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New Mac virus skirts Gatekeeper, initiates creepy reverse-shell connection

New Mac virus skirts Gatekeeper, initiates creepy reverse-shell connection
  • Posted February 19, 2013, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, Apple
  • A new trojan virus is targeting computers running Mac OS X and initiating an encrypted reverse-shell connection, allowing attackers potentially unfettered access to infected machines armed with basic, inbound-only firewalls. Security firm Intego appears to be the first to report…

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary

Iran blocks websites in anticipation of Green Revolution anniversary
  • Posted February 10, 2012, 3:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • On Friday, Cnet sources confirmed that Iran has begun preemptively blocking websites in anticipation of civil unrest this weekend. Tomorrow is significant because it marks the third anniversary of the Green Revolution, a movement where outraged citizens took to the…

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