Silobreaker.com    Log In
   My Page    Help   
360° SearchNetworkHot SpotsTrends
 
Advanced Search Options >>
Saturday, November 21, 2009 7:07 PM

Graham Cluley

Graham Cluley - Click to view image in its original context
Graham Cluley
Type: Person
Name: Graham Cluley
Title: Senior Technology Consultant
company: Sophos
Nationality: United Kingdom
Fact Sheet: Biography for Graham Cluley
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 3 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Two arrested in UK for helping spread computer malware
British police have made the first European arrests connected to the spread of a data-thieving virus thought to have infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, Scotland Yard said on Wednesday.The electronic crimes unit of London’s police force ... [Taipei Times Online - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Breaking: Hackers Infiltrate World's Leading Climate Research Unit
Image via MenassatThe email system of one of the world's was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate scientists at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) began turning ... [Treehugger - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
U.K. Police Make Trojan Computer Virus Arrests
British police have made the first European arrests connected to the spread of a data-thieving virus thought to have infected tens of thousands of computers worldwide, Scotland Yard said Wednesday. The electronic crimes unit of London's police force ... [NewsFactor Network - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Rickrolling worm infects jailbroken iPhones
A number of iPhones in Australia have reportedly been that replaces the background wallpaper with an image of 80's pop icon Rick Astley."The worm, which could have spread to other countries although we have no confirmed reports outside Australia, is capable ... [TG Daily - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Fraudulent Web Sites Profiting From Flu Fears
Even cybercriminals are profiting from the global H1N1 scare. British data security firm Sophos revealed this week that groups of organized Russian criminals are making millions online by selling counterfeit Tamiflu via fraudulent Web sites. Tamiflu, ... [Epoch Times - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Payment Request Spam Carries Malicious Attachments
Security researchers warn of a new malware distribution campaign using incorrect billing as a lure. The spam emails pretend to be payment request notifications and a computer trojan is passed as a tool for blocking them."The emails pretend to come from ... [Softpedia - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/16/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 13 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Cybercriminals leverage swine flu threat
Cybercriminals are making millions from the public panic-buying counterfeit Tamiflu medicine.Following warnings about buying Tamiflu over the internet, a report by Sophos claims that panic-buying Tamiflu over the internet will not only line cybercriminals' ... [SC Magazine Australia - 11/17/2009]
First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 4 Documents (in Health)
Gangs cash in on H1N1
LONDON - CRIMINAL gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday. How the gangs work * Criminal gangs are operating medicines websites branded as the 'Canadian ... [Straits Times - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Cybercrime Capitalizes on Swine-Flu Fears [Voices]
By Marisa Taylor, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalCybercriminals are capitalizing on swine-flu fears by pitching sales of fake Tamiflu, security firm Sophos said.Networks of fraudsters use spam and malware to direct Web traffic to phony pharmaceutical ... [All Things Digital - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 2 Documents
T-Mobile workers sold customer data
T-Mobile UK has admitted to a breach of the Data Protection Act after its customers' private details were sold to other companies for a profit.One of the firm's employees sold customer contract expiration details to brokers, who then sold the information ... [Personal Computer World - 11/18/2009]
First Reported 11/15/2009 - Updated 11/15/2009 - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Iphone Hack "Acceptable" to most poll respondents
Iphone Hack "Acceptable" to most poll respondents Pollsters divided on acceptability of hack attacks with some believing it raises awareness levels of security flawsIT security and data protection company, Sophos, has released the results of a shocking ... [Pro Security Zone - 11/15/2009]
First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
Zbot Pushers Target UK Vodafone and Verizon Customers
Security researchers warn that a spam campaign distributing a new Zbot version is currently in circulation. The bogus emails try to trick users into opening and installing the malicious attachments, which are passed as a tool for checking the account ... [Softpedia - 11/14/2009]

Quotes

In his blog, Cluley said: "zbot hijacks your computer, making it part of a criminal botnet. hackers control thousands of compromised computers around the world - using them as a zombie army to spew out spam, spread more malware and launch denial-of-service attacks" . Cluley said that the Manchester pair have been arrested under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and the 2006 Fraud Act
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot trojan distribution [Infosecurity Today - 11/19/2009]
...In its research, Sophos found that members of the affiliated network could earn more than $100,000 per day promoting fake Tamiflu. "as theres a very good chance the swine flu pandemic has not yet hit its peak, sophos has issued this warning to help prevent another significant influx of cash and unwitting transfer of personal details to partnerka affiliates" said Graham Cluley, a spokesman at Sophos...
Fraudulent Web Sites Profiting From Flu Fears [Epoch Times - 11/19/2009]
"this is one of the most frequent families of worms that we encounter" said Graham Cluley, a technology consultant with the UK security firm Sophos
Pair arrested for spreading Zbot virus (AAP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/18/2009]
...they are still vulnerable to sophisticated scammers, says Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, a developer of security software. "these chip and pin devices do not prevent all identity theft hackers can still steal screenshots of what you are doing on your pc, and find out information about you and your account which could potentially be used for fraudulent purposes" he warns. Another recent innovation is mobile phone banking...
The future of banking is here [Moneywise Magazine - 11/18/2009]

