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We’ve received a sample of a malicious iPhone worm with botnet functionality. Like the Ikee worm , it only affects Jailbroken iPhones which have SSH installed and have not changed the default password. This one connects to a web-based command & control center running at 92.61.38.16 in Lithuania. The worm is not widespread, but it is... 

We have located the first iPhone worm, dubbed as Ikee . It’s currently spreading in the wild, but it’s only able to infect devices that have been ” jailbroken ” by their owners. Jailbreaking removes iPhone’s protection mechanisms, allowing users to run any software they want. Affected users will find that their iPhone... 

An Australian youth who created a worm that attacked iPhone users has been hired by a company that creates applications for the iPhone. At least one security professional expressed displeasure that the malware author has been rewarded for his hack attack. Ashley Towns, a 21-year-old student who goes by the names “Ikee” and “Ikex,”... 

Remember Microsoft’s action against 277 Waledac domains last week? Well, that’s one way of going after a botnet… Another way of shutting down a botnet? Arrest the botmasters! Three Spanish citizens have been arrested for running the “Mariposa” botnet. The three reportedly have no criminal records and have limited hacking... 

Internet service providers in Russia and Ukraine are home to some of the highest concentrations of customers whose machines are infected with the Conficker worm, new data suggests. The report comes from the Shadowserver Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks global botnet infections. Shadowserver tracks networks and nations most impacted by Conficker,... 

American security forces last night were reportedly searching for a two-man al-Qaeda team about to attack according to a report appearing on the Mirror.co.uk News website. The report states experts think the terrorists from Yemen are on their way, but that they could also already be in the country. This report has not been confirmed by This story... 

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Welcome again to the Alan and Mitchell Podcast. We’re still working on a new podcast name so hang in there until we have something better. During the podcast, Alan and I talk about: 1. New security features in  Windows Azure 2. The first zero day for Windows 7 3. 2nd iPhone worm 4. HP/3Com 5. Why is security so hard 6. Fortinet’s... 

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