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Eastern Europeans charged in payment processor hack

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:38:00 GMT

Grand jury indicts defendants accused of hacking into RBS WorldPay network and running "one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world."

A child porn-planting virus: Threat or bad defense?

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:38:00 GMT

There is some concern that malware can plant illegal child porn on innocent people's computers, but experts say that, while possible, it's not very likely.

Microsoft patches critical hole in Windows kernel

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:50:00 GMT

November's Patch Tuesday features fixes for holes in Windows, Excel, and Word, and a critical one affecting the Windows kernel that could be used in drive-by download attacks on Web surfers.

Panda's Cloud Antivirus leaves beta behind

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:30:00 GMT

First introduced in beta back in April, Panda Cloud Antivirus graduates to a stable, public release and signifies a major security vendor taking aim at the freeware competition--instead of the other way around.

Apple plugs holes for domain spoofing, other attacks

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:43:00 GMT

Security update for Mac OS X addresses 43 specific issues, including holes that could allow an attacker to take over the computer.

Microsoft launches Forefront Protection 2010

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:30:00 GMT

Software giant launches antimalware for new version of e-mail and communications server.

'60 Minutes'--Cyberwar: Sabotaging the system

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:26:31 GMT

Hackers can potentially enter crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as power grids, water works, and even a nation's military arsenal. What are we doing to stop them?

Video: A new workout for the Wii

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:56:00 GMT

Ubisoft's upcoming fitness game, YourShape, promises an experience a step up from Wii Fit. In the process, can it help revitalize the Nintendo console?

Photos: Emerging devices at AT&T Labs

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:10:00 GMT

AT&T Labs in San Francisco opens its doors to show off its Emerging Devices division, as well as some research projects around location-based services, social networking, and medical devices of the future.

Divining rod reborn as explosive-detection device

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

The Iraqi government has purchased more than 1,500 units of the ADE 651, a bomb detector that makes very questionable claims.

Photos: Video guitars, crafted by hand

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:07:00 GMT

Ben Lewry at Visionary Instruments in Oakland, Calif., artfully adds in laptop tech to run a video screen underneath the strings.

Microsoft to fix holes in Windows, Office

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:26:00 GMT

November's Patch Tuesday promises to be lighter than last month's record.

Google privacy controls: Most people won't care

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:44:00 GMT

Google Dashboard is putting personal data in the hands of users, but most of us won't care enough to exercise this control.

Zero-day flaw found in Web encryption

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:50:00 GMT

Flaw is found in the Transport Layer Security and Secure Sockets Layer protocols, which have typically been used online retailers and banks to provide security for Web transactions.

Mac Game: Art project or malware?

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:27:00 GMT

Is the Lose/Lose game a legitimate art project, or should it be flagged as malware because it deletes files?

Corporate bank accounts targeted in online fraud

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:19:00 GMT

Small and medium-size businesses, governments, and school districts are targets of online bank fraud involving malicious e-mails, key loggers, and money mules, FBI says.

Hacker breaks into jailbroken iPhones, asks for $7

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT

A hacker asks victims to pay $7 to get instructions for fixing a security hole in their jailbroken iPhones.

Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 18:32:00 GMT

Anti-malware provider Malwarebytes says it will take legal action against China-based IObit, but IObit says it is all a mistake.

Security firm M86 acquires Finjan

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

M86 makes second acquisition in the past year, buying secure SaaS and Web gateway provider Finjan.

Spammy scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:18:00 GMT

Users of the microblogging service report spammy direct messages, while users of the social network report receiving links to a malware site.

New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:18:00 GMT

Victims of the Ramvicrype Trojan horse must find tools to repair encrypted files.

Phishing, worms spike this year, say Microsoft and McAfee

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

Top attacks on computers come from phishing and worms, separate reports from Microsoft and McAfee show.

File sharing's mysteries again stump Uncle Sam

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:44:00 GMT

A security breach that stemmed from the use of peer-to-peer file sharing by a junior congressional staffer is said to be an isolated incident. Not exactly.

Photos: A close look at Intel's microserver

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:26:00 GMT

Intel wants Web hosting companies to buy very small machines it calls microservers. Here's a look at the prototypes.

Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:59:00 GMT

"Krab Krawler" looks at Twitter posts, extracts any URLs in them, and analyzes the Web page they lead to, blocking any malware associated with them.