There's a nasty bug in MS Office for Mac that is being exploited by the bad guys. Make sure to update your Office suite when prompted!
http://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/microsoft-updates-office-2008-and-2011-for-security-issues/
- http://blog.intego.com/further-information-about-the-flashback-g-malware/
- http://m.krebsonsecurity.com/2012/01/warnings-about-windows-exploit-pcanywhere/
- "A new open source toolkit makes it ridiculously simple to set up phishing Web sites and lures. The software was designed to help companies test the phishing awareness of their employees, but as with most security tools, this one could be abused by miscreants to launch malicious attacks." [Source: Kerbs]
"Security firms often warn users about “scareware”: malicious software that performs fake antivirus scans and then demands the user pay for a cleanup. Now a lawsuit claims that the world’s top antivirus firm, Symantec, is itself a scareware scammer."
Source - Forbes.com
New virus raids your bank account - but you won't notice
"Israeli-based Security firm Trusteer has found an elaborate new computer virus that not only helps fraudsters steal money from bank accounts -- it also covers its tracks."
Amnesty International Site Serving Java Exploit
Looks like the recent JAVA security patch was an important one after. [SOURCE: KERBSONSECURITY.COM]
Now is a good time to decide if you even need a JAVA Runtime installed. If you don't need it, uninstall it. If you do, make sure you update it now.
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