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Virgin Media to warn malware-infected customers
Virgin Media subscribers whose computers are part of a botnet can expect a letter warning them to tighten up their security, under a new initiative based on data collected by independent malware trackers.…
Virgin Media to warn malware-infected customers
Virgin Media subscribers whose computers are part of a botnet can expect a letter warning them to tighten up their security, under a new initiative based on data collected by independent malware trackers.…
Virgin Media to warn malware-infected customers
Virgin Media subscribers whose computers are part of a botnet can expect a letter warning them to tighten up their security, under a new initiative based on data collected by independent malware trackers.…
Craigslist 'killer' kills himself
Philip Markoff, the man accused of using Craigslist to hire sex workers who he then attacked, has been found dead in his cell where he was awaiting trial.…
Survey scammers exploit Facebook dislike lure
Chancers are punting a survey scam on Facebook that poses as a curmudgeonly response to the social network's 'Like' button.…
Survey scammers exploit Facebook dislike lure
Chancers are punting a survey scam on Facebook that poses as a curmudgeonly response to the social network's 'Like' button.…
Underground credit card clearing house hacked
An underground credit card clearing house has itself been hacked, an investigation by Trend Micro has confirmed.…
Man sentenced for DIY gift-card cloning
A 22-year-old Oregon man has been sentenced to 18 months probation for stealing $6,000 worth of merchandise using gift card–cloning gear he found online.…
Hackers spoof car warning system
Computer scientists have brought new meaning to the term war driving by hacking into a moving car's wirelessly-connected warning systems and generating fake error messages.…
Opera and QuickTime updates slay buffer bugs
Opera has fixed a high-risk flaw in its browser software.…
Rise in Latvian botnets prompts Spamhaus row
Concerns over the rising tide of nuisance and malicious email from Latvia have sparked an acrimonious dispute between anti-spam organisation Spamhaus and the country's top-level domain registry.…
Waledac zombie attacks rise from the grave
Updated Update: Trend Labs has reclassified the malware as a Bredolab variant instead of Waledac. That means the central premise of out original story - that Waladec - is back from the grave - is wrong.…
Waledac zombie attacks rise from the grave
Updated Update: Trend Labs has reclassified the malware as a Bredolab variant instead of Waledac. That means the central premise of out original story - that Waladec - is back from the grave - is wrong.…
Security flaw creates Android, Palm Pre snoop risk
Security researchers have uncovered a flaw that creates a means to plant bugging software on Palm Pre devices.…
Security flaw creates Android, Palm Pre snoop risk
Security researchers have uncovered a flaw that creates a means to plant bugging software on Palm Pre devices.…
Security flaw creates Android, Palm Pre snoop risk
Security researchers have uncovered a flaw that creates a means to plant bugging software on Palm Pre devices.…
RIM tries to placate everyone
Updated RIM, operator of the BlackBerry service, has been explaining that customers' security and government contracts are equally important, and that it really, really, doesn't have any keys to hand over.…
NTLM authentication: still broken after all these years
A 15-year-old vulnerability in technology used to authenticate users on Windows and Unix networks continues to put the organizations that rely on it at risk, a security researcher said on Thursday.…
Server-based botnet floods net with brutish SSH attacks
Updated A server-based botnet that preys on insecure websites is flooding the net with attacks that attempt to guess the login credentials for secure shells protecting Linux boxes, routers, and other network devices.…
Taxman warns on phone fraud
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is warning people not to fall for unsolicited phone calls claiming to be offering tax rebates.…