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Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Apple ID Data, Kaspersky Warns

Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Apple ID Data, Kaspersky Warns | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Cybercriminals Increasingly Target Apple ID Data, Kaspersky Warns

 

In addition, in some cases, crooks that attempt to phish out Apple IDs also try to gain access to payment card details.

 

===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===

 


Via Gust MEES
Gust MEES's curator insight, June 21, 2013 8:32 AM

 

===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===

 

Learn more: 

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

Gust MEES's curator insight, June 21, 2013 8:38 AM

 

===> As Apple’s popularity grows, it becomes a more and more tempting target for malicious cyber schemes. <===

 

Learn more: 

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

 

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Mac Spyware Found at Oslo Freedom Forum

Mac Spyware Found at Oslo Freedom Forum | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it

 

The Oslo Freedom Forum is an annual event "exploring how best to challenge authoritarianism and promote free and open societies."

 

This year's conference (which took place May 13-15) had a workshop for freedom of speech activists on how to secure their devices against government monitoring.

 

During the workshop, Jacob Appelbaum actually discovered a new and previously unknown backdoor on an African activist's Mac.

Our Mac analyst (Brod) is currently investigating the sample.

It's signed with an Apple Developer ID.


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Help protect yourself from signed malware in OS X

Help protect yourself from signed malware in OS X | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
With the discovery of malware signed with a valid Apple ID, here are some steps you can take to help prevent the remote chance of any such programs infecting your computer. Read this article by Topher Kessler on CNET.

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Hackers To Manage Your Apple ID, If Caught From Phishing Bait

Hackers To Manage Your Apple ID, If Caught From Phishing Bait | Latest Social Media News | Scoop.it
Phishers appear to have concentrated their fire on a relatively new target: Apple IDs.

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