Google cuts grace period for vendors of vulnerable software
Google is shortening the amount of time it gives to makers of vulnerable software and web services if there is imminent danger. The Google security team say...
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Boston Marathon Bombing Links May Hide Java-Based Exploits
PCMag: My social media accounts and email inbox are full of links to stories about the horrific incident in Boston earlier this week. I am reading about the ...
Russian malware spies on US ATMs
Security firm Group-IB has identified a malware program called Dump Memory Grabber that can take debit and credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) terminal...
Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Mysteries Around the Cyberweapon
Cross-posted from WIRED.
Doc blocker : Oxford University blocked Google Docs
For about two and a half hours on Monday, students at Oxford University couldn’t access Google Docs after the University’s Computing Services team decided to...
Dropbox Makes PDF Viewing Less Painful, Adds Push Notifications For Shared Folders
Just a few days after adding a new set of features to Dropbox for Teams, the cloud storage company rolled out a new version of its iOS application which intr...
Facebook Got Hacked Last Month and Is Just Telling You Now
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Opera Switches to WebKit and Chromium
After many years of dealing with site compatibility issues, Opera found the solution: it will switch from its proprietary rendering engine (Presto) to WebKit...
Panetta Sounds Alarm on Cyber-War Threat
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For the first time in 25 years, Microsoft is changing its logo
In advance of one of the most significant waves of product launches in Microsoft’s history, today they are unveiling a new logo for the company.
Brit accused of biggest military hack in history
iol scitech: London – A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into top secret military and space agency networks will learn the re...
VirusTotal online scanner adds behavior analysis
h-Online: The developers of the VirusTotal online virus scanner service are currently testing a new sandbox feature to provide users with more meaningful sca...
Symantec CEO steps down, replaced by chairman
Computer World: Security software vendor Symantec said Wednesday that Enrique Salem, its president and chief executive officer, had stepped down with immedia...
Could Romney Really Ban Porn?
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Anonymous hackers cripple Australian gov’t websites
FoxNews: International hacking group Anonymous took at least 10 Australian government websites offline briefly Tuesday in a series of escalating attacks over...
Security researchers take out botnet responsible for 18 billion spam emails a day
Independent: If you’re a fan of fake Rolex watches and cheap Viagra look away now.
Aguilera: Hacker Stole My "Feeling Of Security"
The Smoking Gun: Christina Aguilera contends that the recent hacking of her e-mail account had stripped her of a “feeling of security” that now “can never be...
Indonesia blocks porn sites during Ramadan
ZDNet: Indonesia’s communications and information ministry has shut down more than one million pornographic Web sites ahead of Islamic holy month of Ramadan ...
Madi Malware: Another Trojan Targets Organizations from the Middle East [Updated]
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Longtime Google Exec Marissa Mayer Is Yahoo’s New CEO
TechChurch: Marissa Mayer, the technology executive who has worked at Google since the search company’s earliest days, has been appointed CEO of Yahoo.
Scarlett Johansson leaked nude photos cost $66,000 for the hacker
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1.5 Million Records Compromised In Global Payments Breach
v3.co.uk: Card processing firm Global Payments has provided more detail on the attack on its computer systems earlier this year, warning that the attackers m...
Google’s reCAPTCHA briefly cracked
H-Online: Hackers developed a script which was able to crack Google’s reCAPTCHA system with a success rate of better than 99 per cent. They presented the res...
AVAST software blocked its services for embargoed countries
Petr Chocholous in response to Iranian users contacting avast saying they are unable to open website or update their antivirus said:
Text message provider to pay out for Android malware
H-Online: UK regulator PhonepayPlus (fomerly known ICSTIS) has imposed a fine of £50,000 on a payment provider used for an Android malware-based fraud and fo...
Flame worm – Iran claims to discover new Stuxnet-like malware
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Call of Duty hacker jailed after meatspace burglary
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The Pirate Bay hit by DDoS attack
File-sharing website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has been hit by a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.
Avira update fixes Service Pack bug
The H-Online: Avira says that it has resolved the problems caused by a Service Pack that was released for its Windows products earlier this week. Users are a...
Google bringing new smarts to Search with Knowledge Graph
Google’s Knowledge Graph will display summaries of topics when your query is related to one of the 500 million items in Google’s new database of things.
Avira AV update hangs systems
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Sniffer tool displays other people’s WhatsApp messages
The H-Online: WhatsApp Sniffer is an app able to display messages from other WhatsApp users connected to the same network as the app user. The tool diverts a...
Iran makes its own anti-virus software – would you buy it?
SophosLabs: According to reports, Iran has started making its own anti-virus software.
Hotmail hacked for $20
The H-Online: The whitec0de.com blog reports that, for $20, a member of a hacker forum offered to crack any Hotmail account within a minute – and that he kep...
Introducing Google Drive… yes, really
Cross-Posted from Official Google Blog: Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actua...
Iran oil terminal suffers malware attack
The BBC is reporting that websites belonging to the Iranian oil ministry and national oil company are offline after suffering a malware infection this weekend.
Google warns the operators of thousands of hacked web sites
The H-Security: The head of Google's Webspam team, Matt Cutts, announced on Twitter that Google has sent out a message to the webmasters of 20,000 sites i...
Sabpab, new Mac OS X backdoor Trojan horse discovered
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Hacker divulges data on 10 Iranian banks, central bank warns clients [Updated]
An Iranian hacker published the information about some 3 million debit cards of 10 Iranian banks, including codes and passwords.
Android malware poses as Angry Birds Space game
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Russian AV company claims 600,000 Macs infected by Flashback [Removal Manual]
The H-Online: A Russian AV company, Dr. Web, says it has conducted research to determine the spread of the Flashback trojan on systems running Mac OS X and s...
MasterCard and Visa payment processor compromised, up to 10 million cards stolen
SophosLabs: Brian Krebs is reporting that MasterCard and Visa are warning member-banks of a payment processor breach that may impact more than 10,000,000 cre...
Google updates OAuth 2.0 Playground
The H-Security: Google has added new features to its OAuth 2.0 Playground, which it launched last November. Developers can now switch to using client-side fl...
"Please do not take down the Sality botnet"
The H-Security: On Tuesday, a user who is known as “lawabidingcitizen” posted an unusual request to the Full Disclosure mailing list, a forum that is mainly ...
Report: iOS vulnerability sold for $250,000
The H-Security: Business appears to be booming for those who trade in unpatched (zero-day) security holes: according to a report by Forbes magazine, a US com...
Instagram Sign-Up Page Now Beckons Android Users
Mashable: The day when Android users will first lay hands on the red hot photo-sharing app Instagram just got even closer. Late Saturday, a sign-up page appe...
Pro-China hackers target Tibetan activists with malware
The Register: Pro-China hackers have started spoofing security firm AlienVault’s email address in spam messages in an attempt to infect pro-Tibetan recipient...
Embarrassing security failure at PayPal
The H-Security: Until just a few days ago, web sites belonging to the world’s largest online payment service contained a security vulnerability in a key comp...
‘Fileless’ malware installs into RAM
Exploit found in Russian adware invades process, doesn’t install files
Firefox 11 release postponed due to security issues [Updated]
H-Online: The Firefox team has announced that they are postponing the release of Firefox 11, originally planned for today, because of a security report which...
Google is globally switching its search to HTTPS by default
The H-Online: Google has announced on its Inside Search blog that it is enabling SSL encryption by default on its global search pages. The US site Google.com...
New automated sandbox for Android malware
ISC Diary: One of the things that I’ve been working on lately is building an automated malware analysis environment to handle Android malware similar to the ...
Hackers had ‘full functional control’ of Nasa computers
BBC: Hackers gained “full functional control” of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency’s inspector general has told US lawmakers.
New privacy guidelines for mobile app developers
SophosLabs: This week has seen the annual Mobile World Congress event. For 2012, the giants of the mobile tech world are back in Barcelona to captivate the i...
Pwn2Own: Google offers $1M in Chrome exploit rewards
Google is to offer up to a million dollars in rewards for Chrome exploits at the CanSecWest conference. Previously, Google has sponsored the Pwn2Own competit...
YouPorn passwords available for download, thousands of users exposed [Updated]
SophosLabs: Want a free password for one of the world’s most popular adult websites?
Nessus 5.0 accelerates vulnerability scanning
The H-Online: Tenable has released version 5.0 of Nessus, its popular vulnerability scanner. The new version of the tool includes an updated installation wiz...
Chinese hackers had free rein at Nortel
The H-Online: According to a report, hackers, allegedly from China, had access to telecoms equipment manufacturer Nortel‘s IT systems over a period of severa...
Twitter enables HTTPS for all signed-in users
The H-Online: Twitter has announced that it has now enabled HTTPS by default for all users signed into the micro-blogging service. By using HTTPS, all user i...
Reddit Bans Sexual Content Relating to Minors
Mashable: Reddit, known for its freewheeling approach to content management, instituted a new rule over the weekend that banned suggestive or sexual content ...
"NASA Own3d Again" – NASA Database Leaked by r00tw0rm
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Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked
SophosLabs: One of the largest ISPs in The Netherlands has shut down its email services after hackers posted usernames, passwords, phone numbers, addresses a...
63 Vulnerabilities on United Nation Website Exposed Online
The Hacker News: Latest Notification in The Hacker News Vault by a Hacker named “Xenu (Casi)” from r00tw0rm Team that There are 63 Blind SQL injection Vulner...
Google: No, We’re Not Launching Retail Stores Yet
Mashable: Google planned to open its first-ever public store at its European headquarters in Dublin, if you believed a rumor reported by Bloomberg. But accor...
LinkedIn Hits 150 Million Members
Mashable: LinkedIn on Thursday announced it has 150 million members in its network, a 20 million increase over November.
OneNote Mobile for Android is now available worldwide
For all of you who’ve been asking (and patiently waiting) for a version of OneNote for your Android phones, we have great news: OneNote Mobile for Android is...
Anonymous Hacks Syrian President’s Email. The Password: 12345
Mashable: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been under fire from world leaders to step down this week. He’s also under fire from hacktivist group Anonymou...
Yahoo Chairman Steps Down
Mashable: Yahoo‘s chairman of the board, Roy Bostock, is leaving the company. Bostock has been chairman since 2008.
Hackers fail to extort $50,000 from Symantec, as pcAnywhere source code is published
SophosLabs: Symantec has confirmed that a file made available on the internet for anyone to download, does contain the source code for an old version of its ...
Introducing Chrome for Android
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Google plans to turn off online checks for SSL certificate validity
The H-Online: Google plans to turn off online checks for SSL certificate validity in its Chrome browser soon, according to a blog post by Adam Langley, the d...
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
SophosLabs: The United States, which currently forbids government workers or soldiers to use smartphones to send classified messages, is preparing a modified...
Google Launches ‘Solve for X,’ Think Tank for Fixing Global Problems
Mashable: Google just debuted a project dedicated to attacking some of the biggest problems facing civilization, such as global warming, and proposing “radic...
Goodbye BTJunkie
gHacks: Users of the popular Bittorrent indexing website BTJunkie who try to access the site’s content in a web browser are not seeing the usual site layout,...
Internet Explorer to upgrade automatically, unless you say no
SophosLabs: Microsoft's Ryan Gavin announced a new strategy to keep the web safe… Keep your Internet Explorer up to date. ...
Stop Censorship: Help us stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation
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Facebook to Launch “Major” Profile Redesign at f8
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uTorrent server delivered malware for two hours on Tuesday
The H-Security: The BitTorrent company has confirmed that its uTorrent servers were hacked on Tuesday 13 September and, for almost two ...
GlobalSign gives itself clean bill of health after Iranian hacker’s braggadocio
SophosLabs: Following the widely-publicised disgrace of Dutch digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, a person calling himself ComodoHack...
Happy third birthday, Chrome!
Google Chrome Blog: It’s that time of the year again for the Chrome team, when we pause on our anniversary to reflect on the amazing life and times of the...
Call of Duty: MW3 To Use Steamworks
</p> rockpapershotgun.com</b>: This just came in from Valve: “The PC version of the product will be pow...
Blogger’s fresh new look
Blogger Buzz: As you may have heard, things are starting to look a little different across many Google products—and today, Blogger is t...
Microsoft To Improve File Management Processes In Windows 8
Windows 8 News Blog: The recently created Building Windows 8 blog seems to be up in full swing, with new articles about the upcoming operating system...
Mozilla Plans To Hide Firefox Version
gHacks: One “by-product” of the rapid release cycle of the Firefox web browser is the version number increase that goes along with ever...
Google Apps highlights – 8/12/2011
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that Google post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “Google Apps highlights” and subs...
Microsoft adds RAW photo file support to Windows
Microsoft announced the release of a Camera Codec pack for Windows that offers support for the RAW file format from within Windows Explorer as well as Win...
Anonymous hacks NATO servers
Anonymous claims to have stolen around a gigabyte of classified NATO data ...
Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper
ghacks.net: Microsoft has just released a beta of a system recovery software. Microsoft Standalone System Sweeper has been designed to aid users in starti...
Facebook: Keeping You Safe from Scams and Spam
Facebook Security: Facebook is committed to bringing you a safe experience on the Internet, and today we are announcing several new...
Avira receives AV-Test.org certificate
Avira TechBlog: Great news – our Avira Premium Security Suite received the next AV-Test.org certificate, this time for the first quarte...
Yet another VB100 award for Avira!
Avira TechBlog: The series continues – Avira AntiVir Personal and Avira AntiVir Professional received the April 2011 VB100 award! The t...
Follow up: Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers, Site Source Code Exposed
Follow up from: Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers</p> Tech Crunch: WordPress.com has revealed that someone has g...
Google says it did not lie about government certification for Apps
BetaNews: Google found itself fending off criticisms from competitor Microsoft on Monday over whether or not its Google Apps product tr...
Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 LTS approaches end of life
H-Online: In a post on the project's security announce mailing list, Ubuntu Release Manager Kate Stewart has reminded users th...
Microsoft’s record Patch Tuesday
H-Online: It's a record for Microsoft: 9 critical and 8 important updates close a total of 64 security holes. In the worst case, a numb...
Google Talk Guru
Google Talk Guru is a new Google bot that lets you ask simple questions. It’s “an experimental service that allows people to get information like sports resu...
Google Docs Gets a Real-Time Upgrade
In a bid to make Google Docs more appealing to workers and consumers, Google is rolling out a new feature that lets users of its productivity service discuss...
Twitter using Gamification to increase followers
I just read an interesting post in ThinkVitamin.com and wanted to share with you:
Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today
Today I’ve read a nice article in readwriteweb.com so I wanted share it with you:
Facebook and The White House join forces in the fight against bullying
Examiner.com wrote: As many people are aware, bullying today is not like it used to be. Back in the day, all one had to do to turn his bully in was give the...
Unconfirmed reports that Yahoo has sold Delicious for $5 Million
TheNextWeb wrote: We’ve received a solid report from a reliable and proven source that Yahoo has sold social bookmarking site Delicious for $5m+.
Twitter to developers: enough with the third-party apps
Twitter has issued a statement to its mailing list encouraging third-party developers to cease creating applications that use the Twitter API solely to dupli...
Internet Explorer 9 hits RTM
TechSpot wrote: Microsoft this week reportedly signed off the Release to Manufacturing (RTM) build of Internet Explorer 9. The RTM build is 9.00.8112.16421.1...
Chrome 12 Will Drop Support for Google Gears
Google Operation System: While most Chrome users have been upgraded to Chrome 10, Google is fixing the bugs from Chrome 11 and working on Chrome 12. A recent...
Here’s some good news for Mac users! Go Avira!
Avira’s Anti-Virus Technology Used by ZeoBIT in New System Utility – MacKeeper
Microsoft rolls out new virtualization tools for Desktop Optimization Pack
BetaNews wrote: Thursday, Microsoft announced two updates to its Software Assurance Desktop Optimization Pack for enterprise Windows deployments available im...
Introducing the Google APIs Explorer
Google is always looking for new ways to make it easier for developers to get started with our APIs. When you come across a new Google API, you often want to...
Adobe Releases Flash-to-HTML5 Converter, Codenamed Wallaby
Mashable: Monday night, Adobe released a new, experimental Flash-to-HTML5 conversion tool codenamed Wallaby.
Google Acquires BeatThatQuote for $61.5 Million
Mashable wrote: Google has broken new ground in the personal finance realm with the purchase of UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote for $61.5 million (...
Google acquires Zynamics
Internet giant buys into security.
CIA launches W.T.F. (WikiLeaks Task Force)
Washington Post: The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks.
New hacked site notifications in search results
Today we’ve added a new notification to our search results that helps people know when a site may have been hacked. We’ve provided notices for malware for ye...
LastPass Acquires Xmarks!
