Obama-themed malware on the rise (ZDNet Asia)
Within hours of settling the U.S. presidential election, spam using Barack Obama’s name and image is used to entice people to download various Trojans. Compare your salary Use the IT salary benchmark wizard and know the average salary differences between different job functions. Join activeTechPros. http://www.activetechpros.comsource
FBI uses Trojan to catch cable extortionist (TechWorld)
Warrant to snoop. The FBI used spyware to catch a man who tried to extort Verizon and Comcast by cutting 18 data- and voice-carrying cables in 2005, documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by Wired.com revealed yesterday.source
‘Obama’ emails laden with trojans (Sydney Morning Herald)
Online miscreants ride the coat-tails of US President-elect Barack Obama, with security companies reporting a flood of new Obama-related malware and spam.source
Spyware Jumps in 2009 (PC World)
Pests increased 10 percent in the year’s first quarter, with Trojans accounting for most of the new malware.source
Obama inaugurated as top malware lure (Infomatics)
Barack Obama’s historic election victory has inspired a flood of new malware attacks. Security firms around the world are reporting instances of attackers disguising the trojan malware installers as audio and video clips of Obama’s Tuesday evening victory speech in Chicago.source