More Content

All (340) | News (315) | Reports (0) | Blogs (24) | Audio/Video (0) | Fact Sheets (1)
sort by: Date | Relevance
UK climate unit's e-mails hacked [BBC - 11/20/2009]
The T-Mobile incident opens new unanswered ques... [SC Magazine UK - 11/20/2009]
Two arrested in UK for helping spread computer ... [Taipei Times Online - 11/20/2009]
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot... [Infosecurity Today - 11/19/2009]
Payment Request Spam Carries Malicious Attachments [Softpedia - 11/19/2009]
U.K. Police Make Trojan Virus Arrests [CIO Today - 11/19/2009]
Bank Trojan users arrested for ZeuS/Zbot hack [Computerworld - 11/19/2009]
U.K. Police Make Trojan Computer Virus Arrests [NewsFactor Network - 11/19/2009]
Inspector Knacker swoops on Zbot spreaders [TheInquirer.net - 11/19/2009]
Rickrolling worm infects jailbroken iPhones [TG Daily - 11/19/2009]
Fraudulent Web Sites Profiting From Flu Fears [Epoch Times - 11/19/2009]
UK cops arrest couple for spreading Trojans [The Star Online - 11/19/2009]
Pair arrested for spreading Zbot virus (AAP) [Yahoo! News Australia - 11/18/2009]
Cyberfraud Arrests Unlikely to Stem ZeuS Rampage [E-Commerce Times - 11/18/2009]
The future of banking is here [Moneywise Magazine - 11/18/2009]
Couple arrested for spreading the 'Zbot' [The Age - 11/18/2009]
First British arrests over Zeus Trojan [IT Pro UK - 11/18/2009]
'Zbot' spreading: pair held [Sydney Morning Herald - 11/18/2009]
Why Zbot is the most notorious malware [Guardian.co.uk - 11/18/2009]
Trojan computer virus arrests made [3 News - 11/18/2009]
U.K. police charge pair with connection to Zeus... [SC Magazine US - 11/18/2009]
UK police make 2 Trojan computer virus arrests [Washington Post - 11/18/2009]
Police Arrest Couple Over Zeus Banking Trojan [Eweek Europe - 11/18/2009]
Police e-crime unit swoops on Zeus suspects [V3.co.uk - 11/18/2009]
T-Mobile workers sold customer data [Personal Computer World - 11/18/2009]
Zbot Spam Claims Email Accounts Were Deactivated [Softpedia - 11/18/2009]
T-Mobile admits to selling customer data [V3.co.uk - 11/18/2009]
Gangs cash in on H1N1 [Straits Times - 11/18/2009]
Money muling is the focus for this year's annua... [SC Magazine UK - 11/17/2009]
Hackers exploit Swine Flu to rake in millions [IT-Online - 11/17/2009]
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ...
In Focus
  •  
Rick Astley, Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, [more]
  •  
Sophos, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc, [more]
  •  
New Scotland Yard, UK Home Office, MI5, [more]
  •  
iPhone, Computer Hacker, Virus, [more]
  •  
Manchester, Wollongong (Australia), London, [more]
  •  
United Kingdom, Australia, Russia, [more]
  •  
Internet & IT, Internet Crime, Telecom, [more]
  •  
IT, Telecom, Internet & Online, [more]
Web-User, SC Magazine UK, PC Advisor, [more]
Content Volume
Network
Trends

Blogs

sort by: Date | Relevance
Breaking: Hackers Infiltrate World's Leading Cl... [Treehugger - 11/20/2009]
Image via MenassatThe email system of one of the world's was just reported to be infiltrated by hackers. Protected information and email messages sent from climate ...
Cybercrime Capitalizes on Swine-Flu Fears [Voices] [All Things Digital - 11/18/2009]
By Marisa Taylor, Reporter, The Wall Street JournalCybercriminals are capitalizing on swine-flu fears by pitching sales of fake Tamiflu, security firm Sophos sa ...
Cybercrime Capitalizes on Swine-Flu Fears [Voices] [All Things Digital - 11/18/2009]
By Marisa Taylor, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal Cybercriminals are capitalizing on swine-flu fears by pitching sales of fake Tamiflu, security firm Sophos said. Networks ...
Jailbreakers: First iPhone Worm Discovered, Fea... [GigaOM Network - 11/09/2009]
The first iPhone worm has been discovered. It comes to us via Australia, and appears to be limited to that country for now, although it has the potential to spread. ...
Jailbreakers: First iPhone Worm Discovered, Fea... [TheAppleBlog - 11/09/2009]
The first iPhone worm has been discovered. It comes to us via Australia, and appears to be limited to that country for now, although it has the potential to spread. ...
1 2 3 4 5

  •  
  •  
  •