In our efforts to bring you expanded, go-anywhere access to your data, we’re happy to announce that LastPass recently acquired Xmarks!
Christina Aguilera blames hacker for risqué leaked photos
Sophos Labs: Semi-nude pictures of Christina Aguilera leaked onto the internet earlier this week, causing fans of the pint-sized pop diva to feverishly run t...
Google: We’re activating 300,000 Android phones daily
Android activations have now surpassed 300,000 per day which equals the number of activations for Symbian worldwide, according to data provided by Google. It...
MySpace Introduces “Hijacks” With the Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas have taken over MySpace in an effort to improve its social entertainment offerings.
Twitter Celebrates 100 Million New Accounts in 2010
Twitter has seen a phenomenal amount of growth in the past year. In fact, the company claims more than 100 million new accounts were opened in 2010.
Facebook Announces First Hacker Cup
Mashable: Facebook is known for its hackathons — all-night coding sessions designed to help create new products or improve others. Now the company has announ...
Google Officially Unveils Chrome Web Store
Google officially unveiled the long-anticipated Chrome Web Store at its big Chrome event today.
Google Chrome Has 120 Million Users
Google revealed during its Chrome press conference today that its web browser now has 120 million users. That’s 50 million more users than it had less than s...
Celebrities’ Internet “Deaths” Raise $1M for Charity
Mashable: Facebook and the Twitterverse have been a little quieter for the past several days, as some of the networks’ most famous users — including Lady Gag...
Google announces Chrome OS hardware and first pilot program
BetaNews: One year ago, Google gave the world its first look at Chrome OS, a project taking a new approach to thin clients and terminal computing. The long a...
Internet Explorer 9 will feature "do not track" functionality
BetaNews: In light of the recent rash of “history sniffing” bugs and the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed “do not track” list, Microsoft today announced t...
The Google Cr-48 Chrome OS Notebook Is All About the Web
Mashable: Google just launched artillery deep into territories held by Microsoft and Apple by making one of the biggest announcements in its history: The rev...
Amazon to Unveil New Kindle Web App Tomorrow
Mashable: After launching its own incredibly successful, single-purpose hardware and a slew of free apps for mobile and PC devices, Amazon is getting ready t...
Improved Avira AntiVir Rescue System
Avira programmers spent a lot of work and drastically overhauled the Avira AntiVir Rescue System which is now available in version 3.7.16. Next to a much bet...
Google Opens Doors to E-Bookstore
The New York Time: The Google e-bookstore is finally open.
Gmail Priority Inbox Now Learns Much Faster
Google has upgraded its Priority Inbox, a recently launched Gmail feature that automatically places important mail on top of your inbox, with a couple of imp...
FTC is considering “do not track” mechanism for web users
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted a preliminary staff report that lays out a framework for Internet privacy and suggests a “do not track” ...
Hackers use malware to break into computers of over 50 pop stars
According to The Telegraph, German prosecutors are accusing two local hackers of breaking into the computers of over 50 pop stars, including Lady Gaga, Kelly...
Google unveils Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3 [Specifications & Price]
Google has finally announced its new phone ‘Nexus S’ manufactured by Samsung and is the first phone powered by the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Nexus S...
Google acquires Netflix, Vudu, and Blockbuster’s streaming video DRM provider Widevine
Google announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Widevine, a Seattle-based company that has focused on DRM and security for stream...
Facebook makes user profiles more visual
Though it is primarily known as a social networking site, Facebook is actually one of the top destinations for photo sharing, and a new user profile design c...
The Yahoo-AOL Merger Rumors Heat Up, But What Do They Really Mean?
Mashable: The AOL-Yahoo rumors are heating up once again. This time, they involve splitting up the AOL empire into two divisions before engaging in a merger ...
Oficla downloads MBR Ransomware
Avira TechBlog: We discovered a new ransomware threat which is downloaded by a Trojan of the Oficla family. This downloaded threat replaces the MBR (master b...
Apple forces PhotoFast to abandon 256GB upgrade kit for MacBook Airs
Remember that peppy aftermarket 256GB SSD upgrade from PhotoFast that easily smoked (on paper anyway) the SSD found in Apple’s latest MacBook Air? It’s been ...
Microsoft to launch streaming internet TV subscription service
Microsoft appears to be preparing themselves to step into the streaming media field alongside Apple, Netflix, Hulu, and other competing providers who have jo...
Pirate Bay ruling sparks DDoS attacks against IFPI
The Anonymous group takes revenge after legal decision against Pirate Bay founders
Iran: Computer Malware Sabotaged Uranium Centrifuges
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun as he scans Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kil...
WikiLeaks Hit By Another DDoS Attack
Controversial whistleblower website WikiLeaks was hit by another massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this morning. On Sunday, the sit...
Hacker Takes Responsibility for Wikileaks Takedown
Mashable: The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that took down WikiLeaks as the site published secret U.S. embassy cables over the weekend could be...
Kim Kardashian Tops Bing’s Most Popular Searches of 2010
Mashable: Bing is getting an early start on the “best of 2010” lists, releasing its compilation of the year’s most popular search terms a little more than a ...
Politics and malware make strange bedfellows
Sophos Labs: There are two stories that have been the focus of much speculation that have come to some closure today. New information confirming many peoples...
Facebook co-founder launches social network Jumo for social good
CNN – Mashable: Today, users can start connecting with all their favorite social causes in one online sphere, as Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes has launche...
WikiLeaks Targeted in DDoS Attack as Latest Leak Hits the Web
Mashable: Controversial whistleblower website WikiLeaks is reporting that it’s under a “mass distributed denial of service attack” just as its much-hyped lea...
The Pirate Bay founders sentenced to jail
The Swedish Appeals Court upheld the conviction and jail sentences of three co-founders behind the infamous The Pirate Bay service. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij...
Miley Cyrus and cybercriminals make strange bedfellows
Miley Cyrus is eighteen years old since yesterday.
Lost laptop leads to first Data Protection Act fine for UK firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two organizations for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act – the first to be issued under new ...
Wanted: more than 2,000, in Google hiring spree
Reuters: Google Inc plans to hire more than 2,000 people around the globe, bumping up its workforce as it expands into new markets and battles for talent wit...
MySpace deal looks to Facebook to gain and retain users
BBC: The once dominant MySpace has turned to the company that stole its crown, Facebook, for help to drive users to its ailing site.
Google Docs editing comes to Android and iOS
Native Google Docs support has finally arrived for Android and iOS (the mobile version of Google Docs has been available for over three years). Edits show up...
‘Naked’ scanners fooled by creased clothing
Controversial “naked” body scanners currently being tested at Hamburg’s airport are constantly malfunctioning due to folds in passengers’ clothing, broadcast...
Microsoft: Google is a hard habit to break
Microsoft says Google is a bad habit, and it’s hard for people to break it in order to try alternatives, such as the company’s search engine, Bing. “It’s a h...
Facebook takes on traditional e-mail with Social Inbox
Facebook has announced a new product that will compete directly with the e-mail services provided by Yahoo, Microsoft, Google, and AOL. Facebook believes tra...
Yahoo announces more changes
THE INTERNET SEARCH OUTFIT without a search engine, Yahoo has announced a package of products that it hopes will make it more relevant again.
IE9 alleged to be cheating in JavaScript benchmark
We’ve all heard of graphics card makers optimizing their drivers for various benchmarks—some of you might recall the Quack story as one of the earlier exampl...
NVidia CEO: Upcoming Android Tablets to Bring Better Graphics and Multitasking
Mashable: We know that a number of Android tablets are coming in the next couple of months. But will these devices be able to compete with Apple’s iPad, whic...
Mozilla releases beta 7 of Firefox 4, claims 3-5x performance boost
BetaNews: Mozilla Wednesday released a significant update to the beta of its Firefox 4 browser. The update adds a new JavaScript JIT compiler, going by the n...
iTunes Store links up with Twitter via Ping
BetaNews: Ping, the social music service introduced as a part of iTunes 10 in September, can now be linked with Twitter, the popular micro blogging service a...
Facebook to Spend Nearly Half a Billion Dollars on New Data Center
Mashable: Facebook’s running out of servers to handle its 500+ million users, so it has decided to build a new data center in North Carolina that will cost a...
Facebook brand pages hit by malicious links
CNet: The latest security fiasco on Facebook’s application platform may involve business pages rather than personal accounts: Sendible, a company that makes ...
Google bars data from Facebook as rivalry heats up
Reuters: Google Inc will begin blocking Facebook and other Web services from accessing its users’ information, highlighting an intensifying rivalry between t...
Google Instant Goes Mobile
Mashable: A beta version of Google Instant is now available on many U.S. iPhone and Android mobile devices.
WordPress Adds Feature for Embedding Tweets
Mashable: Months ago, Twitter released a clunky tool called Blackbird Pie for embedding tweets in blog posts. Today WordPress has radically simplified and im...
It’s Alive: Xmarks Back From the Brink
Mashable: It looks like cross-browser, bookmark syncing service Xmarks won’t be going out of business after all.
Steve Ballmer Sells $1.3 Billion Worth of Microsoft Shares
Mashable: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has sold 12% of his stake in the tech giant in a transaction worth over $1.3 billion.
Webcam cyber-sextortionist preyed on over 200 women
A perverted hacker who spied upon more than 200 women via their webcams and microphones, after infecting their computers with malware, was arrested earlier t...
Facebook’s smaller font size straining eyes
(CNN) — Facebook is the biggest name in social networking. But overnight, it got smaller.
Facebook Now Tries to Tell the Story Between Two Friends
Mashable: Facebook is rolling out a new breed of Pages called Friendship Pages that pull together the public wall posts, comments, photos (based on tags) and...
3G Mobile Internet Comes to Mount Everest
Nepali mobile network operator Ncell has installed the first 3G base station at the summit of Mount Everest, giving visitors, climbers and people living in t...
Microsoft Office 2011 out for Mac
Software Magazine: Microsoft has launched the Apple version of its productivity suite, the Microsoft Office 2011. The package comes with a new version of Mic...
GNOME Developers Attack Canonical’s Ubuntu Decision
Many Ubuntu users will undoubtedly have strong opinions on Canonical’s recent proposal to replace the GNOME desktop with Unity in the Ubuntu 11.04 release. ...
Zynga now valued at $5.51 billion, more than Electronic Arts
SharesPost has valued Farmville developer Zynga Game Network at $5.51 billion, according to Business Week. That means it is now estimated to be bigger than c...
Google CEO: Don’t Like ‘Street View’? Move
In a CNN interview Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt responded to questions about what Google knows about people by saying that if people don’t like having the...
Want a free Google TV? Tell Google you’re a Web developer
Google knows it’s going to have a tough time convincing users to switch to its TV platform. As a result, over the next few weeks, the search giant is handing...
Facebook Credits to be Sold at Walmart and Best Buy
Mashable: There’s a new stocking stuffer for the social gamer on your holiday shopping list: Facebook Credits.
Google Finally Upgrades Feedburner
Believe it or not, Google hasn’t forgotten about Feedburner. The RSS feed service has received an experimental new interface that better matches Google Analy...
Spam from the Advocate
Currently cyber criminals try to make fast money by spamming out emails in masses in Germany which allegedly stem from an Advocate specialized in copyright. ...
Connect Any Wi-Fi Device to Any Other Wi-Fi Device with Wi-Fi Direct
Mashable: The Wi-Fi Alliance is about to drop a wireless connectivity bombshell called Wi-Fi Direct. It will enable device-to-device connections using curren...
Facebook exceeds 500,000,000 users
Last night Facebook announced that it had over 500 000 000 users.
Microsoft CEO: next Windows release is "riskiest product bet"
Windows 7 might be selling like hotcakes but that’s only going to make it even harder for Microsoft to top. When asked about the riskiest product bet that th...
MySpace moves against apps who share user data
New York (CNN) — Social networking site MySpace, while acknowledging it shares profile information with advertisers, said Saturday that it is taking action a...
Reuters: Google says its cars grabbed email and passwords
(Reuters) – Google Inc said its “Street View” cars around the world accidentally collected more personal data than previously disclosed, and that it was chan...
Western Digital Caviar Green 3TB Hard Drive
Rules were made to be broken; that whole 55 MPH thing happens to be my favorite. Western Digital had larger aspirations; the kinds that considered milestones...
Apple To Remove Java from Mac OS X?
After the news that the new MacBook Airs do not ship with Flash pre-installed (which is news considering Flash has been part of Mac OS X for a very long time...
Domain name Sex.com sells for $13 million
Escom LLC has sold the controversial domain name Sex.com for $13 million, according to The Register. Documents filed in a California court say that the domai...
12Seconds.com shutdown :-(
Last mail I got from 12Seconds.com:
Facebook touts encryption as solution to security flaw
Facebook has proposed a solution to a recent security flaw that allowed apps to transmit personal data that involves encrypting the relevant string of number...
Creating stronger privacy controls inside Google
Google Official Blog:
Zynga sued in privacy breach controversy
218 million “class members” probably won’t settle for Farmville dollar
Facebook Launches Drag-and-Drop Photos [VIDEO]
Facebook continues its quest to revamp its popular Photos feature with the launch of the number one most requested feature of them all: drag-and-drop...
Google Broadband Gets Its First Trial
Google’s ultra high speed fiber network — which the company says can offer speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second — is about to get its first trial outside of ...
244,000 Germans Opt Out of Google Mapping Service
BERLIN — Google on Thursday said 244,000 people in Germany had asked the company to remove images of their houses and apartments from its Street View maps, b...
Judge Clears CAPTCHA-Breaking Case for Criminal Trial
A federal judge in New Jersey has cleared the way for a landmark criminal case targeting CAPTCHA circumvention to proceed to trial.
Predator Software Pirated?
This isn’t good:
Developers now able to author, upload and share extensions for Opera 11 [Screenshot]
Opera today released the first alpha of Opera 11, the next version of the company’s award-winning desktop web browser. Opera 11 is the first Opera browser to...
Apple launches MacBook Air laptop
Apple is cashing in on the popularity of its iPhone and iPad to boost demand for its oldest product, the Macintosh.
Java surpasses Adobe kit as most attacked software
Researcher sees ‘unprecedented wave of Java exploitation’
Google ditches all Street View Wi-Fi scanning
Google has no plans to resume using its Street View cars to collect information about the location of Wi-Fi networks, a practice that led to a flurry of priv...
Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus
Kaspersky Lab now admits that people attempting to buy Kaspersky’s security products on Oct. 17 were redirected by hackers to a scareware site with links to ...
Operation Payback takes down UK IP office
HAVOC CAUSING hacker activist group Operation Payback has extended its reach and strangled the life out of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s website.
Turkish hackers attack CDU websites
Two regional websites for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) were hacked on Tuesday by unknown perpetrators claiming to be Turkish followin...
Intel investing up to $8 billion in 22nm chips, creating US jobs
Intel has announced plans to invest between $6 billion and $8 billion on its next-generation 22nm manufacturing process across several existing US factories ...
Thief Steals Laptop, Returns Data on USB Stick
A university professor in Sweden has “hope for humanity” after the thief who stole his laptop backed up all his data and mailed it to him on a USB stick.
Internet about to hit 2 billion users
If the internet is feeling a little more crowded these days, there’s good reason.
Implantable LEDs Can Really Get Under Your Skin
Maybe your main problem with tattoos is probably the fact that you’ve never been able to play Pong on them. But those problems seem to be over now that an in...
Acrobat X is Here!
The New Acrobat X is finally here!
Intel quietly lowers prices on Core i3-550, others
Intel regularly tweaks its price list with nary a word to the masses, but the Tech Report caught chipzilla red-handed this time. The site reports that Intel ...
NVidia Forceware drivers 260.89 offer Blu-ray 3D support
Just last week NVidia distributed a beta version of their Forceware drivers 260.89. The main feature was support for their recently launched GeForce GT 430, ...
NVidia launches GT440 cards
While NVidia’s big news may have been its upcoming budget-range GeForce GT 430 1GB cards which leaked out earlier this month, it seems that the company has b...
Hackers Access 107K Student Records At UNFL
The good news is that overseas hackers apparently did not change the grades of more then 100 thousand University of North Florida students when they broke in...
Google’s First Personalized Doodle
Google found a nice way to wish you Happy Birthday. If you visit Google’s homepage when you are signed in and it’s your birthday, you’ll see a special doodle...
Facebook: Giving You More Control?
Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, has announced on their blog that the site will soon be offering new features and controls. The features include New Facebook G...
Gene Simmons Websites Taken Down By Hackers
Some people didn’t like his comments about downloading…
Opera announces last 10.70 build; Opera 11, complete with browser extensions, comes next
Very soon, the first build of Opera 11 will be released, and with it will come the long-awaited support for browser extensions.
