iPhone jailbreaking: legal, but dangerous
August 2010
IT in Manufacturing
After the announcement that iPhone jailbreaking has become legal in US, a malware-spreading campaign targeting the 'iPhone unlocking' fans goes to confirm that cybercriminals never lack imagination.
Owners of iPhones are one step closer to taking total control of their widgets, after US pronounced legal the practice of 'jailbreaking', on Monday, 26 July 2010.
This means that anyone can jailbreak or unlock any cellphone without fear of legal consequences. Still, iPhone unlocking fans should pay attention to the software they download for this operation, because cybercriminals never sleep.
And this is how the story goes: you receive an e-mail in which you find out that you might get a new application for iPhone jailbreaking. All you have to do is click a link that will take you to the web page on which the desired software awaits you.
Figure 1: The e-mail offering the wonder-software
As you go further into this labyrinth and click the link, an exe file attempts to download onto your computer. But once saved and run, the executable opens up the way for a nice Trojan.
Figure 2: The software proves to be malware
Identified by BitDefender as Trojan.Generic.3010833, this piece of malware is a keylogger that transmits everything the user writes on the computer to a specific e-mail address, in this particular case to directory[REMOVED]@hotmail.com.
This allows the malware creators to intercept the victim’s visited sites, usernames, passwords, bank accounts information, such as pin number, bank account numbers, passwords, etc.
In order to stay safe, never open suspicious links or attachments without scanning them first. Install and update a complete antimalware software solution.
For more information contact Alina Anton, senior PR and marketing coordinator, EMEA & APAC Business Unit, BitDefender, +40 212 063 470, [email protected], www.bitdefender.com
Further reading:
Why the human firewall is important in the age of phishing and AI
IT in Manufacturing
Cybersecurity has long been a game of cat and mouse, with attackers innovating just as quickly as defenders can adapt. The most vulnerable point in any organisation’s cyber defence is still the human being behind the screen.
Read more...
Overcoming reactive maintenance
Rockwell Automation
IT in Manufacturing
Dunlop Aircraft Tyres is leveraging technology from Rockwell Automation to optimise maintenance operations, affirming the significant role of digital tools in industrial maintenance management.
Read more...
How AI, digital twins, and predictive analytics are reshaping mining’s future
Schneider Electric South Africa
IT in Manufacturing
For mining companies across sub-Saharan Africa, the competitive gap is becoming harder to close through conventional methods alone. One of the clearest areas of value is predictive and prescriptive maintenance. AI and advanced analytics now allow mines to move from reactive to predictive operations.
Read more...
Install and commissioning time cut by 50% thanks to digital twin insights
Rockwell Automation
IT in Manufacturing
ECM Technologies, a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative and modular low-pressure carburising industrial furnaces, has developed a solution that removes many of the installation and commissioning challenges relating to the development, testing and deployment of large-scale heat treatment plants.
Read more...
Real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance in African data centres
ACTOM Electrical Machines
IT in Manufacturing
Running a data centre in Africa brings many challenges. Traditional maintenance strategies struggle to keep up with these realities. Predictive maintenance offers a different approach.
Read more...
Siemens ecosystem strengthens data and AI integration
Siemens South Africa
IT in Manufacturing
Siemens has announced significant expansions to its Industrial Edge ecosystem, accelerating data and AI integration and releasing enhanced cybersecurity functionalities. These enable a seamless integration of IT and OT environments, optimise processes and reduce operational disruptions.
Read more...
Siemens manages shipbuilding process for HD Hyundai
Siemens South Africa
IT in Manufacturing
Siemens has been selected by HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering as a preferred partner to establish an integrated platform to manage the entire shipbuilding process as a single data flow to help ensure consistency across all its global shipyard facilities.
Read more...
Transforming the process industry through digitalisation
Endress+Hauser South Africa
IT in Manufacturing
By connecting field devices, systems and people, digitalisation creates new opportunities to optimise operations, enhance maintenance strategies and support continuous improvement. As a leading instrumentation provider and major source of process data, Endress+Hauser plays a key role in enabling this transformation.
Read more...
The OT operator’s guide to security and uptime on the plant
RJ Connect
IT in Manufacturing
The article addresses three common questions about industrial network deployment and maintenance, exploring ways to achieve better control and visibility with more efficiency.
Read more...
The assets you can’t see are the ones that can shut you down
IT in Manufacturing
ABEGuardOT is an asset management solution that delivers continuous, non-intrusive visibility across multi-vendor environments, including Siemens, Rockwell, ABB, Honeywell, Schneider Electric, Emerson, GE and Yokogawa, with support for OPC UA, EtherNet/IP, Modbus and Profibus.
Read more...
printer friendly version