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Windows malware adapted for Max OS X systems spotted in the wild

Dubbed as XSLCmd by the researchers, this OS X malware was verified on August 10 by VirusTotal. The researchers believe that XSLCmd backdoor is employed in cyber-espionage activities. The researchers have identified the cyber criminals as GREF. Techworm This team specialises in cyber espionage and has been active since 2009. Though it is not known whether this group is comprised of any state actors from any country. With the rising popularity of Apple computers and laptops this becomes a new headache for the parent company....

China Launches MitM Attack on Google Users

This isnt the first time Chinese authorities launch such attacks. In January 2013, GitHub users in China reported seeing warning messages about invalid certificates. source: www.techworm.net

Cook says iCloud Photo Hacks Wasn’t their Fault

Apple CEO, Tim Cook also downplayed any issues with security oversight on Apples part for the leak. It will also send a push notification when a password change is attempted or made. Apple has been the subject of negative publicity in the wake of the photo leak. Apple says that it was not responsible for the iCloud Hack But Mr. Cook said the most important measures to prevent future intrusions might be more human than technological....

Flappy Bird clones stealing photos from your Android phone

I have developed a flappybird clone. I.. modded.. the app. It now secretly downloads all of the phones pictures to my server when the game is running. the developer said in the post. But most of the time users dont pay attention to these permissions and sets all permissions to yes. The hackers have also targeted users search habits, it seems. These keywords may have been used by the hackers to get the victims to installing their cloned App....

Hacker breached HealthCare.gov website,plantning malware on “ObamaCare”

The attack was noticed by federal employees on Aug. 25. The last part of that statement is interesting. The HealthCare.gov website was not specifically targeted but it is hard to believe the claims as of yet. I am completely shocked that healthcare dot gov was hacked. source: www.techworm.net