Bing will use your Facebook friends to personalize search results
Microsoft and Facebook Wednesday unveiled some new search tools for Bing which integrate data from a user’s circle of friends into Bing’s search results.
Firefox is getting fast!
Firefox’s JavaScript engine, Spidermonkey (including the Tracemonkey and Jaegermonkey JITs) is now faster than Webkit’s JSCore on both Sunspider and V8. Grea...
about:support
Welcome to our first release of the new Mozilla about:support add-on.
Windows Phone 7 Officially Launches – Updates!
Windows Phone 7 officially launched 11Oct at a press event in NYC Monday morning. You can check out more here – http://www.windowsphone7.com
Adobe AIR for Android Now Available!
As predicted Adobe AIR for Android is now available in the Android Market. Go get it.
Facebook Introduces Disposable Passwords
Accessing Facebook from a public computer or Internet cafe can now be done more securely.
Chrome 8 Hits Dev Channel with GPU Acceleration, More Labs Offerings
Windows/Mac/Linux: Chrome has hit version 8 in its Dev builds, adding more solid graphics acceleration to the web using your video hardware, along with a few...
Another record Patchday ahead
The Redmond company today announced that it plans to release 16 security bulletins on coming Tuesday, Microsoft’s official monthly Patchday in October. Never...
Facebook spammer fined $1 billion USD
How does one say in French: “We’re gonna make an example out of you, boy”
Stuxnet in the news
The Stuxnet Trojan is very well covered in the media as more and more details about its sophisticated code become public. It abuses four previously unknown s...
Google offers to turn off threading in Gmail
Google has finally decided to allow users to turn off the controversial ‘conversation view’ threading functionality in Gmail.
Microsoft Kills Live Space blogs
Microsoft announced that it has collaborated with WordPress and now onwards it will be the default blogging platform for Windows Live users. This means Micro...
Browser cookies are becoming an issue
The New York Times is reporting a rising number of law suits against some major players because of their use of persistent web tracking:
The Anti-Botnet Initiative
The Anti-Botnet Initiative has now been started. The initiative is a cooperation of eco and The German Federal Bureau for Information Security (BSI) and has ...
LifeLock’s CEO Davis was victim of ID theft 13 times
The Phoenix New Times has reported that the CEO of LifeLock ID theft protection service of Tempe, Ariz., has had his identity used by rip-off artists 13 time...
Exploding laptop battery dept.: HP widens recall
Hewlett-Packard has announced it has expanded the May 14, 2009, recall of its laptop battery packs. The company will replace the defective batteries at no co...
Google Introduces Google TV – Video
On the 2nd day at Google I/O 2010 developer event, Google has announced Android 2.2 with Flash along with Google TV, a new technology for television and Inte...
Google Chrome Version 6 in the Works
Not one to rest on its laurels, the Google Chrome team is hard at work on Chrome 6. The official move to the 6.0 designation in the Chromium developer build...
Skype 5.0 beta brings five-way video chat
Video chatting is on the rise. Yesterday, we got to take a look at Qik’s mobile video chat client for the Sprint EVO 4G, and today, we get to take a look at...
Google: Oops…our Street View cars also saw websites you were visiting
Google today said it will stop collecting Wi-Fi network data from its Street View cars, after an investigation from the German Data Protection Authority (DP...
Russian ISP hosting Zbot C&C servers is taken down
Russian-based PROXIEZ-NET, which was known to allegedly host 13 Zbot command-and-control servers has been shut down by its upstream provider DIGERNET, accord...
Facebook says it will make privacy settings easier
The All Facebook blog (not an official Facebook site) is reporting that Facebook’s Public Policy Director, Tim Sparapani has said the company will install pr...
New Hotmail lets you add bigger attachments, organize your inbox, edit documents
I’m constantly reminded how slow email actually is.
Bogus is one way to describe Microsoft’s patent claims against Salesforce.com
Three words sum up Microsoft’s patent infringement suit against Salesforce.com: Competition by litigation. Microsoft knows plenty about competition by litiga...
Virtualization and the cloud team up: VMware with Salesforce.com
Last week, VMware and Salesforce.com announced a new partnership around VMforce, a Platform as a Service (PaaS) offering aimed at enterprise Java developers...
Facebook Adding Location Features This Month [REPORT]
Information has leaked that Facebook is set to roll out location-based features for users and brands as soon as this month. According to Advertising Age, us...
The first international non-Latin top level domains go live
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has finally begun to enable top-level domain names based on non-Latin alphabets. The first th...
Android Now Outselling iPhone [REPORT]
Smartphones carrying Google’s Android operating system outsold the iPhone in the first quarter of 2010, according to new research out today from NPD.
WiGig publishes 7 Gbps wireless home networking spec
Exactly one year after making its public debut, the Wireless Gigabit Alliance has published its spec for the unlicensed 60 GHz band, which it is pushing as a...
Feds in U.S. announce 30 convictions for $143 M in counterfeit Cisco hardware
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that federal agencies have made 700 seizures of counterfeit Cisco hardware worth more than $143 million in the l...
Surveys: young adults getting more privacy-aware on Internet
The University of California, Berkeley, has found that more than half young adults have become more aware of Internet privacy issues than they were five year...
AT&T, Verizon stand against FCC’s ‘Third Way,’ Sprint on the fence
With Congress’ dance card already overflowing with major social and policy reforms, including in the financial sector, the likelihood that it could pass a m...
Maxed out in financial software, Intuit jumps into healthcare with $91m buy of Medfusion
Last week, we took a look at Mint’s new app for Android, which lets users track their finances and budget on their mobile device in a safe, read-only app. Mi...
New MacBook Air Might Arrive Tomorrow [RUMOR]
According to Australian Macworld, a new version of the MacBook Air may show up in the Apple Online Store tomorrow morning. The same source who correctly pre...
Notetaking Tool Evernote Reaches 3 Million User Mark
Demand for Evernote’s notetaking tool is growing at an ever increasing rate. The startup has just surpassed three million users, which means the company has...
Gmail Gets Its Name Back in the UK
In the UK, Google was forced to give its email service Gmail a different name, Googlemail, because of a trademark dispute. These disputes take a long time (...
Men in blue suits raid Gizmodo
Many bloggers and commentators are making much of the fact that San Mateo police served a search warrant on the home of Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen and confis...
Solving CAPTCHAS as cottage industry
Make big money! $.80 to $1.20 per 1,000
Australia’s web censorship effort put on hold
A spokesman for Australian Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has said that legislation that would set up a $120 million Internet censorship system requi...
Twitter to Launch Embeddable Tweets?
A new blog post from the Twitter media team suggests that the company will launch an embeddable tweets feature sometime tomorrow.
YouTube to Let Users Charge Rental Fees for Videos
YouTube’s movie rental service is still in its infancy, and it still only offers a small selection of films, but that could change quickly. YouTube exec Hun...
Gmail Adds Drag-and-Drop to File Attachments
Gmail has a new feature for Firefox 3.6 and Google Chrome users: drag-and-drop file attachments. The feature is very straightforward — just drag files from y...
Google: 11,000 domains carrying rogue security products
Niels Provos of the Google Security Team has blogged about the rise of malicious web sites carrying rogue security products, which the Google team calls “Fak...
UK firm offers clickjacking visualization tool
UK security firm Context Information Security Ltd., is making available a browser-based tool that will demonstrate clickjacking techniques that were discusse...
AP Stylebook Finally Changes “Web site” to “website”
This might not mean much if you’re not writing or editing a tech blog, but news that the AP – whose stylebook is still the standard for all things grammar a...
Volcanoes and disaster recovery
Dr. Johannes Ullrich at SANS brought up a good point in his morning podcast (Stormcast 296 ) about widespread transportation shutdowns and disaster recovery ...
Office 2010 releases to manufacturing, availability as soon as May 1
The first volume licensing arrangements for Microsoft Office 2010 will be made through company partners on May 1, almost two weeks earlier than expected. Th...
The goats are baaaahk!
Taken from Google Official Blog:
Google Upgrades Its Twitter Search Features
Google’s adding an intriguing new feature to its Twitter search options –- the ability to “replay” a moment in time to see what people were tweeting about a...
Library of Congress to Preserve Tweets for Eternity
Today the Library of Congress is announcing that it’s doing its part to digitally preserve each and every public tweet since the beginning of time … err Twi...
Twitter Announces User Streams to Make Apps Real-Time
Twitter has just announced a new feature and API for desktop applications: users streams. The revelation was made by Twitter’s Director of Platform Ryan Sar...
Twitter Launching “Points of Interest” to Tie Tweets to Places
Earlier this year we predicted that Twitter would use geotagging to identify physical places via Twitter, and today Evan Williams announced at the Chirp con...
Twitter Has 105 Million Registered Users
In kicking off Twitter’s Chirp developer conference, the company finally revealed its long mysterious registered user number, and it’s surprisingly large (b...
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Available
Although there’s a heated Adobe vs. Apple discussion going on, creative professionals are probably much more excited about the latest version of Adobe’s Cre...
Palm Is for Sale
Palm, the smartphone pioneer, is on the block. The company, which in recent years has been eclipsed by the iPhone (and to some extent by Google’s Android OS...
BREAKING: Twitter Acquires Tweetie
Twitter has just announced that it has acquired Atebits, the company behind the popular Tweetie iPhone app and Mac desktop application.
Tensions Mount Between Google and European Telecoms Over YouTube
European telecommunication giants are preparing to fight Google over the data traffic and bandwidth that is consumed due to YouTube videos, according to a n...
The big change coming to Safari 5: Kernel-level multi-processing
Apple has been challenging Google on many fronts this week — first with its mobile platform, then with its advertising platform. Earlier today, its developer...
Isohunt Goes Lite for Visitors From the U.S.
One week ago, we heard that popular BitTorrent search engine Isohunt had been ordered by a U.S. judge to remove copyright-infringing content from their webs...
UK Passes Controversial Digital Economy Bill
The United Kingdom parliament has passed the Digital Economy Bill, an extensive and controversial piece of legislation, by a vote of 189 to 47. The legislat...
Google Search Rankings Now Consider Site Speed
Back in November, we started hearing murmurs that Google was considering whether or not to factor site speed into its search ranking algorithm. In a blog po...
Denial of availability and UK anti-piracy law
There could be a denial-of-availability risk to the enterprise in the new anti-piracy law passed by the British Parliament yesterday. Employees using company...
Apple reinvents multitasking for the iPhone
Multitasking, the feature that has been the absolute top of every iPhone user’s want list –which, by proxy became a major marketing point for both Android an...
Chinese censorship: herding cats on the Internet
Search terms that are censored in China:</p>
Number of infected computers spikes in Korea
Hong Kong-based security firm Network Box reported that Korea was the country of origin for 31.1 percent of the malware on the Internet in March. In February...
iPhone OS 4.0 Features List
Just after the launch of iPad, Apple has just announced iPhone OS 4.0 Event at 8th April 10 AM PT. A lot more speculations are being made about the upcoming ...
China denies connection to high-level hacking
“Shadows in the Cloud” hang over the otherwise sunny PRC
Police arrest 70 in Romania for Internet fraud
A year-long international investigation concluded in the last few weeks with 700 police in Romania launching raids and taking into custody 70 people from thr...
Google Code Jam 2010 registration now open
Taken from Official Google:
Xbox 360 system update finally adds USB storage
As expected, Microsoft has pushed out a mandatory update to the Xbox 360 today, which adds support for USB storage devices, expanding the memory capacity of ...
FBI will investigate Pa. school district webcam spying
The FBI has said it will be checking to see if any federal wiretapping or computer-related laws were broken by a Pennsylvania school district in connection w...
Nintendo wants to try its hand at 3D again
A very dodgy looking PDF file appeared on Nintendo’s Japanese investor relations site with the title “Launch of New Portable Game Machine” (PDF available her...
Adobe to launch Creative Suite 5 April 12
A spokesperson for Adobe told us that on the morning of April 12 at 11:00 a.m. EDT, the company will hold a global online launch event for all of the compone...
Social media is exposure for password guessing
The Inquirer security news site were reporting that the 25-year-old arrested by French police for hacking a Twitter data base and accessing U.S. President Ba...
Arrests on the Rise
Lots of little newsworthy updates recently . . . they’ve been well-covered elsewhere, but we wanted to make sure our readers saw them as well.
Giant Facebook database destroyed amid legal threat
New Scientist is reporting that a massive database culled from the public profiles of 210 million Facebook users has been destroyed before its anticipated — ...
Will fuzzing save civilization as we know it?
Tom Gallagher, senior security test lead with Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, was extensively quoted in news stories today as he described how his g...
Firefox claims 30 percent market share
Mozilla.org has made public a report that says its Firefox browser has 30 percent market share worldwide. Assuming it’s true, that is a six percent increase ...
Chrome 5 becomes the Flash browser, integrates plug-in with dev build
With Google owning YouTube, the Internet’s principal delivery system for Flash-based video, it was perhaps inevitable that the company would bundle the Flash...
Australian Internet censorship row warms up
There seems to be an established procedure used by government officials who want to censor Internet traffic: begin requiring Google and ISPs to filter pornog...
Improved chat for iGoogle and orkut
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend who’s online? Now you can share pictures, documents and other files directly with your friends while ...
MPEG LA wins major MPEG-2 settlement from Alcatel-Lucent
Could the manufacturers of DVD players (no, not just Blu-ray, but the original DVDs) owe back royalties to Alcatel-Lucent for the use of patented technology ...
Google denies YouTube outage speculation
Google Inc., owner of YouTube, said an outage of the popular video-sharing site Thursday was technical and not caused by outside tampering.
Google, China trade shots
Google and the Chinese government are continuing to trade shots in the PR battle over net censorship. Earlier in the week, Google moved its Chinese search fa...
Firefox, IE8 and Safari hacked at CanSecWest
In the Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, Canada, security researchers and hackers quickly hacked three of the major...
Google-in-China saga: another hack, move to HK
There is a risk to computer security from governments. Regulatory changes, even if they are very positive measures, can impose huge demands on an enterprise ...
Polar opposites in U.S. Senate co-sponsor cybercrime bill
In spite of the polarized, poisonous atmosphere in Washington, D.C., generated by President Barak Obama’s health care reform campaign, two Senators from very...
Germany’s CERT warns against Firefox use
BürgerCERT, Germany’s government information security organization, is recommending that Web users NOT use the Firefox browser until Mozilla fixes a vulnerab...
Google quits censoring search in China
Google's decision to stop censoring search results in China may lead the Chinese government to block access to its s...
Google posts page monitoring Chinese censorship
Google has put up a page that shows what Web services are currently being blocked by the Chinese government.
Google.cn is Dead Now
Google.cn is now redirecting to google.com.hk [ Hong Kong google servers ] – this has happened after the cyber attack on google china servers in december. ri...
Google’s Pacific submarine cable "Unity" nearly complete
— 7.68 Terabits/s for growing Asian market — $300 million cost (from consortium of six companies) — 10,000 km length (Chikura in Japan to Los Angeles) — Incr...
Phishing increased 62 percent in ‘09
The DarkReading site is carrying a story about brand-protection firm MarkMonitor's finding that phishing increased 62 percent in 2009 with 565,502 attacks...
Google Code turns five
At age five most kids can hop, skip and tie their shoes without help. Google Code turns five this week, and while they’re still working on the shoelaces thin...
Looking for a good time? New scheduling tool in Calendar
Scheduling meetings is tough, but rescheduling is even harder. We all know how frustrating it can be to try to find just the right time that accommodates eve...
Download Google Buzz widget for Android phones
You can now access Google Buzz from your Android mobiles easily using the official Google Buzz widget, that lets you post text and photos with a single tap.
Twitter starts Direct Message phishing filtering
Del Harvey who leads Twitter’s Trust and Safety team blogged yesterday that the social networking/micro-blogging service has begun filtering all links in Twi...
Finding awesome stuff online with Google Reader Play
I use Google Reader a lot — not only to stay on top of the news, but also to find interesting blog posts and articles. I’m always telling my friends about Go...
Many Zeus botnet C&C servers taken down
Swiss security blog Abuse.ch has reported that the worst Zeus botnet hosting ISP was taken off line yesterday, cutting the botnet’s number of servers from 24...
Stars make search more personal
We’ve long believed that personalization makes search more relevant and fun. For nearly five years, Google has been tailoring results with personalized searc...
Google’s App Store for Business to Launch Next Week
Google is set to launch an app store for business next week, Mashable has learned from sources close to the company. It will be focused around creating softw...
Facebook, Twitter Use Skyrockets on Cell Phones
New comScore data shows that Facebook and Twitter use has skyrocketed on mobile devices over the past year, and that on-the-go MySpace use is now on the decl...
