Tag: extortion
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Mac malware undetected for years allows webcam photos, key-logging, and more
A mysterious piece of malware that gives attackers surreptitious control over webcams, keyboards, and other sensitive resources…
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Teenage cyber hacker Adam Mudd jailed for global attacks
A computer hacker has been jailed for two years for masterminding global online attacks…
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How to protect your Apple iCloud account from hackers
There’s more than enough reason to exercise caution…
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How to protect your iCloud account, as some hacked credentials confirmed valid
While the available evidence suggests that hackers have not gained direct access to more than 600 million…
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Apple: ‘Turkish Crime Family’ hackers did not breach iCloud, usernames and passwords likely obtained from compromised third-parties
Apple is reassuring customers that its systems have not been breached while a hacker, or hackers…
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Hackers threaten to wipe millions of iPhones and iCloud accounts if Apple doesn’t pay up by April 7th
A hacker or group of hackers is apparently trying to extort Apple over alleged access to a large cache of iCloud…
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How to completely disable your Mac’s FaceTime camera
Some of the more privacy conscious Mac users out there might put tape over their webcam or use apps…
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Why you should cover up your Mac’s iSight camera
As it happens a few high-profile folks have been spotted covering their webcams, including F.B.I. Director James Comey…
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Newly discovered Mac/Linux malware ‘Fruitfly’ watches your every move
A Mac malware that’s been spying on biomedical research centers may have been circulating undetected for years
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How to keep your Mac’s camera from spying on you, no tape required
You’re being watched through your hacked computer or phone or through a hijacked surveillance camera feed…
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How to get an alert in macOS when an app accesses the webcam or microphone
Malicious websites and apps can gain access to your webcam and microphone…
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Former NSA staffer demonstrates Mac malware that can tap into live webcam and mic feeds
Security researcher and former NSA staffer Patrick Wardle is this afternoon demonstrating a way…
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Another Mac-specific malware pops up, but Apple’s Gatekeeper still prevents infection
A second piece of Mac-specific malware has been discovered this week, one that could expose…
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What Mac users need to know about ‘Backdoor.MAC.Eleanor’
Internet security software company Bitdefender’s research lab has disclosed new malware…
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New Mac malware in the wild: ‘Backdoor.MAC.Elanor’ can control FaceTime camera, steal data, more
Bitdefender Labs has found what it tells us is only the second example of true Mac malware to enter circulation this year…
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Mark Zuckerberg covers his MacBook’s camera and microphone with tape
Zuckerberg appears to wear fancy tape over the camera and microphone of his MacBook Pro…
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How to disable the iSight camera on your Mac
When thinking about the potential hacking and privacy concerns…
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U.S. F.T.C. calls for strong data, privacy protection with connected devices
As consumers increasingly adopt devices that can collect information…
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Journalists at China’s state-owned 21st Century Business Herald extorted millions – report
The 21st Century Business Herald this morning claimed that Apple’s iPhone 6/Plus may not hit store shelves in China this year…
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Cyber gangs catch Internet porn watchers ‘in their underwear,’ demand ransoms
A pornography consumer who called the police in tears is among hundreds…
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Sextortion warning: It’s masking tape time for webcams
New worries for the always-connected crowd…
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Apple accused of extortion by Spanish tablet maker NT-K
Today, NT-K issued a Spanish-language press release announcing the filing…
