MALWARE

By exposing a scrambling Android phone to subzero temps for 1 hour, law enforcement or forensic workers can expose hidden data.

With everything from natural gas pipelines to railroads at risk, the threat from 'kinetic' cyberwarfare is more than virtual.

The “highest-profile cyber-attack to date on businesses running Mac computers” broke out Tuesday. East European hackers are suspected.

Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ:MSFT) is completing one of its biggest-ever security updates to respond to major threats to its browser and users of Office products.

A new McAfee study finds that a huge majority of Americans share their personal data with partners and close friends, risking data theft.

By failing to focus on cybersecurity, the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee botched its hearing on Chuck Hagel as defense secretary.

As many as 250,000 Twitter accounts were hacked by a recent attempt to infiltrate the social network, the company revealed Friday.

Oracle Corp. announced it was preparing an update to provide a fix for the Java security flaw that had the Department of Homeland Security encouraging computer users to disable Java in their web browsers to avoid being compromised by hackers.

FireEye, the cybersecurity company run by veteran executive Dave DeWalt, raised $50 million, bringing the total to $101 million.

Smartphones across the United States using Google's (Nasdaq: GOOG) operating system are being infected with a new form of malicious software known as SpamSoldier, according two separate reports from network security firms released this week.

U.S. and international authorities arrested 10 cyberhackers allegedly involved in piracy of 11 million PCs and theft of $850 million.

The malware protections on Windows 8 has been improved.

Microsoft's war against botnets gained momentum as reports have emerged that the Redmond giant has disrupted threats to unsecured supply chains from Nitol botnet that was found to infect computers even before they could go on sale.

Just how secure is your PIN number? According to the data security blog Data Genetics, much more vulnerable than you might think. The results show that obvious choices such as 1234 are extremely popular and wildly unsafe.

A new study conducted by Microsoft dubbed Operation b70, from Aug. 2011, shows that several computers carry malware installed in the factory, BBC News reported.

According to a new report by McAfee, titled "Threats Report: Second Quarter 2012 report," mobile malware increased 700 percent over the last year, mostly targeting Android. Symbian was at the second spot.

Google's Android is the most heavily targeted mobile operating system by malware since it is an open platform where malicious apps can make easy way to users' devices. A recent report has just underpinned the same, saying that both Android-based and the mobile malware in general are increasing even further.

After Twitter went down yesterday, there are reports of a new malware virus being spread under the guise of picture-posting, according to Naked Security. The virus apparently tweets at various users, stating "It's you in photo?" After the grammatically incorrect dialogue, there is a link to the supposed image, where your computer is then infected via a Blackhole exploit.

A report of a new malware targeting Apple's ninth major OS X release, version 10.8 Mountain Lion, has created a flutter among tech enthusiasts.

Apple shares tumbled 5 percent in after hours trading on Tuesday after the tech giant announced lower-than-expected sales of its flagship iPhone.

Android 4.1, code-named Jelly Bean, is considered the strongest Android mobile operating system ever by security experts owing to its ASLR and DEP attributes.