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Infected machines, not blank-eyed shuffling fanbois
The Mac-specific Flashback Trojan created a zombie army of 550,000 Mac machines by exploiting a Java hole that Apple only patched on Tuesday, six weeks after Microsoft plugged it up on Windows machines.
Additional payloads downloaded by the malware included a ===> data-stealing Trojan that attempts to lift passwords and banking information from Safari as well as a search-hijacking tool. <===
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More than 600,000 Macs -- most in the U.S. and Canada -- are infected with the Flashback trojan virus, according to an antivirus company.
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F-Secure:
Trojan-Downloader:OSX/Flashback.I connects to a remote site to download its payload; on successful infection, the malware modifies targeted webpages displayed in the web browser.
Read more: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/trojan-downloader_osx_flashback_i.shtml
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Facebook login credentials could be lifted from smartphones because the site is not encrypting the sensitive data on iOS and Android devices.
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Der kürzlich entdeckte Trojaner hat binnen weniger Tage über 550.000 Mac-Rechner infiziert und zu Mitgliedern eines mittlerweile stillgelegten Botnetz gemacht.
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Apple hat ein Sicherheits-Update für seine Java-Implementierung aus Mac OS X bereit gestellt. Damit schließt Apple auch eine Sicherheitslücke, die bereits durch Schädlinge ausgenutzt wird.
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More than half a million Macs are infected with the data-stealing Flashback Trojan, according to new analysis.
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Flashback est-il le premier malware à connaitre "un certain succès sur Mac" ?
Flashback est-il le premier malware à connaitre "un certain succès sur Mac" ? Alors qu'Apple a enfin bouché la faille qu'il exploitait dans Java (lire : Mise à jour Java pour OS X Lion et Snow Leopard), l'éditeur russe d'anti-virus, Doctor Web, affirme que les différentes variantes de Flashback ont infecté plus de 550 000 Macintosh.
Sur Twitter, l'éditeur a dans la foulée revu ce chiffre à la hausse et parle de 600 000 Mac touchés.
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Doctor Web exposes 550 000 strong Mac botnet
Doctor Web—the Russian anti-virus vendor—conducted a research to determine the scale of spreading of Trojan BackDoor.Flashback that infects computers running Mac OS X.
Now BackDoor.Flashback botnet encompasses more than 550 000 infected machines, most of which are located in the United States and Canada. This once again refutes claims by some experts that there are no cyber-threats to Mac OS X.
Systems get infected with BackDoor.Flashback.39 after a user is redirected to a bogus site from a compromised resource or via a traffic distribution system. JavaScript code is used to load a Java-applet containing an exploit.
Doctor Web's virus analysts discovered a large number of web-sites containing the code.
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Apple has shipped a Java update for Mac operating systems with 12 security fixes, including one that plugs a hole exploited by a recent variant of the Flashback malware.
===> UPDATE!!! <===
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Une révision Java pour OS X Lion est disponible [1.0/2012-001 - 64 Mo Mo - OS X 10.7] ainsi que pour Snow Leopard [1.0 - Update 7 - 76 Mo - OS X 10.6]. Elle apporte des correctifs de sécurité et d'autres participant à sa stabilité.
===> Cette mise à jour comble tout particulièrement une importante faille exploitée par un malware qui pouvait être récupéré depuis un site web et capable ensuite d'exécuter avec les droits d'administrateur un applet Java contenant un code nuisible... <===
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Enterprise users of Java for the Mac OS X should ensure their machines are updated with the latest security patch from Apple, released Tuesday.
The update, for both Lion (10.7.3) and Snow Leopard (10.6.8) versions of the platform, closes a dozen holes in Java 1.6.0_29, "the most serious of which may allow an untrusted Java applet to execute arbitrary code outside the Java sandbox," according to Apple.
That presumably refers to CVE-2012-0507, which researchers at F-Secure said Monday was being used to spread the latest variant of the password-stealing Flashback trojan.
===> Computers can be infected simply by users visiting a malicious web page, a scenario known as a drive-by download. <===
===> UPDATE!!! <===
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Unfortunately, Mac users haven't received a patch for that particular vulnerability since Apple hasn't yet ported it to Java for Macs. In addition to all that, there are rumors that an exploit for another unpatched Java flaw is being offered for sale on online forums.
===> The researchers advise Mac users to disable their Java client for the time being in order to avoid infection. <===
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More than half a million Apple computers have been infected with the Flashback Trojan, malware designed to steal personal information.
