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Offensive Facebook email leads to Blackhole malware attack
Facebook users are warned to be on their guard against unsolicited emails they might receive suggesting that someone has left an offensive comment about them on their wall.
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Thieves rig Barnes & Noble PIN pads to steal credit card data
Hackers tampered with point-of-sale terminals at 63 bookstores to hijack customers' credit card and PIN information. Keep an eye on your statements and watch for unauthorised transactions.
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Sony PS3 hacked "for good" - master keys revealed
Sony's PS3 has been hacked. This time, it looks as though it's been hacked for good. We explain why this is different from previous hacks, and treat you to the war of words between the original hackers...
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IP theft attacks can hide on networks for years, unspotted by corporate...
Organizations in the financial services and public administration sectors are the primary targets of sophisticated attacks aimed at stealing intellectual property, with attacks involving both external...
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Should you lie on Facebook? [VIDEO]
A senior government official has advised users of social networks such as Facebook on how to better protect their privacy. Don't tell social networks the truth.
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National security threat or not? Huawei offers Australia unrestricted access...
The company blames its own poor communications for what it calls "myths and misinformation" that have led to multiple countries banning its equipment. But reports of Huawei's almost-sale of banned...
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Six critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave patched
If your Windows or Mac computer uses the Adobe Shockwave Player, it's time to update your systems.
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Duck talks security on Risky Business
Naked Security's Paul Ducklin talks to the Risky Business podcast about Oracle's patching schedule, lawsuits against Sony after the PlayStation Network breach and how a mathematician unpicked Google's...
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Blackhole malware attack spread via 'Your photos' email
A malware attack has been spammed out widely via email to internet users, posing as a message about photos.
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Security scare after airline boarding passes reveal how passengers will be...
The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) already has a pretty poor record with security experts. The news this week that the agency was tipping its hand by encoding how it planned to conduct...
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Monday review: the hot 20 stories of the week
Here you go. All the stories we wrote in the past seven days, in case you missed anything (or just want to read them again).
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US EMP missile fries PCs and electronics in trial run of microwave weapon
Sci-fi turns real as the Boeing and the US Air Force test a drone-like, experimental weapon that targets electronics while sparing buildings and human lives. It sounds too good to be true, which it...
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Phishing attack promises a free version of Windows 8
On Friday, Microsoft launched Windows 8 to consumers. Today, the experts at SophosLabs have intercepted a phishing attack which plays upon interest in the new operating system.
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Attacker grabs data for 3.6 million South Carolina taxpayers; governor wants...
She's got a right to be incensed, with 77% of the state's population's Social Security numbers being snatched out from under the Department of Revenue. But what's the appropriate penalty for the...
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"STD-like" virus killing off Borderlands 2 video game characters
Gearbox, the maker of the popular game Borderlands 2, is warning Xbox 360 users to be careful of who they play with, following a rash of reports of unexplained character deaths. The culprit: a software...
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Windows 8 security overview - Safest Windows ever?
Windows 8 is now available and Microsoft is touting the entirely new user interface and app store. What security enhancements were made over Windows 7 and are these changes reason enough to upgrade?
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Yahoo! rejects privacy arguments, ignores do not track from IE 10 users
Yahoo! has decided to ignore Internet Explorer 10 users privacy choices. Are IE 10 users losing out on a tailored advertising experience?
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Are you ready for International Kill A Zombie Day, 2012?
Forget trick-or-treating, use the excuse of Halloween to exterminate some zombie computers instead!
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Whodunnit? Conflicting accounts on ARAMCO hack underscore difficulty of...
A recent report suggests that the devastating cyber attack that wiped out thousands of computers belonging to Saudi Arabia's national oil company was the work of a lone hacker - days after the US...
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How to report a computer crime: Unauthorised email account access
Do you know how to report a computer crime? Or even who you would report it to?
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