Everybody uses Web 2.0, but IT might not know it
Communications security firm FaceTime of Belmont, Calif., has released the results of a survey (of 1654 people) that strongly indicates we are all using a lo...
RealDVD permanently banned in US, Real pays Hollywood $4.5 million
The battle over RealNetworks’ DVD copying software, called RealDVD, has finally come to a close, and Real has lost.
The Internet as a moral ground
“…in that space one can easily indulge in depravity, lies, vulgarity…”
Quarantine for infected PCs?
Microsoft Vice President of Trustworthy Computing Scott Charney, in a keynote address at the RSA security conference in San Francisco yesterday, called for q...
Another Bot Bites the Dust?
Remember Microsoft’s action against 277 Waledac domains last week? Well, that’s one way of going after a botnet…
Microsoft updates MS010-15 [Fixed]
It won’t work if you have a rootkit infection, but it won’t blue screen your machine either.
Steve Ballmer talks Bing, Google, Xbox and Windows Phone
For anyone that missed Microsoft CEO’s Q&A during the Search Marketing Expo West yesterday, a transcript is now available online. I went through and pick...
Baidu: Register.com replaced its DNS credentials for some guy in a chat room
Last month, Baidu, the leading search engine in China, filed suit against US-based Internet registrar Register.com, in a legal event that took place at the h...
Skype gives up on Microsoft, will work with operators on Windows Mobile
Popular instant messaging, voice chat, and video conferencing client Skype and Skype Lite are no longer available on Windows Mobile devices.
Twitter phished? It’s an easy mistake
London, England (CNN) — Twitter this week endured a number of “phishing” attacks, in which some users unwittingly gave out their passwords to malicious sites...
Waldec vs Microsoft and then Twitter!
There were a couple of news items that I thought were interesting enough, albeit unrelated, to comment on. The first (story here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi...
Hacktivism is following current controversies
If history is any gauge, this is probably the first of several incidents like this.
Do not even turn on your PS3 today, Sony warns
Since yesterday evening, PlayStation 3 users have been reporting difficulties in connecting their consoles to the PlayStation Network for online gameplay and...
30 percent of U.S. is totally safe from Internet threats
A survey of 54,000 households (129,000 people) commissioned by National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last year found that 30 perc...
Symantec Reputation-based Security: Suspicious.Insight detections on VirusTotal
Symantec recently upgraded their scanner on VirusTotal to include their new reputation-based security engine. That has caused a spike in their detection rate...
Internet users skip security because of jargon
Representatives of computer companies and governments meeting at the EastWest Institute security meeting in Brussels said that an industry culture of obscure...
Real life Mafia Wars: Spy Eye tool kit goes after Zeus botnet
Peter Coogan at Symantec put up a very interesting blog post yesterday about a crimeware kit called SpyEye v1.0.7 (on sale now on Russian sites — $500) that ...
Shorten your own URLs
“YOURLS is a small set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run your own URL shortening service (a la TinyURL). You can make it private or public, you can p...
Top 4 most annoying Facebook couples
(CNN)(The Frisky) — For anyone who is remotely active on Facebook, you no doubt have been faced at some point with inane updates on one of your friend’s kid’...
Facebook Chat is now accessible on popular instant messaging clients
Making good on a promise delivered just about one year ago, Facebook announced that its popular chat feature can now be accessed through any Jabber (XMPP)-co...
Interview with a Nigerian 419 scammer
Bruce Schneier, in his blog Schneier on Security http://www.schneier.com/ drew attention to this great interview with an ex-Nigerian-419 scammer on the Scam-...
Fake AV & Talking With The Enemy
Fake antivirus software (a.k.a misleading applications or rogue antivirus) is big business nowadays with Symantec reporting 43 million installation attempts ...
Wi-Fi sensitivity results in Santa Fe lawsuit
When you spend your day scouring the Internet (and my blog 😉 ) for news about computer security topics you cover a lot of territory. Once in a while you just...
Google Media Player under development
Google has confirmed that it’s future operating system Chrome OS will have an integrated media player that will offer basic codec support , so that users ca...
Local Trends comes to Twitter
The most popular micro blogging network ‘Twitter’ has now added local trends support. This new feature allows users to track Trending topics on twitter relat...
MS Office 2010 RTM Final Build 14.0.4734.1000 Escrow Release
Microsoft Corporation has almost started assembling the final build of Office 2010 aka (MS office 14) RTM version. As per the news leaked on Wzor, Developmen...
Adobe Flash 10.1 Will Get Private Browsing Mode
Adobe Flash is a well well known plugin used today by most of the internet users. Its next upgrade i.e version 10.1 will get private browsing support. Flash ...
404 error message spoof
Some questionable sites associated with the Winigard family of rogue security products pulls it from this location, which appears to belong to a graphic desi...
Dirty jokes by mobile phone
The Danwei web site (Chinese media, advertising, and urban life) is carrying a rippingly funny blog piece by Alice Xin Liu about a recent Chinese government ...
UK telecom giant Virgin Media monitoring customers’ file sharing
Virgin Media, the UK telecommunications giant that supplies TV, phone and Internet services, has begun to use deep packet inspection determine if its Interne...
What’s "Near Me Now"?!
Have you stood outside the restaurant and thought whether to go inside? Google solves this problem very easily. It has come out with yet another mind bobblin...
Cybersitter sues China, others, for $2.2 billion in Green Dam fiasco
California software company Cybersitter LLC, has sued the People’s Republic of China and seven computer manufacturers in U.S. Federal court for stealing 3,00...
Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player updater coming
There has been extensive news coverage this week of Adobe’s plans for ramped-up security in its popular Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player applications, especi...
“Washable” cell phone coming soon
Seal Shield, a Jacksonville, Fla., company that makes washable computer keyboards and mice, said it will introduce the world’s first washable cell phone at t...
One Y2010 bug surfaces – it could really fill the spam bucket
Mike Cardwell, an IT consultant in Nottingham, UK, reported on his blog finding a Y2010 bug in Spam Assassin. He found an error in a rule that Spam Assassin ...
No More Dragons: the 26th Chaos Communication Congress Ends
With a dazzling laser show, the 26th Chaos Communication Congress (26c3) in Berlin, the last big security conference of 2009, has ended. If you haven’t been ...
2010 prediction roundup
It’s the time of year to make predictions. I only have one: in 2010, governments around the world will BEGIN to increase their efforts to do something about ...
Researchers take down Mega-D, one of top 10 botnets
Atif Mushtaq, a researcher at FireEye security company, has coordinated a global effort to take down of one of the top 10 botnets – Mega-D.
AV-Comparatives Summary Reports 2009 Available!
AV-Comparatives Summary Reports 2009 Available! Summary Report 2009
Latest AV-Comparatives test Available (Performance comparative)
Performance comparative test result is available!
NRA: Beware the ‘12 scams of Christmas’
This is the ‘12 scams of Christmas’ I mentioned in last post:
The 12 scams of Christmas
Tanya has just posted over on Kaspersky Russian site about losses caused by Internet fraudsters in England and Wales. If you want to practice your Russian, h...
US Chief of CyberSecurity
After months of negotiations, US President Barack Obama has finally chosen a Chief of CyberSecurity – Mr Howard A Schmidt. Confirmation of the appointment is...
FBI: Fraudsters earned $150 million in rogue AV scams
For the first time, the FBI has issued a public warning about the threat of rogue anti-virus software, which the agency said has resulted in more than $150 ...
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Iranian Hackers targeting US oil, gas, and electric companies
The Hacker News reported: For all the talk about China and the Syrian Electronic Army, it seems there’s another threat to U.S. cyber interests i.e. Iran. Se...
Turkish FlashPlayer? no! It’s malware
I recently came across the file “FlashPlayer.exe” during the course of regular research.
Evernote is suspect of a hack, change your password
Cross-posted from Evernote blog:
Doc blocker : Oxford University blocked Google Docs
For about two and a half hours on Monday, students at Oxford University couldn’t access Google Docs after the University’s Computing Services team decided to...
Facebook Got Hacked Last Month and Is Just Telling You Now
Cross-posted from Gizmodo:
New Adobe Vulnerabilities Being Exploited in the Wild
Adobe posted a vulnerability report warning that vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI (11.0.1) and earlier versions are being exploited in the wild...
Symantec claims losses from cybercrime exceed $100 billion
h-Online: According to Symantec’s 2012 Norton Cybercrime Report, worldwide, private individuals have suffered approximately $100 billion (more than £69 billi...
1 million Apple Device IDs leaked, claim hackers
According to the AntiSec hacker group, they claim to hold more than 12 million Apple iOS Unique Device IDs, in addition to other personal information from de...
Java zero day vulnerability actively used in targeted attacks
ZDNet: Security researchers from FireEye, AlienVault, and DeependResearch have intercepted targeted malware attacks utilizing the latest Java zero day exploi...
Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines
v3.co.uk: The Windows version of the Crisis Trojan is far more dangerous than first thought, being capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Window...
AMD Blog Hacked, Database leaked on Internet
TheHackerNews: A team of Hackers called, “r00tBeer Security Team” today hack into official blog of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) which is a American multinati...
Not so secure: Text messaging on iPhone can be hacked
FirstPost: A hacker Friday revealed a security flaw that he claimed could make Apple’s iPhone particularly vulnerable to text message cheating.
Bogus anti-hacking tool targets Syrian activists
h-online: Syrian activists, journalists and opposition group members are reportedly under attack by malware claiming to be a security tool that will help pro...
Anonymous hackers identify charity attacker
BBC: Hacking group Anonymous has aided a global search for a cyber-vandal who defaced a charity website.
LibreOffice vulnerable to multiple buffer overflows
h-online: Three weeks after releasing LibreOffice 3.5.5, The Document Foundation has confirmed that security holes in earlier versions of the open source Lib...
Outlook.com Gets 1 Million Users in First 6 Hours
Mashable Wrote:
Cloud service cracks VPN passwords in 24 hours
h-online: At the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas, encryption expert Moxie Marlinspike promised that his CloudCracker web service was able to crack a...
Password leak at meetOne
h-online: A data leak at the meetOne dating site allowed anyone to access private data including the plaintext passwords, email addresses and real names of t...
Trojan "made in Germany" spies in Bahrain
h-Online: Citizenlab has released a detailed analysis of the activities of a trojan in which the experts conclude that the malware is most likely closely rel...
Brit accused of biggest military hack in history
iol scitech: London – A British computer hacker accused by the United States of breaking into top secret military and space agency networks will learn the re...
Anonymous hackers cripple Australian gov’t websites
FoxNews: International hacking group Anonymous took at least 10 Australian government websites offline briefly Tuesday in a series of escalating attacks over...
Spam attack on Dropbox users
H-Online: Spammers are currently sending large volumes of spam to users of cloud storage service provider Dropbox. The H’s associates at heise Security have ...
NVIDIA hackers publish user data
Late last week, NVIDIA confirmed that the database for its forums web site had been broken into by unauthorized third parties, with data from more than 400,0...
Android Forums hacked: 1 million user credentials stolen
ZDNet: Phandroid’s AndroidForums.com has been hacked. The database that powers the site was compromised and more than 1 million user account details were sto...
Scarlett Johansson leaked nude photos cost $66,000 for the hacker
Copied from LA-Times:
Update for Windows Update has teething troubles
Microsoft has released an unscheduled, non-patch day update for Windows to update the Windows Update function itself. However, according to reports from read...
1.5 Million Records Compromised In Global Payments Breach
v3.co.uk: Card processing firm Global Payments has provided more detail on the attack on its computer systems earlier this year, warning that the attackers m...
Microsoft revises its certificate management
The H-Online: In response to the Flame worst-case scenario, Microsoft has now integrated a custom block list feature for its certificate store under Windows....
Password leaks bigger than first thought
The H-Online: There have still been no official statements on the causes and extent of the recent password leaks at LinkedIn, eHarmony and Last.fm. A credibl...
Millions of Last.fm passwords leaked
The H-Online: A list with several million passwords belonging to users of the music community site Last.fm has been posted on the internet. The site owners h...
LinkedIn passwords in circulation
H-Online: Internet forums are currently circulating a list containing over six million password hashes which allegedly originate from LinkedIn. The passwords...
Text message provider to pay out for Android malware
H-Online: UK regulator PhonepayPlus (fomerly known ICSTIS) has imposed a fine of £50,000 on a payment provider used for an Android malware-based fraud and fo...
Flame worm – Iran claims to discover new Stuxnet-like malware
Naked Security wrote:
A technical analysis of Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0779 Vulnerability
Microsoft Malware Protection Center wrote:
Yahoo released private certificate with new extension
H-Online: Yahoo! introduced a new “browser”, Axis, last night, both as a standalone application for iPhone and iPad and as a browser extension on Chrome, Fir...
Windows XP in update loop
H-Online: Users of Windows XP are reporting more problems with recent automatic updates. Three security updates for .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 are at the cen...
Fake BBC Website Serves Exploits and Work From Home Offers
GFI Wrote: In September, our friends at Sophos wrote about a fake BBC website offering up the “chance” to work from home for predictably large sums of money....
Call of Duty hacker jailed after meatspace burglary
theregister.co.uk wrote:
Avira AV update hangs systems
H-Online Says:
Fake Google Iranian domain defaced by Algerian Script Kiddies
TheHackerNews: Google got Pwned ? NO Few Algerian Script Kiddies try to spread fake rumors that they Hack and Deface the Giant Search engine “Google Iranian”...
OONI maps internet censorship on a global scale
The H-Online: Tor developers Arturo Filasto and Jacob Appelbaum have been working on a new tool they call the OONI-probe. OONI stands for Open Observatory of...
Skype divulges user IP addresses
The H-Online: According to a blog post, a modified version of the Skype VoIP software can be used to easily find out the IP address of any valid Skype user. ...
Hotmail hacked for $20
The H-Online: The whitec0de.com blog reports that, for $20, a member of a hacker forum offered to crack any Hotmail account within a minute – and that he kep...
Online forums hacked and misused on a large scale
The H-Online: Online forums have, for some time, apparently been the target of hackers who inject additional code. However, the attackers aren’t interested i...
Google warns the operators of thousands of hacked web sites
The H-Security: The head of Google's Webspam team, Matt Cutts, announced on Twitter that Google has sent out a message to the webmasters of 20,000 sites i...
Banking System Vulnerability – 3 million bank accounts hacked in Iran [Updated]
As I said in the other post, Iran’s Central Bank has announced that the electronic information of 3 million customers of 10 Iranian banks have been compromis...
Sabpab, new Mac OS X backdoor Trojan horse discovered
SophosLabs: More malware for the Mac OS X platform has been discovered, hot on the heels of the revelation that some 600,000 Macs had been infected in the Fl...
Hacker divulges data on 10 Iranian banks, central bank warns clients [Updated]
An Iranian hacker published the information about some 3 million debit cards of 10 Iranian banks, including codes and passwords.
Malware blocks booting
Anti-virus experts at Trend Micro have discovered ransomware which blocks systems from booting. In contrast to the localised trojans, which are widely spread...
MasterCard and Visa payment processor compromised, up to 10 million cards stolen
SophosLabs: Brian Krebs is reporting that MasterCard and Visa are warning member-banks of a payment processor breach that may impact more than 10,000,000 cre...
Sex Appeal Meter Scam and Execution Hoax Abound on Facebook
Cross posted from GFI, Sunbelt Blog:
"Please do not take down the Sality botnet"
The H-Security: On Tuesday, a user who is known as “lawabidingcitizen” posted an unusual request to the Full Disclosure mailing list, a forum that is mainly ...
Pro-China hackers target Tibetan activists with malware
The Register: Pro-China hackers have started spoofing security firm AlienVault’s email address in spam messages in an attempt to infect pro-Tibetan recipient...
Digital Playground porn passwords exposed by hackers
SophosLabs: A group of hackers are claiming to have stolen the details of more than 70,000 users of the Digital Playground porn website.
Panda Security cleans up defaced websites after LulzSec arrest revenge attack
SophosLabs/NakedSecurity: With alleged Anonymous hackers belonging to the LulzSec group arrested and charged yesterday, and the startling relevation that pro...
Hackers had ‘full functional control’ of Nasa computers
BBC: Hackers gained “full functional control” of key Nasa computers in 2011, the agency’s inspector general has told US lawmakers.
New privacy guidelines for mobile app developers
SophosLabs: This week has seen the annual Mobile World Congress event. For 2012, the giants of the mobile tech world are back in Barcelona to captivate the i...
Opfake scam targets iPhone users
Symantec Connect:
Phishing via NFC
At the RSA Conference 2012, McAfee’s Chief Technology Officer, Stuart McClure, and several of his colleagues, have demonstrated a whole range of different at...
Twilight author’s official website attacked
Sunbelt: Twilight fans who normally frequent the official website of Stephenie Meyer, infamous writer of the said book and saga, may have found their systems...
