Tag Archive for computer virus

| December 5, 2013
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Report: Facebook/YouTube Trojan Horse Virus Hit Israel in November

An IT security company reports a Trojan horse viruses on YouTube & Facebook were among the top threats to Israeli computer users last November.

By Maayana Miskin

 

The ESET company has revealed the top three threats to Israeli computer-users for the month of November. All three are viruses that have been spread primarily on Facebook and YouTube.

Targeting Israel on the internet – IsraelandStuff/PP

The top ranked threat was the JS/FBOOK virus, a Trojan horse virus spread over links on YouTube and Facebook. The virus is spread via links on popular sites that lead to websites that spread the virus. Continue Reading »

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| June 15, 2013
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EXCLUSIVE: Stuxnet virus was out of control, Kaspersky had to reveal it

 

Get ready for Cyber Armageddon. In an exclusive interview, Eugene Kaspersky, CEO of one of the largest digital security firms in the world, lifts the veil on a shadowy world of internet espionage and sabotage: and it’s not a pretty sight

By Ilan Gattegno
Eugene Kaspersky, the founder and CEO of Kaspersky Labs, one of the largest digital security firms in the world, made an appearance earlier this week at the International Cyber Security Conference hosted by Tel Aviv University’s Yuval Ne’eman Workshop. Among the cyber-literate crowd, Kaspersky is a mega celebrity.

Eugene Kaspersky – Photo: KOKO

Everyone in the industry is eager to hear what he has to say.

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| November 1, 2012
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Israel Establishes Dual Cyber Security Program

Israel is creating dual cyber security program to promote research & development, serving both civilian & defense needs.

By Chana Ya’ar

 

Israel will create a dual cyber security program to promote research and development to serve both civilian and defense goals, the PMO says.

The government is to create a dual cyber security program to promote research development that will serve both civilian and defense goals, the Prime Minister’s Office announced Wednesday.

The project, to be named MASAD, will be a joint effort of the Israel National Cyber Bureau and Ministry of Defense Directorate for Research and Development.

The program is intended “to strengthen and advance Israel’s capabilities in cyberspace, turn it into a leading country in cyber technology and thereby serve as a new growth engine for the Israeli economy,” the PMO said in a statement. Continue Reading »

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| July 19, 2012
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The ‘Mahdi’ virus recorded & stole data from security infrastructure

The computer virus with Persian words in its programing code, infected Israeli computers by turning on recording devices and steal files.

By YAAKOV LAPPIN

 

 

A new computer virus with Persian words in its programing code infected sensitive computers across the Middle East, including Israel, and gathered information on critical national security infrastructure, an Israeli security expert who helped uncover the virus told The Jerusalem Post Wednesday.

Hacked (illustrative)

Photo: Thinkstock/Imagebank

The Trojan horse has been dubbed “Mahdi” after the Shi’ite Iranian messiah-like figure, since the programmers appear to have used a key folder with that name and also included a text file named mahdi.txt

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