Apparently enough people are buying iPhones online that cybercriminals want in on the action.A new botnet has emerged this week that presents infected PC users with a phony webpage selling iPhones, then steals any financial or personal information entered into the page.The botnet, or army of PCs infected by the same malware that controls them without the user knowing it, is orchestrated by a Trojan called Aifone.A, according to PandaLabs, the threat-analysis division of security company Panda Software. When the user of an infected PC goes to Apple’s official iPhone webpage to purchase the product, the malware instead displays a phony page designed to look like the authentic one, they say. Any information entered in the phony page is captured by the botnet controller. PandaLabs says this botnet is sophisticated enough to divert search results for the iPhone to the phony site, and can even display pop-ups and banners to send users to the spoofed website.The company says there are currently 7,500 zombies, or compromised PCs, that make up this botnet. — Cara Garretson, Network World (US) Related content news Arm patches bugs in Mali GPUs that affect Android phones and Chromebooks The vulnerability with active exploitations allows local non-privileged users to access freed-up memory for staging new attacks. By Shweta Sharma Oct 03, 2023 3 mins Android Security Android Security Mobile Security news UK businesses face tightening cybersecurity budgets as incidents spike More than a quarter of UK organisations think their cybersecurity budget is inadequate to protect them from growing threats. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 3 mins CSO and CISO Risk Management news Cybersecurity experts raise concerns over EU Cyber Resilience Act’s vulnerability disclosure requirements Open letter claims current provisions will create new threats that undermine the security of digital products and individuals. By Michael Hill Oct 03, 2023 4 mins Regulation Compliance Vulnerabilities opinion Cybersecurity professional job-satisfaction realities for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month Half of all cybersecurity pros are considering a job change, and 30% might leave the profession entirely. CISOs and other C-level execs should reflect on this for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. By Jon Oltsik Oct 03, 2023 4 mins CSO and CISO Careers Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe