Kaspersky Lab, the software development company and authors of one of the most popular antivirus software, presented it’s two TOP 20 list s harmful programs and codes. The first list was dedicated to the programs that were found and deleted on users computers, and the first place went to Net-Worm.Win32.Kido.ir, which confirms that infections from media storage devices are still one of the main cause of getting viruses. The second list is dedicated to the harmful programs found on the Internet, and includes a number of JavaScript harmful codes divided in smaller pieces which makes it more difficult to detect and cure, including the recent popular download utility Gumblar.
Software makers arounf the world are scrambling to fix a certain and very serious bug in the technology that is used to securily transfer the information on the internet. The problem lies in Security sockets Layer protocol used for safe browsing, and altough the flaw can only be exploited under certain circumstances, it could be used to hack into filesharing servers, mail servers, databases and many other secure applications. As it is so widely used, the SSL protocol is under very close watch by security specialist and researchers. We should expect a number of patches to be available soon to fix the problem, as the bug was the main theme for discussions lately.
In Netherland a hacker took advantage of the SST protocols the mobile service of T-mobile Netherlands was using to provide the connection between iPhones and some terminal comands. People who used this service sometimes forgot to change the root password, which is basically same as leaving your car open on the street with keys inside. The hacker changed the wallpaper on all hacked iPhones to show the following text:”Your iPhone has been hacked as it was absolutely unprotected! Please visit link to ensure it’s safety right now!”. On the website the hacker offered the owners of hacked iPhones to pay a €5 fee to get instructions on setting security to optional level. He also stated:”I don’t really care if you pay, just remember that there might be thousands of others who might use your iPhones to send messages and make calls from your phone number after hacking.