Internet of Things

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Malware

Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool

Malware

Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool

Orbit Downloader by Innoshock is a popular browser add-on often used to download embedded videos from sites such as YouTube. But the popular add-on has disturbing hidden functions.

Aryeh Goretsky • 21 Aug 2013

Malware

"Dr Jekyll" apps can sneak into App Store by hiding their dark side, researchers claim

Malware

"Dr Jekyll" apps can sneak into App Store by hiding their dark side, researchers claim

Apps with a hidden “dark side” could sneak past Apple’s approval process, according to researchers at Georgia Tech. The researchers proved this theory using a malicious app which was approved and downloaded via App Store in March this year.

Rob Waugh • 19 Aug 2013

Malware

YouTube download plug-ins hijack browsers to deliver malware-laced adverts

Malware

YouTube download plug-ins hijack browsers to deliver malware-laced adverts

Two video plug-ins for YouTube hijack users visits to the site and insert extra adverts - some of which are being hijacked by “malvertisers”, sending users to fake adverts which attempt to infect their PCs.

Rob Waugh • 14 Aug 2013

Malware

Blackout warning: Philips “Smart lightbulbs” can be switched off by malware - and won't come back on

Malware

Blackout warning: Philips “Smart lightbulbs” can be switched off by malware - and won't come back on

Rob Waugh • 14 Aug 2013

Malware

Stop using Windows, Tor Project advises users after malware outbreak

Malware

Stop using Windows, Tor Project advises users after malware outbreak

The Tor Project has advised users of the anonymous browser to stop using Windows, in the wake of a malware attack which exploited a Firefox vulnerability in the Tor Browser Bundle.

Rob Waugh • 07 Aug 2013

Malware

“Worst of the worst” abuse images may be being used to spread Trojan, charity warns

Malware

“Worst of the worst” abuse images may be being used to spread Trojan, charity warns

Websites for businesses such as furniture stores have been hacked to host child pornography images - and the likely motivation is to spread malware, an internet charity has warned.

Rob Waugh • 06 Aug 2013

Malware

Identity-exposing malware on Tor "could be work of FBI"

Malware

Identity-exposing malware on Tor "could be work of FBI"

A malware outbreak which reveals the IP addresses of computer users has struck sites on the anonymous Tor network, including some said to host child pornography - with forum users suggesting that the outbreak might be the work of the FBI.

Rob Waugh • 05 Aug 2013

Malware

My Back Pages* - Virus Bulletin papers and articles

Malware

My Back Pages* - Virus Bulletin papers and articles

David Harley • 05 Aug 2013

Malware

Revealed: How a “malicious charger” infects iPhone with spyware in under a minute

Malware

Revealed: How a “malicious charger” infects iPhone with spyware in under a minute

Borrowing an iPhone charger - or using one in a public place - might be more risky than you think. Researchers from Georgia Tech showed off an attack this week which used a modified iPhone charger to infect an iPhone 5 with spyware in under a minute.

Rob Waugh • 01 Aug 2013