Author: Atlanta IT News
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Dangerous New Point-Of-Sale System Malware
Brand New Credit Card “Skimming” Malware Threatens Safe Holiday Shopping Security experts have identified a new strain of point-of-sale malware, known as Getmypass. It is also known as POSCardStealer, and Getmypos. It is an information exfiltration program that steals credit and debit card information at physical retail locations. It was unknown to 55 top antivirus […]
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WireLurker Virus Affects Chinese iPhone & Mac OSX Users; Also New Masque Vulnerability
WireLurker Malware has bypassed Apple’s safety controls by taking advantage of a process used by employers to add apps to workers’ iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Palo Alto Networks said that the WireLurker malware appeared to have originated in China and was mostly infecting devices there. The malware first targets Mac computers via a third-party store […]
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Windows 10 Preview Install Crashing/Restarting In Virtualbox
Microsoft has released Windows 10 Technical Preview. You can download an .iso from their website at https://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/preview-iso Below are a few tech notes on the issues we have encountered that may assist you in getting your preview up and running without errors. To get Windows 10 Technical Preview working in Virtualbox, the first step is […]
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Home Depot Hit With Massive Credit Card Theft
Home Depot, the largest home-improvement chain in the U.S., has confirmed that it is a target in a cyberattack, with credit and debit card information being stolen by what appears to be Cybercriminals from Russia and/or Ukraine. According to other sites multiple banks are showing that Home Depot may be the victim of cybercrime in […]
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Java.com Serves Malware To Visitors
Java.com recently was shown to deliver malware by way of malicious ads being served by third-party websites. Criminals are now placing bids on advertisement bidding platforms. The trust that is given to the advertisers, as well as the exploit code not appearing to be an malicious until it is rendered at the client browser, makes […]
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Malvertising
Online ads can be annoying, but increasingly they’re malicious, too. In the wake of a highly publicized “malvertising” incident last December, during which attackers were able to deliver malware through online ads published on Yahoo.com, that question is now top of mind for some. That incident, in turn, came just a few months after security […]