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Hackers hit over 200,000 sites

More than 200,000 websites have been invaded by criminal gangs that have acquired administrative log-in credentials and have used the compromised domains to attack unsuspecting users’ PCs. Ian Amit,… Read more…

Who’s responsible for spam and malware?

Traditionally, the debate over Internet security has involved the battle between the industry that seeks to protect companies and individuals from intruders, and the companies that make their profit… Read more…

Researcher to demonstrate chip-specific attack code

Security research Kris Kaspersky plans to demonstrate how processor bugs can be leveraged to remotely attack a computer with nothing more than JavaScript or TCP/IP packets. The scary thing here… Read more…

Phishers get nabbed

Thirty-eight people in the U.S. and Romania have been charged in two federal indictments, alleging they used a complicated Internet phishing scheme to steal thousands of credit and debit card… Read more…

New ways to steal data

Every time a security expert devises a new way to protect computer users from hackers, there is always someone who finds a way around the defense. University researchers recently developed two new… Read more…

WGA changes coming in Vista SP1

You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone in IT who likes Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage program. So most will be glad to hear that Read more…

Microsoft releases new security APIs

Microsoft: Vista more secure than Linux, Mac

Microsoft–like most tech companies–is known to toot its own horn from time to time. So it comes as no surprise to see Read more…

Critical Quicktime bug hits Windows

In the age of iTunes and Safari on Windows, Quicktime is just about as common a piece of software as any you’ll find on the average Windows PC. That’s why it’s troublesome that a previously unknown… Read more…

ALSO NOTED: A smartphone secure enough for the NSA; TIFF exploits for iPhone released;

> Major labels want to sell music on flash drives. Article> TIFF exploits for iPhone… Read more…