophos, Graham Cluley points your attention to ... |
1 December 2011
14:31 GMT |
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Lisa Vaas, writing for the Sophos Naked Security blog, is sounding the alarm over an iTunes malware scam that poses as a $50 iTunes gift certificate.“Criminals are banking on post-Thanksgiving turkey-eating coma and Black Friday shopping frenzy in the US to trick American internet users to click to through to m... |
24 November 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Sophos is sounding the alarm on OSX/Tsunami-A, a newly emerged backdoor Trojan horse for Mac OS X. The company’s senior technology consultant says it’s a dangerous one!The news comes high on the heels of another Trojan targeting Macs - Flashback, whose multiple variants masquerade as a Flash player instal... |
26 October 2011
07:34 GMT |
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Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos is signaling that Siri, the personal assistant in iOS 5, has been implemented with default settings that leaves phones vulnerable.Mr. Cluley, with whom I’ve had the pleasure to discuss Mac security issues on several occasions, reveals in a new blog entry tha... |
20 October 2011
09:37 GMT |
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Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, is sounding the alarm over a piece of malware that comes by way of a fake iPhone 5 email. Luckily for Mac users, the virus only targets unwary Windows PC owners.Coming off a bit of ironic - as the Apple-centric email leads to Windows PC malware - the scam is almo... |
4 October 2011
07:27 GMT |
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The built-in security solution of Windows 8, Windows Defender, managed to detect only half of the malicious code samples thrown at it in a very basic test by Chester Wisniewski, a senior security advisor at Sophos Canada. Wisniewski revealed that he installed the Windows Developer Preview in a virtual machine and te... |
30 September 2011
11:05 GMT |
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Apple has updated the Xprotect malware definitions for Mac OS X to flag a recently discovered Trojan, but Graham Cluley of Sophos advises Mac users to stay on the safe side and install antivirus software.Following the recent discovery of a new piece of malware targeting Macs, Graham Cluley, senior technology consulta... |
27 September 2011
07:51 GMT |
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A reputed security researcher has published the results of his analysis of Sophos' anti-malware solution and concluded that the product is substandard.In his report [pdf] entitled "Sophail: A Critical Analysis of Sophos Antivirus," Google security engineer Tavis Ormandy describes the multiple shortcomings he dis... |
6 August 2011
06:36 GMT |
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JailbreakMe, Comex’s iOS hack that exploits a PDF vulnerability to run unauthorized code on iPhones and iPads, could pose serious security threats, according to Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. However, the hole can be easily closed by users with a quick visit to the right place on Cydia.A... |
7 July 2011
04:04 GMT |
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Sophos customers experienced bogus malware warnings for content served from google-analytics.com yesterday, as a result of a bad definition issued by the security vendor.The company managed to rectify the issue within one hour since the false alarms started popping up, however, it might have taken more time until the... |
11 June 2011
02:08 GMT |
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With a new Mac Defender variant emerging hours after Apple’s Security Update 2011-003, we asked security software vendor Sophos “is it safe to say Cupertino is now engaging in its first ever cat and mouse game with cyber criminals?” “I think it's fair to say that Apple has never found it... |
2 June 2011
13:01 GMT |
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Trend Micro researchers are backing up anti-malware experts from Sophos in claiming that Microsoft's recently published SmartScreen numbers are of little relevance and might actually lead to a false sense of security.Starting with Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft has added an application reputation component to the... |
26 May 2011
07:22 GMT |
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Sophos has introduced Sophos Mobile Control, an extension to its data protection and endpoint security product lines, addressing a major pain point for businesses by safeguarding data on devices like iPhone and iPad, the security firm said.
