The first ransomware on Apple computers – Banker

Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files
 on an infected machine and demands a ransom in exchange for regaining access to your computer.
 Until now, these seizures were exposed users of devices running
 Windows. Now the pinch were also owners of Apple computers.

 

Criminals are creating computer viruses and Trojan horses
 usually they earn on their victims in an indirect way. infected
 zombie machines are often used to send spam, attack identified
 sites (ie. DDoS) or spread malicious software. Model
 business computer crime in recent years, often based on
 the rent-controlled machines to anyone who is willing to pay the right
 price.

 
 

Ransomware, from the English “ransom” (ransom), has other
 request. It has prompt the user of an infected machine to pay particular
 the amount, in exchange for providing the key enabling decrypt the content
 drive. As long as the victim decides not to take this step, the files remain
 not available. Payment is usually done using a virtual currency,
 electronic money in the form of one-time codes or the media
 money.

 

A few days ago, researchers Palo Alto Networks Security
 announced the detection of the first case of pest ransomware,
 prepared for Apple computers. KeRanger, as called virus encrypts the
 using a strong algorithm contents of the disk and prompts the victim to pay
 ransom. encryption algorithm is to
 activate three days after infection, and so the first cases effective
 infection can be recorded on Monday March 7 .
 

According to reports Reuters, Apple during
 weekend took steps that have to protect users of its system
 Operating against infection. The company canceled a digital certificate belonging to the
 one of the developers and used by the creators of the virus. this should
 prevent the installation of malware on the system.
 

Hack Pentagon. The new government action in the US

the US Department of Defense came to the citizens of the country with an unusual proposition . To test their own security systems, invited locals to compromise the servers Pentagon. The action was called “Hack the Pentagon.”

 
 

The bearer of the virus was the application Transmission, client network
 BitTorrent – a popular tool for downloading from P2P networks
 files of various types (including movies, music and software). Manufacturer
 has released a set of information about how
 You can identify dangerous software.

Michal Kisiel