YouPorn passwords available for download, thousands of users exposed [Updated]
SophosLabs: Want a free password for one of the world’s most popular adult websites?
Chinese hackers had free rein at Nortel
The H-Online: According to a report, hackers, allegedly from China, had access to telecoms equipment manufacturer Nortel‘s IT systems over a period of severa...
350,000 users exposed by hacking porn mavens Brazzers
SophosLabs: A hacker, identified as a 17-year-old based in Morocco, claims to have stolen the personal information of 350,000 users from hardcore porn mavens...
Beware of spam this Valentine’s Day
SophosLabs: It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and the spammers are out in force to make the most of unwitting shoppers on the international day of love.
"NASA Own3d Again" – NASA Database Leaked by r00tw0rm
The Hacker News:
Microsoft Store India got hacked in India!
The Hacker News:
Microsoft to send users 4 critical patches on Valentine’s Day
The Register: Microsoft plans to publish nine updates next Tuesday – four of which are critical – as part of a Valentine’s Day edition of its Patch Tuesday u...
Hacker claims to have compromised Intel
The Inquirer: A Hacker using the pseudonyms ‘Weedgrower’ or ‘X-pOSed’ claims that he has compromised Intel and obtained sensitive data.
CIA website brought down – were Anonymous attackers responsible?
SophosLabs: The CIA’s website was brought down for some hours last night by what appears to have been an internet distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack.
Dutch ISP KPN hacked, credentials and personal information leaked
SophosLabs: One of the largest ISPs in The Netherlands has shut down its email services after hackers posted usernames, passwords, phone numbers, addresses a...
No further updates for Debian 5.0 Lenny
The H-Online: The Debian developers have pointed out, in an announcement on the debian-announce mailing list, that – three years after it was released –Debia...
63 Vulnerabilities on United Nation Website Exposed Online
The Hacker News: Latest Notification in The Hacker News Vault by a Hacker named “Xenu (Casi)” from r00tw0rm Team that There are 63 Blind SQL injection Vulner...
LinkedIn Hits 150 Million Members
Mashable: LinkedIn on Thursday announced it has 150 million members in its network, a 20 million increase over November.
Is Digital Pearl Harbor THE most tasteless term in IT security?
SophosLabs: Can hackers really cause as much bloodshed as 353 Imperial Japanese Navy fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers...
Foxconn hacked by Swagg Security
The H-Online: Hackers operating under the name Swagg Security have said they were responsible for breaching the security of Chinese electronics manufacturer ...
Anonymous Hacks Syrian President’s Email. The Password: 12345
Mashable: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been under fire from world leaders to step down this week. He’s also under fire from hacktivist group Anonymou...
Satellite phone encryption cracked
H-Online: Researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany have announced that they have cracked the A5-GMR-1 and A5-GMR-2 encryption algorithms used in sat...
Malware automatically uploading stolen data to the File sharing sites
The Hacker News: Roland Dela Paz, a threat response engineer with Trend Micro have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its st...
Joomla! updates close information disclosure holes
The H-Online: Versions 1.7.5 and 2.5.1 of the open source Joomla! content management system (CMS) have been released to address two information disclosure vu...
Google Launches ‘Solve for X,’ Think Tank for Fixing Global Problems
Mashable: Google just debuted a project dedicated to attacking some of the biggest problems facing civilization, such as global warming, and proposing “radic...
German government makes recommendations for secure Windows PCs
The H-Online: The German Federal Office of Information Security (BSI (German), BSI English) has compiled security recommendations for Windows PCs that will p...
Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed
The H-Security: The PHP developers are working to fix a critical security vulnerability in PHP that they introduced with a recent security patch. The current...
Facebook Scam: See who views your profile!
Earlier today we have seen a new Facebook clickjacking scam which spreads quite fast.</p> I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT MY PROFILE USING...
LA Time: Dropbox inventor determined to build the next Apple or Google
Drew Houston's wildly popular service allows people to access the latest version of all their digital stuff on any device no matter where they are. Every ...
Adobe closes Acrobat and Reader security holes
The H-Online: The first patches for the zero-day flaw in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader applications, which the company confirmed was being...
Duqu exploits previously unknown vulnerability in Windows kernel
The H-Online Security: Microsoft has confirmed a report from Budapest-based Laboratory of Cryptography and System Security (CrySyS), wh...
MyBB downloads were infected
The H-Security: In a blog posting, the MyBB development team has confirmed that the download package for version 1.6.4 of MyBB had been...
Hacker Rattles Security Circles: 21 Years Old Iranian
The building housing the Dutch company DigiNotar, which issues digital Web site certificates an...
GlobalSign gives itself clean bill of health after Iranian hacker’s braggadocio
SophosLabs: Following the widely-publicised disgrace of Dutch digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, a person calling himself ComodoHack...
Yes, Microsoft Did Change The World More Than Apple
Business Insider: A new poll in France says 7 out of 10 people think Microsoft did more to change the world than Apple. We think we wou...
Pink claims her Facebook page was ‘hacked’
SophosLabs: Pop singer Pink has posted an angry message to hackers, who she claims stole photographs from her Facebook page.But was Pin...
ComodoHacker responsible for DigiNotar Attack
TheHackerNews.com: The hacker warns the Internet community that he has access to 4 other high-profile CAs, among them being GlobalSign,...
German Censors Approve New Action Game
rockpapershotgun.com: Are you a German teenager? Then do we have some good news for you! After a short seventeen year-long wai...
Wikileaks website targeted by hackers
TechSpot: Wikileaks found itself the victim of a cyberattack on Tuesday, shortly after the release of thousands of US State Department ...
Call of Duty: MW3 To Use Steamworks
</p> rockpapershotgun.com</b>: This just came in from Valve: “The PC version of the product will be pow...
Woman sues after firm tracking stolen laptop records nude video chats
SophosLabs: Imagine the scene. You buy a second-hand laptop using it to, among other things, have secret sexy video chats ...
Julianne Hough leaked photos published after phone hack
SophosLabs: Julianne Hough is famous in the United States not just for being an actress and country music singer, and dating “Ame...
kernel.org compromised
Read it yourself…</p> ———- Forwarded message ———- ...
An update on attempted man-in-the-middle attacks
Google: Today we received reports of attempted SSL man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks against Google users, whereby someone tried to get ...
Hacker steals user data from Nokia developer forum
</p> H-Online: A vulnerability in its forum software has been exploited by a hacker to compromise mobile phone mak...
German Federal Office for Information Security warns of hacked online shops
H-Online: The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) is warning of online shops which infect users with malicious softwa...
Update: Google Buys Motorola
Google Operating System Blog: Google found a way to solve the problem of Android patents and it's only three times more expensive than ...
Google Apps highlights – 8/12/2011
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that Google post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “Google Apps highlights” and subs...
Expert says Adobe omits mention of 400 Flash Player flaws
H-Online: Officially, Adobe's current update for Flash Player has closed only 13 holes, but unofficially it is said to have closed seve...
Half of Corporate Adobe Reader Users Run Outdated Versions
SOFTPEDIA: According to statistics gathered by cloud security provider Zscaler, 56.4% of enterprise users have out of date Adobe Reader...
AnonPlus, Anonymous’s social network, is hacked
My Personal Opinion: I doubt if that site is really their official website or not</p> Sophos Labs: Within da...
Anonymous hacks NATO servers
Anonymous claims to have stolen around a gigabyte of classified NATO data ...
Survey reveals Mac and PC people think differently
TUAW: According to the results of a massive survey by Hunch.com, Mac people are frequently young, vegetarian city-dwellers who like mod...
WordPress.com suffers hacker attack – how to change your password
Sophos Labs: Millions of blog owners around the world are being advised to consider their password security, after WordPress.com was ha...
Follow up: Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers, Site Source Code Exposed
Follow up from: Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers</p> Tech Crunch: WordPress.com has revealed that someone has g...
Hacker Gains Access To WordPress.com Servers
Tech Crunch: WordPress.com has revealed that someone has gained access to several of the their servers this morning and that VIP custom...
Google says it did not lie about government certification for Apps
BetaNews: Google found itself fending off criticisms from competitor Microsoft on Monday over whether or not its Google Apps product tr...
Chromium-based Flock social web browser is no more
H-Online: In a post on their home page, the Flock developers have announced that support for their Chromium-based social web browser wi...
My naked pic is attached – malware spammed out
SophosLabs: Are you in the habit of having complete strangers email you naked pictures of themselves?</p> That's the only reason I can th...
Comodo Group Issues Bogus SSL Certificates
from Schneier on Security by Schneier:
Data loss at Play.com
Play.com, one of the largest online retailers of DVDs, CDs, MP3s, books and gadgets, emailed its customers yesterday admitting to a security breach in its ma...
Porn Industry Could Get a “.xxx” Domain This Week
Mashable: The porn industry is rumored to win a major battle this week with the possible approval of the .xxx domain.
Spammers Exploit Japan’s Catastrophic State
Symantec: Only a few days ago, Japan experienced one of the worst earthquakes in its history. The earthquake registered 8.9 on the Richter scale and triggere...
Unconfirmed reports that Yahoo has sold Delicious for $5 Million
TheNextWeb wrote: We’ve received a solid report from a reliable and proven source that Yahoo has sold social bookmarking site Delicious for $5m+.
Gmail back soon for everyone
Gmail Blog posted:
Many Gmail Users Can’t Find Their Messages
Imagine loading Gmail and noticing that all your messages have been deleted. This is a real problem for many Gmail users who thought that they lost all of th...
Facebook’s value surpasses Yahoo, eBay
A new study from New York securities firm NYPPEX estimates Facebook’s enterprise value is now much higher than Yahoo and EBay, at $41.2 billion and significa...
Don’t Lie to Me, Angelina!
Earlier this year I received a Facebook invite in my Yahoo! Mail account from none other than Angelina Jolie herself. I kid you not.
Dutch police website attacked after arrest of suspected hacker
Just a day after Dutch police arrested a 16-year-old boy in connection with WikiLeaks-related denial-of-service attacks, websites belonging to the Netherland...
Christina Aguilera blames hacker for risqué leaked photos
Sophos Labs: Semi-nude pictures of Christina Aguilera leaked onto the internet earlier this week, causing fans of the pint-sized pop diva to feverishly run t...
Who’s Using Twitter?
Mashable: The Pew Center is out with a new report that focuses on Twitter usage in the U.S., and it reveals that 6% of the entire U.S. adult population uses ...
Google: We’re activating 300,000 Android phones daily
Android activations have now surpassed 300,000 per day which equals the number of activations for Symbian worldwide, according to data provided by Google. It...
MySpace Introduces “Hijacks” With the Black Eyed Peas
The Black Eyed Peas have taken over MySpace in an effort to improve its social entertainment offerings.
Twitter Celebrates 100 Million New Accounts in 2010
Twitter has seen a phenomenal amount of growth in the past year. In fact, the company claims more than 100 million new accounts were opened in 2010.
Google Chrome Has 120 Million Users
Google revealed during its Chrome press conference today that its web browser now has 120 million users. That’s 50 million more users than it had less than s...
Microsoft’s Still Not Talking About Windows Phone 7 Sales Numbers
Mashable: Windows Phone 7 has been on the market for a little more than a month, but the company still isn’t disclosing how many devices featuring its revamp...
Celebrities’ Internet “Deaths” Raise $1M for Charity
Mashable: Facebook and the Twitterverse have been a little quieter for the past several days, as some of the networks’ most famous users — including Lady Gag...
Spam Carrying WikiLeaks Worm
Symantec Connect: WikiLeaks.org is in the news after their recent publications linked to leaked government documents. Spammers are now leveraging the current...
Taking a look at fake Amazon receipt generators
Sunbelt Blog:
After More Than 24 Hours Offline, Tumblr Is Back
Mashable: Tumblr has returned to the web after a full day’s, err, vacation.
Twitter Trend Poisoning Cookbook
Symantec Connect: We have become familiar enough with malware creators poisoning popular search engine terms through SEO techniques in order to deliver their...
Google Opens Doors to E-Bookstore
The New York Time: The Google e-bookstore is finally open.
WikiLeaked Cable Says 2009 Brazilian Blackout Wasn’t Hackers, Either
Wired: SAO PAULO — Despite widespread speculation at the time, a massive power outage that left 18 out of the 26 Brazilian states in the dark for up to six h...
FTC is considering “do not track” mechanism for web users
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has accepted a preliminary staff report that lays out a framework for Internet privacy and suggests a “do not track” ...
Hackers use malware to break into computers of over 50 pop stars
According to The Telegraph, German prosecutors are accusing two local hackers of breaking into the computers of over 50 pop stars, including Lady Gaga, Kelly...
Stuxnet and WikiLeaks – What do they have in common?
At first glance, two recent security stories, the Stuxnet attack on Iran’s nuclear industry and the WikiLeaks breach of US State Department communications, d...
Oficla downloads MBR Ransomware
Avira TechBlog: We discovered a new ransomware threat which is downloaded by a Trojan of the Oficla family. This downloaded threat replaces the MBR (master b...
Pirate Bay ruling sparks DDoS attacks against IFPI
The Anonymous group takes revenge after legal decision against Pirate Bay founders
Iran: Computer Malware Sabotaged Uranium Centrifuges
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun as he scans Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kil...
WikiLeaks Hit By Another DDoS Attack
Controversial whistleblower website WikiLeaks was hit by another massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack earlier this morning. On Sunday, the sit...
Hacker Takes Responsibility for Wikileaks Takedown
Mashable: The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack that took down WikiLeaks as the site published secret U.S. embassy cables over the weekend could be...
Kim Kardashian Tops Bing’s Most Popular Searches of 2010
Mashable: Bing is getting an early start on the “best of 2010” lists, releasing its compilation of the year’s most popular search terms a little more than a ...
Politics and malware make strange bedfellows
Sophos Labs: There are two stories that have been the focus of much speculation that have come to some closure today. New information confirming many peoples...
Fake Trojan Removal Kit serves up ThinkPoint Rogue
You might want to steer clear of the following fake security program, being promoted as a “Windows Trojan Removal Kit” but actually hijacking your PC in the ...
Comment on Stuxnet and more Windows 0-days
Over the last few days, some news organizations have been saying that Stuxnet source code is available on the black market, and that clearly therefor there i...
Closer look at W32/Ramnit.C
Thomas Wegele, Virus Researcher from Avira wrote: In this month’s ITW malware set from the Wildlist organization two new variants of W32/Ramnit appeared. W32...
The Pirate Bay founders sentenced to jail
The Swedish Appeals Court upheld the conviction and jail sentences of three co-founders behind the infamous The Pirate Bay service. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Neij...
Beware the Justin Bieber erection Facebook scam
That’s possibly the most unlikely headline I’ve ever had to write in my computer security career, but never mind..
Miley Cyrus and cybercriminals make strange bedfellows
Miley Cyrus is eighteen years old since yesterday.
Christmas Tree app virus hoax spreads on Facebook
Thousands of Facebook users are warning each other about a Christmas Tree virus said to be spreading in the form of a rogue application on the social network.
Over 40 security fixes for iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch in iOS 4.2
Yesterday, Apple pushed out the much anticipated update to its mobile operating system – iOS 4.2.
Lost laptop leads to first Data Protection Act fine for UK firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined two organizations for serious breaches of the Data Protection Act – the first to be issued under new ...
MySpace deal looks to Facebook to gain and retain users
BBC: The once dominant MySpace has turned to the company that stole its crown, Facebook, for help to drive users to its ailing site.
Microsoft: Google is a hard habit to break
Microsoft says Google is a bad habit, and it’s hard for people to break it in order to try alternatives, such as the company’s search engine, Bing. “It’s a h...
Facebook bug disables thousands of female user accounts
Thousands of female Facebook users had their accounts inexplicably disabled today. They did not violate Facebook’s terms of use but nevertheless, they are se...
IE9 alleged to be cheating in JavaScript benchmark
We’ve all heard of graphics card makers optimizing their drivers for various benchmarks—some of you might recall the Quack story as one of the earlier exampl...
Hidden second Wi-Fi network with the Thomson TWG870U router
Righard Zwienenberg from Norman Security Center Blog posted something interesting, Thanks to Mr. Fagerlid for Sharing:
Firesheep author takes backhanded pot-shot at free speech
Sophos Labs: Two weeks ago, an automatic session-hijacking plugin was released for Firefox. It was named Firesheep, and it’s been downloaded over 600,000 tim...
Cable lost 500,000+ subscribers in Q3, thanks to the Web
Last quarter was the first time ever that US pay-for TV subscription rates declined, and in Q3 2010, cable lost over 518,300 subscribers in total, according ...
