A yet-unseen malware variant dubbed “Typhoid adware” could allow cyberattackers to prey on portable computer users tethered to unsecured WiFi connections at Internet cafes and other public places. This potential threat is lurking wherever consumers gather to use free Internet access points. The hidden new threat has none of the telltale symptoms of traditional infections, and it functions as a twist on the notorius “Man-in-the-middle” vulnerability, according to a team of computer science researchers at Canada’s University of Calgary.
