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Adelaide Hacker Compromised 3000 Machines!

Adelaide Hacker compromised over 3000 machines and infected them with a known computer virus that can phish data like credit cards, banking logon details etc. He also tried to launch the virus globally and to potentially infect 74000 machines. He is facing a jail sentence of 2 to 10 years if convicted.

He is being charged with:

– unauthorised modification of computer data, supply and possession of a computer virus with intent to commit a serious computer offence,
– unlawful possession of a computer system, theft and
– trafficking a controlled substance.

“The arrest has resulted in the acquisition of intelligence which can be utilised to identify further offenders,” said Detective Inspector Jim Jeffrey of SAPOL.

Could this uncover a ring of hackers in Adelaide?

AdeladeNow Story: http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,25923434-5006301,00.html

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Virus Infected Valentine’s Day e-cards

Spammers are targeting both loved-up and single Australians with Valentine’s Day-themed malware that tricks users into downloading what look like legitimate Valentine’s Day e-cards but are cleverly disguised computer viruses. Phishing attempts have also been reported. Email attacks contain attachments like  “meandyou.exe” and “onlyyou.exe” which have the potential to spread to everyone the victim knows via unauthorised access to address books within their email client, social networking or instant messaging applications.

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Source: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,25045134-5015723,00.html