Security Firm Identifies Origins Of 'Flashback' Mac Virus
The "Flashback" virus discovered to have infected more than 600,000 Mac computers earlier this month originated on a series of Wordpress blogs, security experts have…
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140,000 Mac Computers Still Infected By 'Flashback' Trojan, Firm Says
Apple responded fairly quickly to news that more than 600,000 Mac computers were infected with a trojan virus called "Flashback." One week after the massive…
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Non-Profit ISP Wages War On FBI And DOJ By Putting Privacy First [Video]
Nicholas Merrill, formerly the head of a New York-based Internet Service Provider that fought the FBI and DOJ in court over the constitutionality of the…
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Major Android Vulnerability Gives Apps Access To Sensitive Data Without Permission
The security of the Android mobile platform has always been a topic of debate. Due to Google's open ecosystem and less invasive app policing policies,…
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'Anonymous' Hacks Chinese Government, Protest Freedom And Civil Rights
Notorious hacker group "Anonymous" on Thursday claimed responsibility for attacks on several government Web sites in China. The group has launched various Internet attacks on the…
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Microsoft Says Xbox Hacking Claims Are 'Unlikely'
A report emerged last week from a security researcher claiming Microsoft's Xbox lacked important security features that might protect owners who sell used consoles from…
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New Android Malware Can Remotely Root Phones
Lookout Mobile Security on Tuesday published a report stating that a known malicious Android program has been updated with the ability to harm a device…
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'Flashback' Trojan Virus Found To Affect 600,000 Macs
The idea that Macs don't get viruses is now officially a thing of the past. Of course Mac malware has been around for years, but…
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Visa Drops Global Payments Following Theft Of 1.5 Million Card Numbers
Following a massive security breach, Visa has dropped Global Payments from its registry of providers that meet data security standards, The Associated Press reported on…
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Hackers Steal 1.5 Million Card Numbers In Huge MasterCard, Visa Breach
Hackers stole credit card numbers belonging to as many as 1.5 million MasterCard and Visa customers, Global Payments, Inc. confirmed on Sunday. The international credit…
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Selling Used Android Phones Poses Huge Identity Theft Risk, Expert Says
Android users who are looking to sell their old devices should be wary of the possible consequences. McAfee identity theft researcher Robert Siciliano warned that…
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Hackers Can Easily Steal Credit Card Info, Other Data From Used Xbox Consoles [Update]
Using nothing more than a few common tools, hackers can reportedly recover credit card numbers and other personal information from used Xbox 360 consoles even…
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'Anonymous' Hackers Plan To Shut Down The Internet This Saturday
Notorious hacker group Anonymous has previously stated its intentions to shutdown the Internet on Saturday, March 31st, as a form of protest. "To protest SOPA,…
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iPhone Passcode Security Can Be Bypassed In Less Than Two Minutes [Video]
As a standard security measure, Apple's iPhone can be set to require a four-digit passcode whenever the phone's screen is powered on in order to…
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Android Apps With Ads Found To Pose Privacy And Security Risks
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that mobile applications that integrate advertisements pose privacy and a security risks. The team conducted a study…
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'Anonymous-OS' Is Fake And Packed With Malware, Anonymous Says
Hacker group "Anonymous Operations" has confirmed that the custom Linux-based operating system released under its name earlier this week is not a platform it developed.…
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'Anonymous' Hackers Leak Norton AntiVirus Source Code
Hackers associated with the group "Anonymous" have published Symantec's Norton AntiVirus source code on The Pirate Bay. The source code was stolen in 2006 and…
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Major Google Chrome Vulnerability Uncovered By Hacker At Pwnium Contest
Russian university student Sergey Glazunov was able to hack into a secure Windows 7 machine using a remote code execution exploit in Google's Chrome web…
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Blogger Shows The World How To Sneak Anything Past TSA's Nude Body Scanners [Video]
The United States Transportation Security Administration recently invested $1 billion in body scanner technology it claimed would make air travel safer, but the scanners have come…
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Top LulzSec Hackers Arrested, Group Leader Reportedly Working For FBI
The laughs are reportedly over for five top members of the hacker group LulzSec who were arrested on Tuesday and charged as part of a conspiracy…
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Chinese Hackers Seized Control Of NASA Computers
Hackers targeted NASA computers, successfully gained access to employee credentials, and took control of systems at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, CNN reported on Friday. Paul…
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Like iOS Apps, Android Apps Can Secretly Access Photos Thanks To Loophole
The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone's photo gallery app. The…
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Permission Loophole Gives Developers Access To iOS Photo Library And Location History
Earlier this month it was revealed that the popular social networking app Path was uploading entire iPhone address books to the company's servers without first gaining…
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How To Stop Google Ads From Tracking You On The Web
It was recently revealed that Google and a number of advertisers had found a way to bypass some privacy features in modern web browsers, allowing…
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Apple Amends Policy To Stop iPhone Apps From Swiping Contact Data
Apple remained silent as Path and other developers were called out for ostensibly stealing users' contact data. Without asking for permission or even notifying users…
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BlackBerry Dealt Another Blow As Government Agency Opts For iPhones, Android
Government deployment of BlackBerry smartphones in the United States has been big business for struggling Canadian handset maker Research In Motion, but the tide seems to…
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How To Stop Apps Like Path From Stealing Your Contacts
Path caused quite a stir last week when it was discovered that the app secretly transmitted users' entire contact lists to its servers. Without giving…
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