Graph Of When People Break Up On Facebook
David McCandless recently gave a presentation about data visualization in which he unveiled this graph, which tracked 10,000 Facebook status updates to deter...
Google Android Turns 3
Mashable: Today marks exactly three years since Google and a slew of hardware and carrier partners officially announced the Android mobile operating system.
It’s Alive: Xmarks Back From the Brink
Mashable: It looks like cross-browser, bookmark syncing service Xmarks won’t be going out of business after all.
AV scam: is it a rogue or is it AVG’s free edition for sale?
Tom Kelchner, Sunbelt blog: Alert reader Laurie (my boss actually) forwarded a copy an email she received from a friend. It said the sender was “…pleased to ...
Google Chrome’s Version Number Is Meaningless
Google Operation System blog:
Microsoft Smart Screen False Positives
SANS.edu: We received a couple of reports about Microsoft’s “Smart Screen” flagging harmless sites as malicious. Initially, we considered the possibility of ...
Webcam cyber-sextortionist preyed on over 200 women
A perverted hacker who spied upon more than 200 women via their webcams and microphones, after infecting their computers with malware, was arrested earlier t...
Android Overtakes iPhone
Wall Street Journal: It looks like Steve Jobs may have something to be nervous about after all.
Facebook’s smaller font size straining eyes
(CNN) — Facebook is the biggest name in social networking. But overnight, it got smaller.
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 TDP is 244W, includes 128 TMU, Benchmarks Leaked
Chinese website eNet has filled in some missing information – notably TDP and TMU count. The TDP of GeForce GTX 580 is at 244W, slightly lower than the GeFor...
Facebook is fastest social network; Twitter, MySpace slowest
On average, response times and availability of five major social networks (Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, and MySpace) has improved this past quarter,...
Google Instant’s Blacklisted Words
Google search engine’s latest innovation technology that allows users to search for information in real time does not come without its own challenges. For ex...
Zynga now valued at $5.51 billion, more than Electronic Arts
SharesPost has valued Farmville developer Zynga Game Network at $5.51 billion, according to Business Week. That means it is now estimated to be bigger than c...
New Trojan Virus Attacks Mac Computers Via Social Networking Sites
Mac: Hi PC, I’m not feeling so hot today… ** **PC: Oh, I know ALL about that. I think you have a virus!
Web filtering: are employees offended?
Paul Mah, on the ITBusiness Edge blog, reported on GFI’s September survey of web filtering practices in small and medium businesses and got some interesting ...
Spam from the Advocate
Currently cyber criminals try to make fast money by spamming out emails in masses in Germany which allegedly stem from an Advocate specialized in copyright. ...
Facebook exceeds 500,000,000 users
Last night Facebook announced that it had over 500 000 000 users.
Microsoft CEO: next Windows release is "riskiest product bet"
Windows 7 might be selling like hotcakes but that’s only going to make it even harder for Microsoft to top. When asked about the riskiest product bet that th...
Windows 7 year one – 240 million licenses sold
Windows 7 turns one year old and obviously Microsoft felt the need to once again brag with the performance of its latest operating system. And it can really ...
PCWorld links to scareware
I was reading an article on PCWorld’s website about the upcoming Google Chrome OS:
Man cops to botnet-fueled pump-and-dump scheme
An Arizona computer specialist has admitted taking part in a conspiracy that used large networks of compromised computers to inflate the value of stocks so t...
FaceTime for Mac OS X Has a Serious Security Flaw
A German source is signaling that those who haven’t downloaded FaceTime for Mac just yet may want to hold back on the desire to video chat with their iPhone-...
Judge Clears CAPTCHA-Breaking Case for Criminal Trial
A federal judge in New Jersey has cleared the way for a landmark criminal case targeting CAPTCHA circumvention to proceed to trial.
Predator Software Pirated?
This isn’t good:
Apple launches MacBook Air laptop
Apple is cashing in on the popularity of its iPhone and iPad to boost demand for its oldest product, the Macintosh.
Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus
Kaspersky Lab now admits that people attempting to buy Kaspersky’s security products on Oct. 17 were redirected by hackers to a scareware site with links to ...
Operation Payback takes down UK IP office
HAVOC CAUSING hacker activist group Operation Payback has extended its reach and strangled the life out of the UK Intellectual Property Office’s website.
Turkish hackers attack CDU websites
Two regional websites for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) were hacked on Tuesday by unknown perpetrators claiming to be Turkish followin...
Internet about to hit 2 billion users
If the internet is feeling a little more crowded these days, there’s good reason.
Less than 5% of IPv4 addresses left says NRO
In late January, the Number Resource Organization (NRO) warned that IPv4 addresses were drying up, with less than 10% unallocated — a figure that has shrunk ...
Steve Jobs: Google Android isn’t really that open
Apple’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, said that Google’s mobile platform was “fragmented” and bad for developers and consumers.
Acrobat X is Here!
The New Acrobat X is finally here!
Fake Twitter homepage kit serves up naked ladies and infection files
You might be wondering why the frontpage of Twitter has a big “Edit” line running through it in the screenshot below:
Avira know better what to put and where
Sometimes we encounter childish messages from the authors in the body of malware. A variant of the TDSS family we got recently is even going a step further b...
Facebook Privacy Breach: Users’ Info Leaked To Advertising, Tracking Firms
The information being transmitted is one of Facebook’s basic building blocks: the unique “Facebook ID” number assigned to every user on the site. Since a Fac...
Facebook apps transmitted personal info
NEW YORK — The Wall Street Journal is reporting that 10 popular Facebook applications have been transmitting users’ personal identifying information to dozen...
Hackers Access 107K Student Records At UNFL
The good news is that overseas hackers apparently did not change the grades of more then 100 thousand University of North Florida students when they broke in...
Gene Simmons Websites Taken Down By Hackers
Some people didn’t like his comments about downloading…
ZeuS baddies copy Conficker tactics
Variants of the infamous ZeuS cybercrime toolkit have begun using the tactics of the infamous Conficker worm in a bid to get ahead of security defences.
Pooh Bear? No, this is Redpoo and he’s out to scam you
Some domain names make you cringe, some make you smile…
“This offer is available TODAY only!!!”
Hmmm. That’s not what the source code says
Facebook spammer fined $1 billion USD
How does one say in French: “We’re gonna make an example out of you, boy”
Adobe fixes Reader and Acrobat
Adobe just released Reader and Acrobat version 9.4. The new release fixes some critical vulnerabilities which allow attackers to infect PCs – for example, ju...
Stuxnet Questions and Answers
Stuxnet continues to be a hot topic. Here are answers to some of the questions we’ve received.
Twitter XSS getting abused
On Twitter a new security flaw gets currently exploited. Hackers found a way to inject malicious JavaScript code into tweets with the onMouseOver event. This...
Scammers set their sights on Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil. Man, those films are terrible.
“Here you have” worm linked to cyber jihadists
A worm collectively dubbed by the security industry as the “Here you have worm” has been making its way onto corporate networks over the past 24 hours. The ...
LifeLock’s CEO Davis was victim of ID theft 13 times
The Phoenix New Times has reported that the CEO of LifeLock ID theft protection service of Tempe, Ariz., has had his identity used by rip-off artists 13 time...
iPad isn’t for everyone, so deal with it
Thirty-two days ago, I purchased Apple’s iPad, after proclaiming that I wouldn’t. A gadget like this one should be tested if repeatedly blogged about. I woul...
WordPress and PHP-based management systems under attack?
A variety of sources are reporting that blog hosting sites with WordPress-created sites and php-based management systems such as Zen Care eCommerce are being...
What about the WiMAX networks that aren’t Sprint/Clearwire?
With Clearwire and Sprint pushing for mobile WiMAX coverage in 80 U.S. markets by the end of 2010, and promising three new WiMAX-powered smartphones in the n...
Facebook Adding Location Features This Month [REPORT]
Information has leaked that Facebook is set to roll out location-based features for users and brands as soon as this month. According to Advertising Age, us...
Android Now Outselling iPhone [REPORT]
Smartphones carrying Google’s Android operating system outsold the iPhone in the first quarter of 2010, according to new research out today from NPD.
Surveys: young adults getting more privacy-aware on Internet
The University of California, Berkeley, has found that more than half young adults have become more aware of Internet privacy issues than they were five year...
AT&T, Verizon stand against FCC’s ‘Third Way,’ Sprint on the fence
With Congress’ dance card already overflowing with major social and policy reforms, including in the financial sector, the likelihood that it could pass a m...
What does PHP stand for? Probable Hacked Page?
Late last week, the wires were buzzing over news that the official site of PHP-Nuke “Professional Content Management System“ was serving malware. I am frankl...
Whoops – Twitter got hacked again
I had a look at my twitter page early this morning and read “Twitter is a rich source of insanity”, and thought “Wow, the twitter marketroids are really bold...
Notetaking Tool Evernote Reaches 3 Million User Mark
Demand for Evernote’s notetaking tool is growing at an ever increasing rate. The startup has just surpassed three million users, which means the company has...
48% of Parents Friend Their Kids on Facebook [STATS]
When consumer electronics shopping site Retrevo prepared for Mother’s Day by conducting a survey of parents’ social media practices, it found that nearly ha...
Google tells which versions of Android are most common
The Android Team today published a snapshot of the platform which shows the versions of Android most commonly in use. Though the platform is frequently crit...
I Want an ATM Card
When I was a child, I was fascinated by ATM machines. I had a savings account which my mother would deposit money regularly and I waited for the day that I c...
A Virus Is Coming! Tell All Your Friends!
Email hoaxes are nothing new, dating back at least as far as 1994 with what is widely believed to have been the first email hoax—referred to as the “Goodtime...
IE losing market share, Chrome gaining
For the first time, Microsoft’s share of the browser marked has slipped below 60 percent, according to figures from Net Applications, a Aliso Viejo, Calif., ...
Men in blue suits raid Gizmodo
Many bloggers and commentators are making much of the fact that San Mateo police served a search warrant on the home of Gizmodo blogger Jason Chen and confis...
Whoops – Treasury still hacked.
I was wrong in my earlier assessment that the three treasury websites had been cleaned… the attack site was simply tracking ip addresses, and would not serve...
A HijackThis Toolbar from Facebook?
Spam emails such as the one below have been doing the rounds on the Internet hoping to lure recipients into downloading a Facebook toolbar.
Second Life Users File Class Action Lawsuit Over Virtual Land
A group of Second Life users is suing Second Life’s creator over a virtual land dispute. They say their contractual property ownership rights have been chan...
Report: DOJ, FTC scuffle over scrutinizing Apple on antitrust
On a day when investors began celebrating Apple’s report of having already sold its one millionth iPad, news from this morning’s New York Post — which was th...
Facebook Users Like Sex [STATS]
Self-proclaimed social media scientist Dan Zarrella has already applied linguistic methodologies to psychologically profile Twitter users. Now he’s using th...
Another call to avoid “admin” privileges
For the second time recently, a security researcher has pointed out that running machines without administrative privileges could significantly improve secur...
Treasury website hacked
For a short while today a couple of treas.gov websites were hacked, and were reaching out to an attack site in Ukraine.
How much do musicians make from online music sales?
Short answer: an infinitesimally small amount.
A Trojan Adding Malicious Routing Entries
Backdoor.Rohimafo is a Trojan that has several back door functions. It not only opens a back door and performs the usual functions but it also can perform so...
Google: 11,000 domains carrying rogue security products
Niels Provos of the Google Security Team has blogged about the rise of malicious web sites carrying rogue security products, which the Google team calls “Fak...
UK firm offers clickjacking visualization tool
UK security firm Context Information Security Ltd., is making available a browser-based tool that will demonstrate clickjacking techniques that were discusse...
AP Stylebook Finally Changes “Web site” to “website”
This might not mean much if you’re not writing or editing a tech blog, but news that the AP – whose stylebook is still the standard for all things grammar a...
Facebook Twice as Popular as Google in the Workplace
Business employees are visiting Facebook from the workplace more than any other internet site, including Google, Managed Security Services company Network B...
Apple Remains America’s Most Innovative Company
BusinessWeek and Fortune have both released their annual rankings — the 50 Most Innovative Companies and the Fortune 500, respectively — and Apple has stron...
Facebook, YouTube are sucking enterprise bandwidth
A study of web traffic from enterprises in the first quarter of this year has shown that YouTube videos used 10 percent of bandwidth – more than any other si...
Subdomains defaced on The Telegraph website
The Telegraph, one of the biggest newspapers in the UK, hasn’t had a good time of it lately where their website is concerned. There were vulnerabilities foun...
Faceparty password sites really want you to click on things
“Faceparty is a UK based social networking site allowing users to create online profiles and interact with each other using forums and messaging facilities s...
Twitter Has 105 Million Registered Users
In kicking off Twitter’s Chirp developer conference, the company finally revealed its long mysterious registered user number, and it’s surprisingly large (b...
There is a Lot of Spam Out There…
…and some of it masquerades as “marketing” and “newsletter” emails.
Twitter: 60 percent growth outside U.S.
Aiming for one billion Twitterers by 2013?
Singer’s Exploit Kit version CVE-2010-0806
Well, well… looks like someone has been singing along to one of Jay Chow’s songs while coding an exploit that corresponds to a vulnerability in Internet Expl...
Trojanised Mobile Phone Game Makes Expensive Phone Calls
We have received reports of a malicious Windows Mobile game that creates significant phone bills to affected users.
Iowa bank compromised, serving exploits
Northwestern Bank Online – Orange City is compromised and should not be visited until it’s clean.
Denial of availability and UK anti-piracy law
There could be a denial-of-availability risk to the enterprise in the new anti-piracy law passed by the British Parliament yesterday. Employees using company...
Ninjas Taking Over LinkedIn
Apparently, Facebook isn’t the only online sphere where ninjas are becoming a problem — The LinkedIn Blog reports that the job title “Ninja” has become more ...
Can the Focus of Spam Email be Used as an Economic Indicator?
The National Bureau of Economic Research has previously indicated that the United States has been in a recession since December 2007. What is interesting to ...
Google has just rewarded me with $1 million!!
I don’t believe it!! This morning I’ve received an email sent by Google notifying me that I´ve won $950,000, so I think this will be the last post I’m going...
Spammers Distributing Free Passes for IPL Matches
The Indian Premier League 2010 is a huge attraction for the cricket-crazy population in India. These matches are packed with all the ingredients to entertain...
Chinese censorship: herding cats on the Internet
Search terms that are censored in China:</p>
iPad Spam has entered the building
It was only a matter of time before the merest of “iPad” mentions on sites such as Twitter would result in autospammed messages like this:
Number of infected computers spikes in Korea
Hong Kong-based security firm Network Box reported that Korea was the country of origin for 31.1 percent of the malware on the Internet in March. In February...
FakeAV Gang Targets Farmville – #1 Facebook Game
Farmville has been launch in June 2009 and after month it has been rated at #8 in Top 25 Facebook Games. Farmville has become the most popular games on Fa...
China denies connection to high-level hacking
“Shadows in the Cloud” hang over the otherwise sunny PRC
Security awareness: many levels, many things
Rob VandenBrink has written a piece on the SANS web site Diary (“The Many Paths to Security Awareness”) with an interesting take on the very large topic of c...
Hacking forum or a sting operation?
Though it is true that malware is getting more and more sophisticated I am sometimes surprised by the lack of skills coming from wannabe botnet operators. To...
4.4 percent in China have no AV – that might not be too bad
The number for the rest of the world might be 26 percent
Giant Facebook database destroyed amid legal threat
New Scientist is reporting that a massive database culled from the public profiles of 210 million Facebook users has been destroyed before its anticipated — ...
Spam web sites moving from .cn to .ru
Scum on the run
Will fuzzing save civilization as we know it?
Tom Gallagher, senior security test lead with Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing group, was extensively quoted in news stories today as he described how his g...
Eliminate two thirds of comp security risk!
Don’t run your PC with admin privileges
Firefox claims 30 percent market share
Mozilla.org has made public a report that says its Firefox browser has 30 percent market share worldwide. Assuming it’s true, that is a six percent increase ...
Forbes: "It’s all just Malware now"
It seems I prompted an exploration of infection related search terms in Google Trends over on the Forbes.com Firewall blog. “Malware” is becoming a sort of c...
Test of China Internet connections reveals heavy filtering
Using a Firefox 3.0 add-on created by developers in Hong Kong, Betanews was able to briefly establish a connection with the Internet via a proxy based in mai...
MPEG LA wins major MPEG-2 settlement from Alcatel-Lucent
Could the manufacturers of DVD players (no, not just Blu-ray, but the original DVDs) owe back royalties to Alcatel-Lucent for the use of patented technology ...
Fake Lawsuit Notification Attack
A few of days ago, we encountered an e-mail with a malicious RTF attachment. It was sent with a supposed lawsuit notification message.
