Skype’s Mac worm hype, scope out the free update

If you’re running Skype on a Mac, the word has come that you need to apply a free update to whack a worm and make it squirm and scoot off into oblivion.
 

Australia on Yimfoca malware hit list

A security vendor has warned that Australia is on the list of countries specifically targeted by the latest variants of the Yimfoca malware.
 

Scar-H worm: return of the IT vandals

Do you remember being told that malware developers have turned their attention to making money? It seems the vandals are still around.
 

Palevo/Yimfoca malware spreading 'aggressively' via IM

Call it Palevo, call it Yimfoca, a worm is being spread through instant messaging programs and other vectors.
 

Ikee iPhone worm creator lands app development job

The creator of the first iPhone worm has been hired by an iPhone development company.
 

Facebook worm is on the loose

When you see the hot chick in the black bikini, saying "Want 2 C Something Hot?" Don't Click da Button, baby!
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iPhone worm portends precarious problem for Apple

This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
 

More Mac Malware

A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
 

Mac OS X worm: time to get worried?

Symantec says a new worm targeting Mac OS X spreads via email and network shares. But is it really a threat?
 

Twittering Mikeyy worms way into work

How would you reward the author of not one, but two, worms which are released onto a hugely popular social networking site? The obvious answer is with a job, of course. Doh!