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Malware spread explains Pentagon USB ban Agent infection hardly much of a battle Pentagon systems and computers in warzones in Iraq and Afghanistan reportedly came under a malware-based attack last month. The infection promoted a recent ban of the use of USB stick and other forms of removable storage by the US military and also talk of Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Bogus Beijing earthquake reports used to spread malware Playing with Olympic fire Supected botnet operators are using false reports that a fictitious earthquake near Beijing could disrupt the Olympic games to spread malware.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Kaspersky virtual keyboard defends against keylogging malware The new version of Kaspersky's security suite, Internet Security 2009, features a novel but simple defense against keylogging malware: a virtual keyboard.Full details have yet to be confirmed, but it is understo Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Love lure used to spread mobile malware Symbian slimeware spreads slowly A strain of mobile malware targeting Symbian-based phones is "actively infecting" a small number of smartphones, according to security vendor Fortinet.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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YouTube fake tool dumbs down malware distribution Nothing on the internet is real, man Miscreants have created a tool that dumbs down the process of using fake YouTube websites to spread malware.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Pentagon releases memo on harsh tactics
(AP) AP - The Pentagon on Tuesday made public a now-defunct legal memo that approved the use of harsh interrogation techniques against terror suspects, saying that President Bush's wartime authority trumps any international ban on torture. Home > Rss Directory > General > Yahoo News |
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New malware toolkit thwarts AV Web gateway filtering specialist Finjan is reporting a new toolkit that uses randomized JavaScript to stay hidden from virus crawlers and deliver its payload via compromised Web sites.Dubbed by Finjan's Maliciou Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Apple growth will draw malware attacks As Apple continues to grow its worldwide market share and the company's products find their way into more business environments, attackers are certain to follow and create greater volumes of exploits aimed at vulnerabilities in the company's software, security experts Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Malware authors declare start of World War III (again) Trojan apocalypse It beggars belief that anyone would think that they'd first hear of World War III through a spam email. But hackers are relying on such credulous fools in an attempt to spread a new Trojan.… Home > Rss Directory > General > The Register |
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Hannaford: Malware planted on store servers stole card data Hannaford Bros. Co. disclosed this week that the intruders who stole up to 4.2 million credit and debit card numbers from the grocer's systems did so by planting malware programs on servers at each of its stores in New England, New York and Florida. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Web users in malware crosshairs Online malware attacks are becoming more pervasive, targeted, and refined as the underground threat economy continues to evolve and take on the characteristics of an organized industry.The latest iteration of Sy Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Malware now comes with copyright protection Some malware developers have taken to copyrighting their work, according to Symantec. The security company highlighted in its blog that Russian malware developers have been adding copyright rules to the programs they sell illegally on the Internet. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Huge rise in malware this year Malware has risen by a staggering 278 percent in the first half of 2008, thanks in part to the large number of Web sites comprised last month, so says a new study by ScanSafe. And it warns that the situation is only going to get worse, especially after Dan Kaminsky go Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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McAfee touts 'cloud-based' malware defense system McAfee Monday is announcing a change in how it delivers malware-signature software updates that it says should result in much speedier fixes.Instead of only waiting to distribute signature updates after a daily Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Firefox users targeted by rare piece of malware Researchers at BitDefender have discovered a new type of malicious software that collects passwords for banking sites but targets only Firefox users.The malware, which BitDefender dubbed "Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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USB 3.0 host controller spec will be free, Intel says Intel plans to make the specification for a USB 3.0 host controller freely available during the second half of this year, hitting back at rumors the chip maker wanted to keep the technology for itself.The specif Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Intel releases part of draft USB 3.0 spec Intel has released part of the draft specification for USB 3.0, a move that could speed up the release of the next-generation data transfer standard.The Extensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) draft specific Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Brad Pitt named as top malware lure Movie star Brad Pitt has shoved Paris Hilton off the top of a list neither will have coveted being on. A fan entering Pitt's name in a search engine now has a startling one in five chance of finding a malware-hosting site instead, says McAfee. Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Nortel uses USB drive to secure remote work Nortel hopes to tackle the security of remote work with an "office on a stick," a USB drive that can link an employee's PC with a corporate VPN and keep all the information from a session encrypted.The drive its Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |
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Anti-malware group scolds Apple over Safari 'carpet bomb' An anti-malware organization has called on Apple to beef up its Safari Web browser to protect users from exploits that could let attackers download malicious code to a Mac or Windows user's desktop.Stopbadware.o Home > Rss Directory > Technology > InfoWorld |