Cybercrime, the bane of online transactions
Figures show how deep the malaise is.
10 steps to avoid Spyware, Adware, Trojan and Virus while surfing Web.
Today the most common problem found with people who use the computer to browse the internet is that they unknowingly invite Spyware, Adware, Trojan and Virus into their device.
Years-old Conficker Worm Still A Threat
A computer worm that first appeared more than two years ago is still a threat, even though security experts were successful in mitigating possible damage.
Twitter worm uses Google shortner to direct users to fake Antivirus site
Twitter accounts have been hijacked to send out links directing to a fake anti-virus website without the account user's permission.
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Apple Faces Increasing Cyber Threats, McAfee Says
McAfee expects Apple’s iPhone, geolocation services such as Foursquare, and mobile devices to be the target of malware attacks in 2011. The computer security company also predicts attackers targeting shortened URL services and internet TV platforms as well as a rise in politically motivated hacktivisim, as more groups are expected to repeat the WikiLeaks example.
Microsoft Warns Users Of Internet Explorer Bug
Software maker Microsoft has warned users of an Internet Explorer (IE) bug that could hack into computers and take control of unprotected computers.
Drive By Download Hits MSN, DoubleClick
DoubleClick and Microsoft Networks were victims of a drive by download attack that infected thousands of people with malware that tries to get them to buy unnecessary software to fix their computers.
Patching The Cloud
Researchers from NC State and IBM have discovered a way to patch a cloud-based computing system while it's offline.
Using Facebook? Beware of malware
A whopping 20 percent of all Facebook users are active targets of malware through malicious posts, a study has revealed.
Microsoft offers Symantec software for free
Microsoft has announced that it has partnered with Symantec and retailer PC Mall to offer free software security package for small business until December 31.
McAfee says malware threat at a new high
McAfee Inc, the No. 2 security software maker, said production of software code known as malware, which can harm computers and steal user passwords, reached a new high in the first six months of 2010.
Citi iPhone app stored user data, software fixed
Citigroup Inc's mobile banking software for Apple Inc's iPhone improperly stored some users' sensitive data in hidden files on the popular devices, but the bank said it has fixed the glitch.
U.S. eavesdropping agency says Private Citizen is purely R&D
A contract has been awarded for research to help counter computer-based threats to national-security networks, the chief U.S. code-cracking and eavesdropping agency said, amid mounting concern over cyber vulnerabilities.
Internet authorities adopt new .org security
The company that oversees Web addresses ending in .org said on Wednesday it was introducing extra security measures to guard against identity theft.
FBI investigating AT&T iPad security breach
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened a probe into a security breach of Apple Inc's iPad that exposed personal information of AT&T Inc customers.
Inside a global cybercrime ring
Hundreds of computer geeks, most of them students putting themselves through college, crammed into three floors of an office building in an industrial section of Ukraine's capital Kiev, churning out code at a frenzied pace. They were creating some of the world's most pernicious, and profitable, computer viruses.
Cybersecurity needs global rules: British lawmakers
Lawmakers would seek to end current ad hoc international efforts, echoing industry calls for worldwide rules.
Cybersecurity bill introduced in Senate
A new version of a cybersecurity bill was introduced in the Senate on Tuesday that may eliminate some opposition to the measure from the tech industry.
Social networking, govt sites hacked in global attack
A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according Internet security firm NetWitness.
Virus has breached 75,000 computers: study
A new type of computer virus is known to have breached almost 75,000 computers in 2,500 organizations around the world, including user accounts of popular social network websites, according Internet security firm NetWitness.
Malware overruns top search results, social media
The majority of comments to blogs and other Web 2.0 websites are spam or contain malicious code, according to a new report.
Hackers using Internet to hire
Cyber attackers -- the ones who break into computers, steal identities, and empty other people's bank accounts -- are hiring.
Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads
The people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online.
Facebook target of more spam and phishing attacks in 2010
A surge in spam has been predicted this year on social networking sites like Facebook, according to a new report.
Google probing possible inside help on attack
Google is investigating whether one or more employees may have helped facilitate a cyber-attack from China that the U.S. search giant said it was a victim of in mid-December, two sources told Reuters on Monday.
Attack on Google exploited Microsoft browser flaw
Recent sophisticated cyber attacks on Google Inc and other businesses exploited a previously unknown flaw in Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser.
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