Cludge - Slashdot User

Submission + - OS X iBotnet: Zombie Macs Launch DOS Attack

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Cludge

on Thursday April 16, 2009 @07:21PM

Cludge writes: "ZDNet has a story (and several related articles) about how Symantec has discovered evidence of an all-Mac based botnet that is actively involved in a DOS attack. Apparently, security on the exploited Macs (call them iBots?) was compromised when unwary users bit-torrented pirated copies of iWork 09 and Photoshop CS4 that contained malware. From the article: "They describe this as the "first real attempt to create a Mac botnet" and notes that the zombie Macs are already being used for nefarious purposes." Read the story here: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=3157"

Submission + - Mac Trojan prowls porn sites (computerworld.com)

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Cludge

on Thursday November 01, 2007 @03:36PM

Cludge writes: "As evidence that malware writers are taking more interest in Macs, a new Trojan has been spotted on porn sites. The trojan changes the Mac's DNS (Domain Name System) settings to redirect users to alternate or spoofed sites. From the article:

"The whole Trojan is relatively simple and works almost exactly the same as its brother for Windows," said Bojan Zdrnja, an analyst at Internet Storm Center (ISC) in a warning posted early Thursday. The DNSChanger exploit is well-known to Windows Trojan watchers. The bad guys are taking Mac seriously now," Zdrnja added. "This is a professional attempt at attacking Mac systems, and they could have been much more damaging.""

Comment Re:So (Score 1) 52

by Cludge on Tuesday October 02, 2007 @04:51PM (#20828741) Attached to: Slashdot Anniversary: Toronto, ON, CA

I will be there! Just moved up from the states. Glad to see an active Slash community here. I work in a department at U of T where no one's heard of Slashdot! It's pretty lonely for a programmer/geek!

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