According to the IT security and data protection company, a steady surge i... |
9 February 2011
10:10 GMT |
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In its latest annual security threat report UK antivirus vendor Sophos warns that social networking threats have been on an upward trend since the beginning of 2009.Being the world's largest social networking site, with over 600 million users as of January 2011, Facebook is one of the primary targets for cybercr... |
19 January 2011
06:34 GMT |
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For the past several years, security experts from Sophos have actively kept users informed about the latest malware threats and attacks on the Internet. However, consumers might not be familiar with the company's products, because the UK-based security vendor only caters to businesses and organizations.We recent... |
24 December 2010
12:01 GMT |
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An exclusive interview scored by Softpedia with Sophos’ senior technology consultant, Graham Cluley, reveals an expert’s opinion on the threat level faced by Mac users today.“Clearly Mac users need to protect against malware, but many of them are currently not running any anti-virus,” Cluley t... |
8 November 2010
05:55 GMT |
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UK-based security vendor Sophos has launched a full-featured free anti-malware solution for the Mac operating system, tailored to the needs of home consumers.The new Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition leverages the company's business-grade threat intelligence to protect Mac computers from all types of threat... |
2 November 2010
08:24 GMT |
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Sophos is literally blowing away competition with the announcement of a free Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac Home Edition which Mac owners are encouraged to download and install as soon as they get the chance to do so.Described by the security firm as a “Free anti-virus that works simply and beautifully. Just like yo... |
2 November 2010
06:54 GMT |
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Sophos has released a tool which can protect users against exploits that target a currently unpatched Windows vulnerability in the way shortcut icons are processed. The critical bug discovered earlier this month has already been adopted by a variety of malware families and that's only expected to increase.The ne... |
27 July 2010
11:18 GMT |
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According to a report recently released by security vendor Sophos, the United States hosted over 37% of the total amount of malware on the web in 2009. The prevalence of malicious programs hosted in China has significantly reduced during the past year, positioning the country in the third place after Russia.The top t... |
3 February 2010
11:01 GMT |
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The company operating bit.ly, the Internet's most popular URL shortening service, has enlisted the help of VeriSign, Websense and Sophos to protect its users from spam. Each of the vendors will provide bit.ly with fundamentally different URL checking technologies for what aims to be one of the most complete and ... |
1 December 2009
09:30 GMT |
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Sophos’ Graham Cluley has updated his blog with news that the author of the Ikee worm, emerged earlier this month, has gotten himself places, thanks to his malicious feat. Cluley doesn’t care much for the hacker and would rather see him pay for his actions, rather than get rewarded.“The author of th... |
26 November 2009
06:15 GMT |
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In a recent blog post, Sophos’ Paul Ducklin sounds the alarm over a new piece of iPhone malware that apparently uploads stolen data to a Lithuanian server, while each device is assigned a unique ID as a reference for the attackers. Although the intent of the worm is yet unclear, the virus apparently searches fo... |
24 November 2009
05:05 GMT |
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Microsoft has responded officially to claims that its latest iteration of the Windows client is vulnerable to eight out of 10 malware samples spreading in the wild. The Redmond company has responded to Sophos with the same solution offered by the security company, namely that end users should, in fact, make sure to r... |
9 November 2009
09:35 GMT |
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Security company Sophos has tested Windows 7 RTM and found that the latest iteration of the Windows client from Microsoft is vulnerable to no less than 8 out of 10 viruses currently spreading in the wild. The security outfit put a clean install of the gold edition of Windows 7, which hit store shelves worldwide... |
5 November 2009
03:50 GMT |
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If you're going to go out, at least go out with a bang. This seems to be Microsoft's motto for Windows Live OneCare, a security solution that, in the latest comparative tests performed by AV-Comparatives, managed to best almost all rival products, including offerings from Eset, BitDefender, Kaspersky, AVG, ... |
1 June 2009
09:47 GMT |
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Researchers from antivirus vendor Sophos warn that, during March, the operations of several rather popular websites hosted on legit domains could be affected by the update routines of the Conficker worm. The list includes a domain belonging to Southwest Airlines. The Conficker worm is one of the most successful worm... |
3 March 2009
03:55 GMT |
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Malware researchers from Sophos antivirus warn about a new technique employed by trojan downloaders in the form of fully-encrypted executables. Previous encrypted malware was keeping the PE header intact and only scrambling its body. Malware writers have historically proven innovative. In fact, the whole IT security... |
17 February 2009
06:51 GMT |
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Malware researchers from antivirus vendor Sophos warn of a new polymorphic virus called Scribble. Unfortunately, it doesn't only infect legitimate files on the system, but also corrupts many of them in such a way that it cannot be undone. The virus, which Sophos identifies as W32/Scribble-A, is related to other ... |
11 February 2009
08:23 GMT |