Firefox, IE8 and Safari hacked at CanSecWest
In the Pwn2Own hacking contest at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, Canada, security researchers and hackers quickly hacked three of the major...
It takes only one ‘nice’ person
In the security industry we often focus heavily on new technologies and shiny new software, and forget that so much of what we see is dependent on the person...
Google-in-China saga: another hack, move to HK
There is a risk to computer security from governments. Regulatory changes, even if they are very positive measures, can impose huge demands on an enterprise ...
Smart Aleck Passwords
Älypää, a popular Finnish game and quiz site, announced a database breach late last night.
A Fishy Defacement
Generally speaking, most website defacements I see tend to look the same with political activist Y decrying political activist Z, or leet hax0rs posting up a...
Phishing increased 62 percent in ‘09
The DarkReading site is carrying a story about brand-protection firm MarkMonitor's finding that phishing increased 62 percent in 2009 with 565,502 attacks...
Can spam get worse?
Or is it at the saturation point?
iRogue?
Are Mac OS X rogues an emerging threat?
Consoles for old games come with new malcode
Be on the lookout for websites offering up “free applications” which come with a nasty sting in the tail. Here’s a typical example: Appzkeygen(dot)com
Vodafone distributes Mariposa botnet
Here is yet another example of a company distributing malware to its userbase. Unfortunately it probably won’t be the last.
Energizer USB charger infected with Trojan
Hmmm. A new vector for malware: USB battery chargers. Wonderful.
Wiseguys Botnet First in Line for Concert, Sports Tickets
We frequently read stories about spammers who can circumvent CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) authenticat...
All browsers are (not) created equal
My friends often ask me about steps they can take to keep their systems at work and home free from malware. Apart from the usual recommendation to use altern...
Adservers compromised in latest Zbot push
As we have commented before when content served up from adservers is compromised, the effects can be far reaching, potentially exposing huge numbers of victi...
Late Dash by Spammers for 2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in Vancouver, Canada, from February 12-28. With more than 82 countries participating and millions across the globe catchin...
Everybody uses Web 2.0, but IT might not know it
Communications security firm FaceTime of Belmont, Calif., has released the results of a survey (of 1654 people) that strongly indicates we are all using a lo...
FakeAV, now for Windows 7!
It’s been over a year since we first started seeing the familiar Windows XP My Computer page where it appears your drives are being scanned and it reports a ...
Phishing Scam Linked to Valentine’s Day Movie
Symantec has been observing several spam and phishing attacks regarding the recent Valentine’s Day. One such phishing attack was on an e-card website that as...
U.S. Census Bureau warning of phishing scams
The U.S. Census Bureau is warning of phishing and other scams that are using the 2010 Census as bait. Here is the warning from the bureau’s web site:
Malicious iframes on Google-analitics(dot)net
Right! A site registered in the state of “Taliban.”
Steve Ballmer talks Bing, Google, Xbox and Windows Phone
For anyone that missed Microsoft CEO’s Q&A during the Search Marketing Expo West yesterday, a transcript is now available online. I went through and pick...
Big Brother in Social Networking Scam
“Big Brother Brazil” is a Brazilian reality TV program adapted from the popular Big Brother television series. The show is about a group of people living tog...
Beware of Targeted Scams and Phishing Attacks!
According to latest State of Spam and Phishing report, scam and phishing messages accounted for 21 percent of all spam, which is the highest level recorded s...
I’m Feeling Lucky?
Criminals like to attack the biggest target because BIGGER generally provides a better Return On Investment (ROI). Windows is a good example. Mac is indeed s...
Baidu: Register.com replaced its DNS credentials for some guy in a chat room
Last month, Baidu, the leading search engine in China, filed suit against US-based Internet registrar Register.com, in a legal event that took place at the h...
NOT the real VirusTotal.com
In Additional to my last Post: http://boelectronic.blogspot.com/2010/03/free-fakeav-at-virus-total-thats-not.html
Hacktivism is following current controversies
If history is any gauge, this is probably the first of several incidents like this.
Most used Spam Categories in February 2010
Since January we publish monthly reports about the categories of the spam messages which got sent around the last month. These categories are detected by Avi...
Insight into fake AV SEO
In this post I want to highlight how SEO attacks are working:
Troj/IFrame-DY: Old websites don’t die they just get infected
Earlier this week Sophos informed a UK Local Police Authority (Hertfordshire) that a website they owned was infected with Troj/IFrame-DY.
Zeus botnet continues: 2,500 victims estimated
Herndon, Va., forensics firm NetWitness has said that the Zeus botnet has breached the networks of nearly 2,500 organizations in nearly 200 countries, includ...
30 percent of U.S. is totally safe from Internet threats
A survey of 54,000 households (129,000 people) commissioned by National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) last year found that 30 perc...
Symantec Reputation-based Security: Suspicious.Insight detections on VirusTotal
Symantec recently upgraded their scanner on VirusTotal to include their new reputation-based security engine. That has caused a spike in their detection rate...
Internet users skip security because of jargon
Representatives of computer companies and governments meeting at the EastWest Institute security meeting in Brussels said that an industry culture of obscure...
Real life Mafia Wars: Spy Eye tool kit goes after Zeus botnet
Peter Coogan at Symantec put up a very interesting blog post yesterday about a crimeware kit called SpyEye v1.0.7 (on sale now on Russian sites — $500) that ...
Windows 7’s strange Battery Notification isn’t any error but a Feature
Many users have complained about Windows 7 strange Battery notification saying “Consider replacing your Batteries” on Laptops and there was a noise about it ...
Phony Firefox update comes with Hotbar adware
Our good friends at Broomfield, Colo., security firm eSoft have found an interesting scam to trick Internet users into installing the Hotbar adware: a fake F...
Phishing scam steals carbon credits
Wired magazine has run a story on a phishing scam in Europe, New Zealand and Japan that resulted in the loss of 250,000 carbon credit permits worth $4 millio...
Hackers Disrupt European CO₂ Market
In recent weeks, various cybercrime attacks have disrupted the computer systems that allow nations to manage their national greenhouse-gas emissions quotas a...
Troj/JSRedir-AK: 40% of a month’s malware
It has been a month since Sophos added detection for Troj/JSRedir-AK and figures generated today show that over 40% of all web-based detections have been fro...
Google Toolbar tracks searches after it’s disabled.
Ben Edelman, Harvard privacy researcher and guru has revisited the features of Google Toolbar and was appalled to discover that disabling it doesn’t really d...
Dirty jokes by mobile phone
The Danwei web site (Chinese media, advertising, and urban life) is carrying a rippingly funny blog piece by Alice Xin Liu about a recent Chinese government ...
UK telecom giant Virgin Media monitoring customers’ file sharing
Virgin Media, the UK telecommunications giant that supplies TV, phone and Internet services, has begun to use deep packet inspection determine if its Interne...
Report from Europe: 95 percent of email is spam
The European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) has released a report that says 95 percent of all email is now spam.
Facebook Privacy Doesn’t Really Exist
Facebook recently rolled out new privacy settings that provides additional publishing controls.
Symantec – Spam and Phishing Landscape: January 2010
Notable highlights this month include the shift of the regions of message origin, and changes in the average size of spam messages.
New Koobface variant saves researchers time from analysis
Researchers at McAfee labs monitor Koobface activities 24/7 via custom honeypots and while reviewing one such update we noticed a variant that had debug/log ...
Seasons of Scams
With the holiday season behind us, cyber scammers and spammers will now be looking towards the upcoming events and worldwide happenings that they can leverag...
Consistent Computer Virus Malcode names
InfoSecurity, a great site for computer security news, just put up a story asking the very old question: “Why don’t AV vendors name malcode consistently.”
Rimecud and Hamweq – birds of a feather
Following the addition of Win32/Hamweq to the MSRT last month, MMPC will continue cleaning PCs in 2010 by adding another prevalent worm, Win32/Rimecud, to th...
Lethic gone: another botnet bites the dust
McColo (Nov. 08) , Torpig (May 09), MegaD (Nov. 09), Lethic (Jan 10)
It’s Nice To Get Noticed
Looking at a random new incoming malware sample in F-Secure sample automation systems. Notice the Mutex names it uses:
Busy time for spammers during winter holidays
The spammers and malware authors profited of the holiday time when a lot of people are at home and sent a large amount of emails just before the official fre...
McAfee Labs’ January Spam Report
Angelina Jolie and Barack Obama are the #1 celeb subjects of choice for spammers, according to McAfee January Spam Report. The report also reveals:
Firefox 4!
The third version of Firefox has emerged as the most successful leader in the browser category of all alternatives to Internet Explorer. Since the official l...
Cybersitter sues China, others, for $2.2 billion in Green Dam fiasco
California software company Cybersitter LLC, has sued the People’s Republic of China and seven computer manufacturers in U.S. Federal court for stealing 3,00...
Adobe Reader, Acrobat, Flash Player updater coming
There has been extensive news coverage this week of Adobe’s plans for ramped-up security in its popular Reader, Acrobat and Flash Player applications, especi...
“Washable” cell phone coming soon
Seal Shield, a Jacksonville, Fla., company that makes washable computer keyboards and mice, said it will introduce the world’s first washable cell phone at t...
Gaming Trojans: “because that’s where the money is.”
The massive growth of gold farming – the exchange of real money for virtual goods – might result in an increase in gaming Trojans and other malware aimed at ...
One Y2010 bug surfaces – it could really fill the spam bucket
Mike Cardwell, an IT consultant in Nottingham, UK, reported on his blog finding a Y2010 bug in Spam Assassin. He found an error in a rule that Spam Assassin ...
Flash, Christmas and the new year
We see spam all the time. One of the most dependable things spammers do is to try and exploit various newsworthy events and holidays.
Thrice Bitten, Not Shy
The one subset of malware which does not immediately seem motivated by financial incentives is the autorun worm. In fact the raison d’etre for this class of ...
No More Dragons: the 26th Chaos Communication Congress Ends
With a dazzling laser show, the 26th Chaos Communication Congress (26c3) in Berlin, the last big security conference of 2009, has ended. If you haven’t been ...
2010 prediction roundup
It’s the time of year to make predictions. I only have one: in 2010, governments around the world will BEGIN to increase their efforts to do something about ...
CNNIC changes have effect on spam tactics
As was announced on Dec 11th, CNNIC (China Internet Network Information Center) now requires a “formal paper based application material when making the onlin...
FBI: Fraudsters earned $150 million in rogue AV scams
For the first time, the FBI has issued a public warning about the threat of rogue anti-virus software, which the agency said has resulted in more than $150 ...
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Boston Marathon Bombing Links May Hide Java-Based Exploits
PCMag: My social media accounts and email inbox are full of links to stories about the horrific incident in Boston earlier this week. I am reading about the ...
Russian malware spies on US ATMs
Security firm Group-IB has identified a malware program called Dump Memory Grabber that can take debit and credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) terminal...
Backdoor Uses Evernote as Command-and-Control Server
With its rich functionality and accessibility, Evernote is a popular note-taking tool for its many users. Unfortunately, it may also provide the perfect cove...
Turkish FlashPlayer? no! It’s malware
I recently came across the file “FlashPlayer.exe” during the course of regular research.
Stuxnet Missing Link Found, Resolves Some Mysteries Around the Cyberweapon
Cross-posted from WIRED.
Dorkbot worm lurks on Skype and MSN Messenger again
The Dorkbot/Rodpicom worm, which spreads via messaging applications and leads to additional malware infections, is currently doing rounds on Skype and MSN Me...
Narilam Worm manipulates databases in Iran
h-Online: Security firm Symantec has discovered a specialised worm called W32.Narilam that can compromise SQL databases. Symantec reports that the malware “s...
Crisis malware infects VMware virtual machines
v3.co.uk: The Windows version of the Crisis Trojan is far more dangerous than first thought, being capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Window...
Bogus anti-hacking tool targets Syrian activists
h-online: Syrian activists, journalists and opposition group members are reportedly under attack by malware claiming to be a security tool that will help pro...
Ladies with few clothes tend to cause a lot of trouble on PCs – and now on Android devices too
Cross-posted from Surelist
Trojan "made in Germany" spies in Bahrain
h-Online: Citizenlab has released a detailed analysis of the activities of a trojan in which the experts conclude that the malware is most likely closely rel...
Fake Facebook Photo Notifications Contain Malware
Mashable: Sophos’s NakedSecurity blog outlined the threat on Wednesday. The company’s SophosLabs intercepted a “spammed-out email campaign” which was designe...
Madi Malware: Another Trojan Targets Organizations from the Middle East [Updated]
This article is copied from Softpedia:
‘Botnet’ sends out spam as malware spreads on Android phones: researcher
Malware has been spreading on Android mobile phones that takes control of certain email accounts to create a “botnet” to send out spam, a security researcher...
Fake Skype app on Android is malware
ZDNet Wrote:
LinkedIn spam, exploits and Zeus: a deadly combination ?
Is this the perfect recipe for a cybercriminal ?:
Microsoft revokes certificates used to sign the Flame trojan
Avira TechBlog Wrote:
Automated Skype calls and Fake Antiviruses
This is an old story back from September, 2011, but since recently I’ve seen users complaining about this, I want to share it again [Credit to NakedSecurity,...
On Stuxnet, Duqu and Flame
F-Secure wrote:
FAQ: Flame, the "super spy"
Copied from H-Online: Source
Painting a Picture of W32.Flamer
Symantec Connect: The number of different components in W32.Flamer is difficult to grasp. The threat is a well designed platform including, among other thing...
Flame worm – Iran claims to discover new Stuxnet-like malware
Naked Security wrote:
A technical analysis of Adobe Flash Player CVE-2012-0779 Vulnerability
Microsoft Malware Protection Center wrote:
Hackers use fake Facebook cancellation emails to deploy malware
H-Online: A new type of phishing strategy, which aims to trick unsuspecting users into installing a trojan by pretending to be an account cancellation reques...
Warning: Fake Biophilla app on Android is malware
Corss-posted from ZDNet: Summary: Cyber criminals have created a fake Biophilla app for Android that is really just malware in disguise. Your first red flag ...
Kaspersky: Mac security is ‘10 years behind Microsoft’
Cnet: Forrester’s CEO isn’t the only one spouting doom and gloom for Apple today.
Iran oil terminal suffers malware attack
The BBC is reporting that websites belonging to the Iranian oil ministry and national oil company are offline after suffering a malware infection this weekend.
IMG0893.zip – Your photo all over Facebook? Naked? Malware campaign spammed out
SophosLabs is intercepting a spammed-out malware campaign, pretending to be an email about a revealing photo posted online of the recipient.
Sabpab, new Mac OS X backdoor Trojan horse discovered
SophosLabs: More malware for the Mac OS X platform has been discovered, hot on the heels of the revelation that some 600,000 Macs had been infected in the Fl...
Malware blocks booting
Anti-virus experts at Trend Micro have discovered ransomware which blocks systems from booting. In contrast to the localised trojans, which are widely spread...
Apple releases Java update with Flashback removal tool
The H-Online: As expected, Apple has released an updated version of the Java implementation for its Mac OS X operating system that includes a removal tool fo...
Android malware poses as Angry Birds Space game
Android malware authors have seized an opportunity to infect unsuspecting smartphone users with the launch of the latest addition to the immensely popular “A...
Russian AV company claims 600,000 Macs infected by Flashback [Removal Manual]
The H-Online: A Russian AV company, Dr. Web, says it has conducted research to determine the spread of the Flashback trojan on systems running Mac OS X and s...
"Please do not take down the Sality botnet"
The H-Security: On Tuesday, a user who is known as “lawabidingcitizen” posted an unusual request to the Full Disclosure mailing list, a forum that is mainly ...
New Dr Who girl Jenna-Louise Coleman’s name exploited by Twitter sex video scammers
SophosLabs: Jenna-Louise Coleman has been unveiled as the new “Doctor Who” companion, joining the BBC TV time traveller in his TARDIS later this year.
‘Fileless’ malware installs into RAM
Exploit found in Russian adware invades process, doesn’t install files
Facebook Scam: OMG – I just hate RIHANNA after watching this video
SophosLabs: Messages are spreading between Facebook users, claiming that members of the social network have lost all respect for popular songstress Rihanna a...
This time, the bad guys want your tax accountant
avast: While taxpayers are the regular target of springtime malware schemes, this year the bad guys are aiming for the accountants.
Android smartphones infected via drive-by exploit
At the RSA Conference 2012, former McAfee executives George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch have presented a Remote Access Tool (RAT) that infects Android smart...
Fake AICPA Mail Serves Blackholes and Rootkits
Sunbelt: Be wary of emails claiming to be from AICPA – as per their alert here, these are not real and any mention of “unlawful tax return fraud” is just a b...