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Cyberkriminelle entdecken vermehrt auch Macs. Laut dem russischen IT-Security-Spezialisten Dr. Web sollen sich weltweit 600'000 Macs mit dem Flashback-Trojaner infiziert haben.
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Apple users will be suffering a crisis of faith, as it was revealed its faith-based security system failed to prevent over 600,000 Macs around the world from being compromised by the Flashback Trojan.
Apple has now released a patch that should squash the vulnerability. Whether or not Apple users will rush to protect their machines is another matter. Earlier this week, Sophos' Graham Cluley urged users to be vigilant. There had been a "flood of Mac malware activity" against users in mid-2011, with a steady stream since.
===> "Especially as there are free Mac anti-virus options available, you really have nothing to lose". <===
===> NOBODY IS PERFECT!!! <===
Read more: http://news.techeye.net/security/600000-macs-compromised-by-flashback-botnet#ixzz1rAgKQUW6
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Le cheval de Troie ‘Flashback’ aurait regroupé 600.000 ordinateurs Mac contaminés dans un botnet mondial, en ce compris des Mac à Cupertino même.
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Flashback malware appears to have infected computers in Apple's HQ...
The infamous Flashback malware has successfully infected over half a million Mac computers according to Russian security firm Dr. Web.
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Dr. Web indique que plus d'un demi-million d'utilisateurs OS X font partie d'un botnet.
Un iBotnet est-il en cours de formation ? Les réseaux d'ordinateurs zombies sont plus fréquemment constitués de machines Windows infectées, mais le cheval de Troie Flashback sous ses diverses formes a dans l'idée de faire pareil avec des ordinateurs sous OS X.
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Russian researchers have discovered a botnet of more than 600,000 Macs. Yes, Macs -- you know, those things that don't get malware.
Russian researchers have discovered a botnet of more than 600,000 Macs. Yes, Macs -- you know, those things that don't get malware. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is coming under heavy criticism for its slow response to known vulnerabilities and for perpetuating the myth that OS X is malware-free.
In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count the cost.
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The Mac Flashback trojan has reportedly infected more than half a million Macs, according to one antivirus firm, and the number just keeps going up.
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In the face of new threats aimed at OS X, a security expert has warned that Mac users may be even more vulnerable than Windows users.
Because Windows users are more likely to be running up-to-date anti-virus programs, Graham Cluley of Sophos says that many Mac users are missing a "valuable safety net".
In the face of several new threats targeting Mac OS X that have been discovered in recent weeks, Mac users should make sure that they have some form of protection, Cluley said. However, keeping your computer safe from cybercriminals isn't just a case of having anti-virus programs installed - it's about making sensible choices as well.
As we have seen on the Windows platform, the majority of the attacks do not exploit any weakness in the operating system but instead take advantage of the bug in people's brains.
===> Mac users can be just as easily duped as their Windows cousins into making poor choices, and could end up infected as a result, Cluley told Macworld. <===
Use antivirus programs!
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An email purportedly sent by Apple and offering to long term customers the possibility of buying a gift card worth a 100 Australian dollars for the price of 9 has been targeting Australian Apple devotees, warns Hoax-Slayer.
Dear Apple Customer, Apple is rewarding its long-term customers," states the email, then continues:
Your loyalty for our products made you eligible for buying an Apple Discount Card. With this only 9 AU$ Discount Card you will have 100 AU$ credit at any Australian Apple Store or on [Link] To acquire your Apple Discount Card please click here [Link]
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On évoquait hier le retour du cheval de Troie Flashback, dont la dernière variante infecte les Mac par l'intermédiaire d'une faille Java - une faille corrigée depuis un moment par Oracle, mais qu'Apple tarde à mettre à disposition des des utilisateurs. Cupertino a t-il pris le pouls de la menace ?
===> Il est en tout cas assez singulier de voir justement tomber une mise à jour de Java pour Mac OS X, numérotée 1.6.0_31 ! <===
===> Apple ne fait pas mention de ce fameux ver, mais indique que cette version apporte des améliorations de compatibilité, sécurité et fiabilité. La mise à jour, à récupérer via le mécanisme traditionnel des préférences système, pèse 66 Mo. <===
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Apple responds to Flashback malware development with a Java update in less than a week.
Following the recent Flashback malware developments for OS X where unpatched vulnerabilities in the latest Java runtime for OS X were being exploited, Apple has issued an update that brings Java up-to-date and patches these vulnerabilities.
===> UPDATE!!! <===
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