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Senior Technology Consultant Graham Cluley, from security company Sophos, has announced on his blog that Internet users are threatened yet again by a Mal/EncPk-DA infection. This translates into a Trojan:Win32/Tibs.gen!G, which is reported by Sophos to be an average threat to computers. Hackers always keep pace with ... |
13 August 2008
10:57 GMT |
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According to Sophos, company that specializes in endpoint security and control solutions, spam messages have started to circulate informing users (erroneously of course) that popular social networking site Facebook is used by the FBI in an effort to track people down. In order to get you hooked and open the spam mess... |
29 July 2008
09:36 GMT |
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A little while back we were reporting that a fake UPS invoice scam was going around, and that people who had sent parcels through UPS should be very careful about these spam messages. Well, it seems that the spammers have changed their MO and are now sending out messages that claim to be from the US Customs office.PC... |
28 July 2008
09:59 GMT |
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As of today, the 28th of July, Sophos Email Security and Control will be able to better fight botnet propagated spam through the use of Sender Genotype, a next-generation filtering technology. Sender Genotype, unlike traditional filters that rely only on prior information regarding the email sender, identifies aberra... |
28 July 2008
09:10 GMT |
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Sophos, company that specializes in endpoint security and control solutions, has publicly announced the fact that it plans to better its lead position in the information security industry by purchasing Ultimaco Safeware AG. In order to do so, Sophos is prepared to initiate a voluntary public takeover offer and purcha... |
28 July 2008
08:28 GMT |
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All types of Internet users, from large corporations to single individuals in Dubai, have to face a growing number of security threats, ranging from spam, to phishing and virus infections. This is something that security software provider Sophos has noticed all over the world, but in the case of the United Arab Emir... |
18 July 2008
08:44 GMT |
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The one thing that any PC owner must understand is that the fight against spam, viruses, and all sorts of malicious software seems to be a never ending one. Attackers are constantly coming up with new ways of fooling detection and further propagating their malware. As a matter of fact, the latest trend is to target v... |
18 July 2008
04:31 GMT |
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Out of all the countries in the world, the United States are the most affected by spam (say security companies like Sophos and ScanSafe), followed closely by China. MessageLabs, company that specializes in providing messaging and Internet security solutions, has recently put together a top 10 of the most spammed US ... |
17 July 2008
08:36 GMT |
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Sophos, a company that specializes in providing antivirus and antispam security solutions, has just released a new report regarding spam trends, and it seems that business spam is increasing. Spam traffic in June 2008 increased by 4.3%, reaching a total of 96.5%. Businesses have to contend with the fact that just 1 o... |
16 July 2008
11:01 GMT |
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Facebook has failed to provide the necessary security measures for the users that have specifically requested that information provided by them remains private. According to Sophos, company that specializes in providing antivirus and antispam security solutions, Facebook has accidentally made public the birth dates ... |
16 July 2008
09:09 GMT |
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All gamers must be warned that trying to access the US Sony PlayStation web page poses a security threat. According to Sophos (company that specializes in offering anti-spam and antivirus software solutions) an SQL injection vulnerability was exploited by hackers in order to put their malicious code on the web page. ... |
2 July 2008
10:23 GMT |
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Over the last couple of days, Sophos has detected a normal amount of spam messaging traffic. The spam messages informed you that you needed an "Important Windows Update", which is one of the oldest and best known tricks in the book, but in fact linked you to a malware spreading site. The intriguing thing is that the... |
1 July 2008
11:44 GMT |
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The latest "Patch Tuesday" brought us lots of patches supposed to fix security vulnerabilities discovered in Microsoft's products, including here Microsoft Office for Windows and for Mac, Windows, OneCare, Antigen and Windows Defender. Microsoft said that four of the patched vulnerabilities are critical, a fact ... |
14 May 2008
09:50 GMT |
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Sophos Antivirus, an important security application currently installed on a large number of computers, needs to be patched as soon as possible due a vulnerability found in it, according to several reports. At this time, the parent company is working on a fix, so an update should be released anytime soon. Security co... |
29 April 2008
17:31 GMT |
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Although this month may appear to be a calm and quiet period because no new dangerous threats have appeared, there are a lot of reports concerning spyware, Trojan horses and other type of infections that came out to find new vulnerable systems. But thanks to the security companies out there, our security products are... |
24 April 2008
11:05 GMT |
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Whatever you do, do not download Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows 7 from torrent trackers. Or anything else for that matter. Users that are looking for a free ride via peer-to-peer networks are at risk of getting a tad more than they bargained for, explained Billy McCourt, SophosLabs Security Researcher. McCourt... |
27 March 2008
15:39 GMT |
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True to the old school slogan of "you live and you learn," my lesson today is that despite the technological advancements, big nations are not those with the highest malware ratio per capita. Neither are they the ones with the highest average salary, but that's business talk and I'm not really big on that.C... |
11 March 2008
14:36 GMT |
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