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RSA release a few details on their big security breach
On Friday - ironically April Fool's day - Uri Rivner, head of new technologies and consumer identity protection, at RSA, released additional details on the RSA security breach. Here, we detail the bare...
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The Color iPhone app, privacy, spam and hype
The much-hyped Color app offers to share photos with those around you - but what about privacy and spam concerns? Read more…
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Profile Spy rogue application spreads virally on Twitter
Twitter users are once again finding themselves on the receiving end of a rogue application attack spreading virally across the network. Thousands of Twitter users have fallen into the trap of allowing...
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Fired Gucci employee charged with hacking into network
A network engineer, who was fired by the American branch of Gucci, has been accused of breaking into the computer systems of the Italian luxury good retailer, shutting down servers and deleting data....
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Openmouthed? Facebook users gawp at new incarnation of survey scam
Facebook users are being hit today by a new incarnation of a virally-spreading survey scam that has already claimed many scalps. Read more…
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What's scarier to businesses: losing data or hackers?
Yesterday, the SCCE and HCCA revealed survey results showing that compliance professionals think their networks are well protected against hackers, but are nervous about accidental data loss by...
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Linda Smith / Jason Lee Facebook virus hoax spreads quickly
Messages being shared across Facebook warn users not to add as a Facebook friend people called "Linda Smith" or "Jason Lee" because you will be infected by a virus. But should you trust the warnings?...
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Google extends Safe Browsing to Chrome downloads
Google announced a new security feature today for the Google Chrome product. The Chrome team are enhancing the implementation of their Safe Browsing API service to include downloaded files. Read more…
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Is Hacker TV sitcom a true reflection of computer security industry?
Tonight, TV network FOX will be launching an ethical hacker comedy called 'Breaking In'. From everything I see online about it, it sounds like, FINALLY, we have a show that gives you true insight into...
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Hackers hijack top Russian football club's website
Fans of FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, one of Russia's top football clubs, got a surprise this morning if they visited the team's website. Instead of seeing stories and images of their favourite soccer...
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EFF uncovers further evidence of SSL CA bad behavior
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has published a report showing the SSL certificate industry has been ignoring policies and signing tens of thousands of invalid certificates. Read more…
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Flaw in ISC's dhclient could allow remote code execution
Unix/Linux users may be vulnerable to a new flaw in ISC's DHCP client. ISC is advising users to apply mitigation or update to their latest release. Read more…
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Are you dead? Please reply at once!
There's so much unreconstructed spam these days - old-school spam which doesn't make the slightest attempt to disguise its outrageous bogosity - that finding amusing examples is a like searching for a...
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The Twilight Breaking Dawn Facebook scam
Scam links to what pretends to be a "Twilight Breaking Dawn" game have affected many users of Facebook. Don't let your love for heart throbs Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart out-rule your head....
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Olive Garden food photo tagged you on Facebook? It's a viral scam
Thousands of Facebook users are freaking out after apparently being tagged in photos of Olive Garden food. Find out about the scam spreading across the social network. Read more…
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New Adobe Flash zero day in the wild - infects through MS Word documents
Adobe has released an advisory warning users about a new zero day flaw in their ubiquitous Flash Player software. Watch out for malicious Word documents, especially if you work for the US government or...
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State of Texas exposes data on 3.5 million people
Susan Combs, Comptroller for the state of Texas announced a massive data leak that resulted in 3.5 million people's social security numbers, names, addresses and in some cases their birth date and...
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BBC News/Dad walks in on daughter Facebook scams
Facebook continues to be hit hard by scammers. This time they are pretending to be BBC News and playing to the curiosity of Facebook users who want to see the video "Dad walks in on daughter......
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Auckland earthquake email hoax debunked by New Zealand media
Internet users in New Zealand have reportedly received emails, spreading a sick hoax that claims an earthquake is predicted to hit the city of Auckland on Sunday, April 17th. Read more…
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Commodore 64 viruses - time for a comeback?
The classic Commodore 64 is making a comeback! But what about viruses on these much-loved home computers from the 1980s? Read more…
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