Users of insecure, jailbroken iPhones are reporting their smartphones have been hit by a worm that turns their lock wallpaper to that of 1980s pop star Rick Astley. It may seem mostly harmless with its wallpaper-changing payload, but the first-ever worm to spread via iPhones could be an omen of more sinister attacks to come.
AV-Comparative.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions. The test focused only on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities, therefore all used samples were samples that the tested antivirus products were able to detect.
Google unveiled Dashboard, intended to give users a way to view -- and in modest ways limit -- the breadth of information the search giant collects about our online lives. You can manage which Google Documents you\'re sharing, edit your Gchat history, and clear out your search history that Google has stored about you. More transparency, but privacy?
An unusual cloak-and-dagger operation being run by internet security experts has been exposed this week, after details of a flaw in the SSL protocol were made public.
Social networking sites MySpace and Facebook have apparently fixed coding errors that could have allowed an attacker access to all of their users\' data and photos. The simple coding errors are alarming considering the extent to which social networks have gone to reassure their users that their data will be safe. The problem involved....
Federal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of an Twittering anarchist being investigated for violating a anti-rioting law, a federal court judge ruled. A U.S. district court judge found no reason to throw out the government’s search of the home of a 41-year old social worker who ...
Agents of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service hacked into the computer of a senior Syrian government official. The intelligence agents planted a Trojan horse on the official’s computer. Israel claimed the incident never occurred. The United States claimed ignorance.
Sophos recently tested Windows 7 against 10 in the wild viruses. The result? 8 of the 10 ran successfully on the newest version of Windows. Windows 7 may be the most secure Windows ever, but is that good enough?
An Oregon hardware hacker and author has been hit with federal criminal charges arising from his longstanding business of selling unlocked cable modems that can be used to steal extra speed from a broadband provider, or obtain free service.
An Illinois man is suing the maker of a video baby monitor after discovering that he and his neighbor could spy on each other through the devices. He filed a proposed class action lawsuit after a neighbor, who used the same brand, informed him that video and audio from Denkov’s son’s nursery was showing up on the neighbor’s monitor whenever...
You see those ads saying \"Inbox (5). Nick, someone in San Francisco has a crush on you!\" (with your name, profile picture, and city in the ad). I generated millions of dollars from these offers on Facebook -- I am not proud of it, but it was very lucrative.