Comment They have phones in booths now? (Score 1) 267
Finally, I don't have to lug this cell phone around!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSWIhBO7Jc4
Submission + - Android Malware increased nearly 600% in Q3 (zdnet.com)
EliSowash writes: "Trend Micro has released their third quarter roundup report, and the attention-grabbing statistic seems to be the sudden leap in mobile malware.
Specifically, Trend Micro said that malware targeting Android increased nearly sixfold in Q3 2012 to approximately 175,000 malicious and "potentially dangerous" high-risk Android apps between July and September. The bulk of that was found to be adware, which Trend Micro lamented that people think of adware as typically "non-threatening."
A fine line exists between collecting data for simple advertising use and violating one's privacy. Because adware normally collect user information for legitimate purposes, they can serve as an effective means to gather more data than some would want to give out."
Specifically, Trend Micro said that malware targeting Android increased nearly sixfold in Q3 2012 to approximately 175,000 malicious and "potentially dangerous" high-risk Android apps between July and September. The bulk of that was found to be adware, which Trend Micro lamented that people think of adware as typically "non-threatening."
A fine line exists between collecting data for simple advertising use and violating one's privacy. Because adware normally collect user information for legitimate purposes, they can serve as an effective means to gather more data than some would want to give out."
Comment Re:Okay, I have to ask (Score 1) 11
Bow ties are cool.
Explain any cult following, really. Dr. Wholigans are just a bunch of like-minded weirdos who have a penchant for time traveling aliens with two hearts and funny blue boxes.
It's not a great sci-fi series, the awful special effects are sort of an inside joke with the audience, but it's lovable in its own ways.
Submission + - New State-Sponsered Malware "Gauss" making the rounds (wired.com)
EliSowash writes: "A newly uncovered espionage tool, apparently designed by the same people behind the state-sponsored Flame malware that infiltrated machines in Iran, has been found infecting systems in other countries in the Middle East, according to Kaspersky researchers. Gauss is a nation state sponsored banking Trojan which carries a warhead of unknown designation. Besides stealing various kinds of data from infected Windows machines, it also includes an unknown, encrypted payload which is activated on certain specific system configurations. Just like Duqu was based on the “Tilded” platform on which Stuxnet was developed, Gauss is based on the “Flame” platform."
Comment Re:Geeky yet classy (Score 1) 432
I used to work for a men's clothing company. I had to wear a suit every day. I wore it with Chuck Taylor's on my feet.
Later, I noticed the 10th doctor did too.
Submission + - 'Luckycat' Advanced Persistent Threat Campaign Building Android Malware (darkreading.com)
EliSowash writes: "The attackers behind the recent Luckycat APT-type attack campaign are in the process of developing malware aimed at the Android, a researcher with Trend Micro said in a presentation at Defcon last week. Luckycat, an attack campaign with ties to Chinese hackers that targets Indian and Japanese military research institutions and the Tibetan community, last year also began targeting Mac OS X users."
Comment Re:Sarcasm! (Score 1) 253
...delivering it's payload...
*its....sheesh
Comment Sarcasm! (Score 1) 253
That's quality craftsmanship, right there. In addition to delivering it's payload, the malware effs with with the target a little. Style over stealth FTW!
Comment Re:Most Macs are probably immune. (Score 1, Informative) 204
Eh? How do you figure? Macs run Apple's version of Java...which means, they'd dutifully execute this applet.
If you'd have said 'Mac users have to be running Rosetta in order to be infected' I'd give you your street cred back.
Submission + - New version of the MaControl trojan spotted in the wild (sans.edu)
EliSowash writes: "A new version of the MaControl malware has been reported in the wild. More information on the malware, its behaviour, and the attack campaign is available from Kaspersky Labs, who discovered this variant. As more malware authors become motivated to attack OS X it is likely that we will continue to see targeted attacks such as this in the future. Just like with PC malware, a combination of exploits and social engineering tricks are generally the most effective; it won’t be surprising to see a spike in such attacks soon.
MaControl has been mentioned before on Slashdot"
MaControl has been mentioned before on Slashdot"
Comment Re:Burying the lines (Score 1) 813
Citation needed.
That the overhead lines need more repairs may be true, but as vlm stated, the repairs are quick and cheap. I maintain that overhead lines, while prone to failure, are still the cheap route.
Comment Maybe it's not about the IP at all (Score 5, Insightful) 128
A little part of me wonders if the lawsuits are as much a strategic business plan to foil the competition. Y'know, like throwing around some bad press will dissuade investors, and a court ordered delay for a product's entrance to market in a particular region will cost the opponent so much in revenue, and allow the plaintiff time to get a foothold in the marketplace. Sort of 'gaming' the legal system to get a competitive edge, without so much concern for the outcome of the suit.
Comment In my best Professor Farnsworth: (Score 2) 936
"I don't want to live on this planet anymore"
Submission + - Stuxnet, Duqu, Flame Targeted pirated Windows Systems In Iran (darkreading.com)
EliSowash writes: "An oft-overlooked detail about Stuxnet, Duqu, and Flame is that the attacks all targeted Windows machines in Iran even though Windows isn't allowed to be sold there under U.S. export restriction laws.
Software piracy and smuggling are a big problem in countries, such as Iran, that are banned from many high technology imports under economic sanctions. Stopping those illegal activities in Iran and other trade-sanctioned countries is difficult and often unrealistic, leaving many U.S. vendors to come to accept that their software is pirated there."
Software piracy and smuggling are a big problem in countries, such as Iran, that are banned from many high technology imports under economic sanctions. Stopping those illegal activities in Iran and other trade-sanctioned countries is difficult and often unrealistic, leaving many U.S. vendors to come to accept that their software is pirated there."
Comment Re:How'd they catch it? (Score 1) 147
It gets donated to the Smithsonian
