News Roundup: Ramnit malware targeting British customers of online banking, Twitter warned news organizations to enhance security, and Mozilla accuses Gamma Interna ...

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Ramnit malware targeting online banking users in the UK

the Ramnit worm was first discovered in 2010 by to 2011 its developers found a way to integrate the source code of the Zeus banking Trojan in the malware, which produced an entirely new set of problems. As if things were not bad enough, security researchers at Trusteer claim to have found a new strain of Ramnit that not only uses interactive real-time messages to trick victims but also modifies entries FAQ specific on the website of a bank. The malware is inactive on the client machine until they log into their online banking service, when it becomes active and the money transfers from their account under the guise of a security device OTP . The only way to stop the malware is to identify the program on the computer host and remove it completely.

Twitter warns against news organizations to enhance security

There seems to be a list of news organizations that have had their Twitter accounts endless hacked this year, and the company finally presented to notify news agencies to look into the safety of their social networking sites or risk facing more hacks. The company advised to limit account access to one computer that is not used to surf the web or read emails in an attempt to reduce malware infection and to ensure that the words of passes are at least 20 characters long and consists of a completely random string of letters and numbers.

Mozilla accuses International Gamma "hide" the products under his name

The Mozilla Foundation has posted a software group in the UK to hide his goods behind company Web browser, Firefox. Gamma International has finfisher the monitoring software that is thought to be used by governments for information on some people. The software secretly installs itself on the target computer, often under the guise of an update of a well known program such as Firefox, where it can then start collecting data. There is already evidence that Gamma International software was used in 36 countries and the company offered to provide the Egyptian government with finfisher program so they can monitor the militants - but this is an allegation that the group software denies

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