Malware to Mourn Whitney Houston
Symantec: The world is mourning the loss of another legendary pop singer also known as the queen of pop – Whitney Houston. Spammers are paying homage to the ...
Beware of spam this Valentine’s Day
SophosLabs: It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and the spammers are out in force to make the most of unwitting shoppers on the international day of love.
New CAPTCHA method or just another likejacking scam?
Sorin Mustaca wrote at Avira TechBlog:
Metropolitan Police malware warning issued – beware the ransomware attack!
SophosLabs: ComputerWorld today reports that the UK’s Metropolitan Police has warned Windows users of a malware attack that poses as a message from the compu...
Malware automatically uploading stolen data to the File sharing sites
The Hacker News: Roland Dela Paz, a threat response engineer with Trend Micro have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its st...
US attacks Iran and Saudi Arabia? Malware spreads via Facebook status updates
SophosLabs: Beware of malware lurking on news websites claiming to containing breaking news stories.
MSUpdate Trojan attacked companies in the defense sector
The H-Security: Unknown attackers have tried to use an invitation to a prestigious conference to inject a Trojan into companies in the defense sector. The se...
Megaupload, up again? no
GFI: You’re probably aware that Megaupload has wandered into what can only be described as a bit of a pickle, assuming said pickle is roughly the size of ...
Facebook Scam: See who views your profile!
Earlier today we have seen a new Facebook clickjacking scam which spreads quite fast.</p> I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT MY PROFILE USING...
Keep your Facebook friends close and your antivirus closer
Microsoft Malware Protection Center: Facebook malware attacks are not new. Scams spreading via status updates have been around for a long time, but in rec...
MyBB downloads were infected
The H-Security: In a blog posting, the MyBB development team has confirmed that the download package for version 1.6.4 of MyBB had been...
The continuation of dangerous rogue ads on Bing (and Yahoo)
GFI Labs Blog: We've noted this before, but Microsoft needs to get a handle on ad placements on Bing. Ok, so Bing isn't the most widely used search engine...
Duqu, Son of Stuxnet?
Schneier on Security: A newly discovered piece of malware, Duqu, seems to be a precursor to the next Stuxne...
Twitter Malware Attack: Photos of Dead Gaddafi
Mashable: As reports of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s death circulate on the Internet, so is a gruesome cellphone photo of wha...
Mac OS X Trojan hides behind malicious PDF disguise
SophosLabs: A fascinating new example of Mac malware has been discovered, that appears to be adopting an old Windows-style disguise to fool users into run...
uTorrent server delivered malware for two hours on Tuesday
The H-Security: The BitTorrent company has confirmed that its uTorrent servers were hacked on Tuesday 13 September and, for almost two ...
New worm targeting weak passwords on Remote Desktop connections (port 3389)
Microsoft Malware Protection Center: We've had reports of a new worm in the wild and that generates increased RDP traffic for our users on port 3389. Alth...
Fake Firefox update includes password-stealing trojan
H-Online: Security specialist Sophos reports that it has discovered new spam email messages that claim to be an advisory related to an ...
Using data to protect people from malware
This is an article posted in Google Online Security Blog, it’s about unusual traffics being sent from infected computers during search or web surfing, if you...
Facebook password changed? Malware attack poses as message from Facebook support
Sophos Labs: Repeat after me: It's “Facebook”, not “FaceBook”.</p> Learn that lesson and it can be one of the tri...
My naked pic is attached – malware spammed out
SophosLabs: Are you in the habit of having complete strangers email you naked pictures of themselves?</p> That's the only reason I can th...
BBC News/Dad walks in on daughter Facebook scams
SophosLabs: Criminals and scammers on Facebook aren't resting on their laurels… in fact, they are branching out and using multiple techniques all ro...
Fake Certificate in Malware – with Message
Avira TechBlog: The malware authors every now and then send us virus researchers some messages. For example in the compiled binary itself, or as debug out...
ZeroAccess, an advanced kernel mode rootkit
Prevx Blog: In the last couple years there have been three major players who dominated the scene in the field of the kernel mode rootkit development. They...
Analysis of TR/Spy.SpyEye
Avira TechBlog: SpyEye is a malware family which we are monitoring for some time. Today we are analyzing a sample which is detected as TR/Spy.SpyEye.flh by A...
Spammers Exploit Japan’s Catastrophic State
Symantec: Only a few days ago, Japan experienced one of the worst earthquakes in its history. The earthquake registered 8.9 on the Richter scale and triggere...
Google removes Android malware so you don’t have to
BetaNews.com: Android handsets infected with malware are getting a cleaning job from Google. On March 2nd, Google removed 21 apps from the Android Marketplac...
Spam Carrying WikiLeaks Worm
Symantec Connect: WikiLeaks.org is in the news after their recent publications linked to leaked government documents. Spammers are now leveraging the current...
Taking a look at fake Amazon receipt generators
Sunbelt Blog:
Looks familiar? Yes! From Alureon!
It’s a normal day to us. We receive a new Bamital virus sample report from a customer, and we provide an analysis. Suddenly, something interesting bursts int...
Malicious Goo.gl Links Spreading on Twitter [WARNING]
Mashable: A large number of messages containing only the link “goo.gl/R7f68” has appeared on Twitter today, redirecting the users to various malware-laden si...
W32.Yimfoca.B – Malware Localization
The latest W32.Yimfoca.B variants can target malicious links in no fewer than 44 countries and nearly 20 different languages. It has also increased the numbe...
Adobe update spam scam
Here’s the latest twist in the “membership” site scam: spam emails that tell potential victims to update their Adobe Reader include links to a web site inten...
Oficla downloads MBR Ransomware
Avira TechBlog: We discovered a new ransomware threat which is downloaded by a Trojan of the Oficla family. This downloaded threat replaces the MBR (master b...
Iran: Computer Malware Sabotaged Uranium Centrifuges
A security man stands next to an anti-aircraft gun as he scans Iran’s nuclear enrichment facility in Natanz, 300 kil...
Politics and malware make strange bedfellows
Sophos Labs: There are two stories that have been the focus of much speculation that have come to some closure today. New information confirming many peoples...
Fake Trojan Removal Kit serves up ThinkPoint Rogue
You might want to steer clear of the following fake security program, being promoted as a “Windows Trojan Removal Kit” but actually hijacking your PC in the ...
Can you really see who viewed your Facebook profile? Rogue application spreads virally
SophosLab: Once again, a rogue application is spreading virally between Facebook users pretending to offer you a way of seeing who has viewed your profile.
Closer look at W32/Ramnit.C
Thomas Wegele, Virus Researcher from Avira wrote: In this month’s ITW malware set from the Wildlist organization two new variants of W32/Ramnit appeared. W32...
No p*rn for you, naughty boy!
There are always peculiar things malware researchers discover while analyzing new samples.
AV scam: is it a rogue or is it AVG’s free edition for sale?
Tom Kelchner, Sunbelt blog: Alert reader Laurie (my boss actually) forwarded a copy an email she received from a friend. It said the sender was “…pleased to ...
Sophos: malware on the Mac is real, here’s a free antivirus
Sophos has released a free antivirus product for consumers using Mac OS: Sophos Anti-Virus Home Edition for Mac. Although commercial antivirus products for M...
New Trojan Virus Attacks Mac Computers Via Social Networking Sites
Mac: Hi PC, I’m not feeling so hot today… ** **PC: Oh, I know ALL about that. I think you have a virus!
PCWorld links to scareware
I was reading an article on PCWorld’s website about the upcoming Google Chrome OS:
Man cops to botnet-fueled pump-and-dump scheme
An Arizona computer specialist has admitted taking part in a conspiracy that used large networks of compromised computers to inflate the value of stocks so t...
Malware Pushers Abuse Firefox Warning Page
This is a pretty neat attack from the malware pushes leveraging on the ignorance of the average user – which in all honestly is a safe bet most of the time! ...
Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus
Kaspersky Lab now admits that people attempting to buy Kaspersky’s security products on Oct. 17 were redirected by hackers to a scareware site with links to ...
Fake Twitter homepage kit serves up naked ladies and infection files
You might be wondering why the frontpage of Twitter has a big “Edit” line running through it in the screenshot below:
Avira know better what to put and where
Sometimes we encounter childish messages from the authors in the body of malware. A variant of the TDSS family we got recently is even going a step further b...
ZeuS baddies copy Conficker tactics
Variants of the infamous ZeuS cybercrime toolkit have begun using the tactics of the infamous Conficker worm in a bid to get ahead of security defences.
Fake Stuxnet cleaner literally cleans up your computer
W32.Stuxnet has been a subject of much discussion amongst security researchers and media, and we posted a series of blogs on the subject. As you may already ...
Stuxnet Questions and Answers
Stuxnet continues to be a hot topic. Here are answers to some of the questions we’ve received.
Messages from Malware authors in Malware
During our analysis of the different malware families we sometimes stumble upon some messages inside the viruses placed there by their authors. For example, ...
Stuxnet in the news
The Stuxnet Trojan is very well covered in the media as more and more details about its sophisticated code become public. It abuses four previously unknown s...
More Spam with JavaScript redirectors
We received new spam emails which contain a JavaScript redirector in form of a HTML attachment. The emails we received have the subject “Consultation Appoint...
Security issues on Android
One unique security feature of Android is the permission check when installing 3rd party apps. The system lists all permissions that an app requires and asks...
“Here you have” worm linked to cyber jihadists
A worm collectively dubbed by the security industry as the “Here you have worm” has been making its way onto corporate networks over the past 24 hours. The ...
Malicious warez site offers Firefox 4.0 beta download scam
Like a lot of seedy stuff, this started with a Twitter post:.
The bad guys are going after the Pirates
File-sharing organization Pirate Bay has been controversial for a long time, like maybe the length of its entire existence. It’s been in the news recently...
DLL Hijacking Evolved
Back in November 2007, I’ve seen this technique used by one of the variant of Worm called W32/Drom. The technique was not to execute the malicious file or co...
Brand new 0-day Exploit. The world is going to end! Yet again…
Sigh… The latest “exploit” that affects hundreds of programs and will be the end of the world as we currently know it is actually a well documented feature o...
My “friend” has invited me “to Twitter!”
“What are you doing? “To join or to see who invited you, check the attachment.”
Toy Story 3: Woody’s Roundup of Scams and Fakeouts
Toy Story 3 is romping across cinemas Worldwide, and rightly so – it’s the best of the series by far. I thought it might be worth pointing out that being a p...
What’s in a (rogue) name? VirusTotal 2010
There is a well-respected and very useful site that everyone in the anti-virus industry uses – sometimes several times a day: Virus Total. You can upload sus...
Warning on Facebook worm "FBHOLE"
There’s a new Facebook worm out there. However, it doesn’t seem to be doing anything else than posting a message to people’s Facebook walls.
Russian ISP hosting Zbot C&C servers is taken down
Russian-based PROXIEZ-NET, which was known to allegedly host 13 Zbot command-and-control servers has been shut down by its upstream provider DIGERNET, accord...
SEO poisoning: Rima Fakih photos
You might avoid looking for photos of Miss USA Rima Fakih for a while. There is a controversy about a certain pole-dancing incident in her past that is stirr...
What does PHP stand for? Probable Hacked Page?
Late last week, the wires were buzzing over news that the official site of PHP-Nuke “Professional Content Management System“ was serving malware. I am frankl...
A HijackThis Toolbar from Facebook?
Spam emails such as the one below have been doing the rounds on the Internet hoping to lure recipients into downloading a Facebook toolbar.
Don’t play with Natural Disasters!!
We want to warn you of an email message in Spanish we’ve received with the subject ( Urgente ) Posible Terremoto y Tsunami con un 89 % de efectividad and tha...
A Trojan Adding Malicious Routing Entries
Backdoor.Rohimafo is a Trojan that has several back door functions. It not only opens a back door and performs the usual functions but it also can perform so...
From XSS to root: Lessons Learned From a Security Breach
In an excellent blog, the people from Apache did a very good job analyzing and documenting how a security breach happened–going through all the stages of the...
Heads up – 0day ITW – Rihanna is a lure
On April 9th, Tavis Ormandy published a proof of concept about how to use the latest version of Java to compromise a pc. You can read about it here. He notif...
Zipping Images and Documents – Did That Really Help?
Does anyone really care about opening a zip file to examine an RTF or JPEG file? This task—combined with a dull, unexciting, unstimulating subject line—compe...
Barcelona vs. Real Madrid Black Hat SEO attack
Of course I’m talking about football. When I say football I mean the game that is played with one ball thas is kicked with the foot, not the other game that ...
Malware humor
Every once in a while, you find some odd piece of text in a piece of malware.
WordPress blog pages redirected to rogue site
Brian Krebs, in his “Krebs on Security” blog is reporting that a large number of WordPress blog pages have been hacked to redirected visitors to networkads.n...
Singer’s Exploit Kit version CVE-2010-0806
Well, well… looks like someone has been singing along to one of Jay Chow’s songs while coding an exploit that corresponds to a vulnerability in Internet Expl...
Trojanised Mobile Phone Game Makes Expensive Phone Calls
We have received reports of a malicious Windows Mobile game that creates significant phone bills to affected users.
Benign Feature, Malicious Use
An interesting and unknown feature used by sysadmins around the world in some large corporate networks is the use of proxy-auto config (pac) files. This beni...
The mobile game with a Trojan thrown in for free
TSince 27 March a new game called 3D Antiterrorist has been cropping up on quite a few international freeware sites offering downloads for Windows Mobile ...
Number of infected computers spikes in Korea
Hong Kong-based security firm Network Box reported that Korea was the country of origin for 31.1 percent of the malware on the Internet in March. In February...
FakeAV Gang Targets Farmville – #1 Facebook Game
Farmville has been launch in June 2009 and after month it has been rated at #8 in Top 25 Facebook Games. Farmville has become the most popular games on Fa...
POC is out: a worm that spreads via PDFs
A blog contributor who goes by the name of “jeremy” has continued to research the possibilities inherent in the recently discovered .pdf-file weakness that c...
Java Applet Attack Targets XBox Gamers
If you like downloading or installing programs on your PC related to XBox gaming, you might want to take heed of this writeup. There’s a fake application kit...
Rogue Toolbars Serve Up Facebook Phishing Pages
There are a number of Toolbars out there in the wild with a nasty sting in the tail for anybody using them to login to Facebook. We’ve seen two of these so f...
Hacking forum or a sting operation?
Though it is true that malware is getting more and more sophisticated I am sometimes surprised by the lack of skills coming from wannabe botnet operators. To...
Fake updates install backdoors
Our good friends at Hanoi, Viet Nam, -based security firm Bkis have written about an interesting malcode lure: Trojans masquerading as updates for popular ap...
Journey to the Center of the PDF Stream
Malware authors use numerous unconventional techniques in their attempts to create malicious code that is not detected by antivirus software. As malicious co...
Be wary of Steam password stealers
There are a couple of programs in circulation at the moment designed to steal Steam account login credentials. People can have a lot of money invested in Ste...
Jon and Kate Plus Eight … plus fake codecs
One our researchers was reading the comments about Dancing With The Stars, and Kate Gosselin’s performance (He’s a huge fan … don’t ask), when he noticed a l...
When is a picture not worth 1000 words?
When it is not actually a picture but an obfuscated malicious VB script!
Running executables in PDF: it’s a feature
Didier Stevens, security professional and blogger, has found a “feature” in the PDF file format that makes it possible to package an executable in a PDF file...
EXEs in word docs
Today, our friends at Trend Micro blogged about a new attack vector using Microsoft Word documents. We saw this as well last week, and have written a detecti...
Back to Basics with Fake AV
We’ve been seeing Fake AV programs getting more convincing for a while now. Some of the tricks employed by the guys behind these rogue programs include Windo...
Child Tax Credit is the New Phishing Bait
Who wouldn’t want some tax benefits in the current economic times? Don’t phishers and scammers know that all too well! In a new phishing scheme, We found tha...
The Facebook Dislike Button Likes Hotbar
Not so long ago, examples of fake Firefox websites / downloads were in the news with the sites involved serving Hotbar installs.
Using Windows “hosts” file to cut off the help line
We found this interesting and malicious little mechanism.
Icelandic Volcano Erupts, Fake Antivirus Spews Forth
Yesterday there was a volcanic eruption in Iceland, near the Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, that has led the Icelandic authorities to declare a state of emergenc...
Google search reveals 3 million pages link to rogue AVs
Do you know what the latest version of Adobe’s Flash Player is? If you don’t, you may very well fall for this:
Bots, bots, and again bots
Today we are going to take a closer look at bots and botnets. On the black market, selling bots and botnets is quite profitable, which makes creating them a ...
Index of /images: a hiding place for malware?
The underlying structure of a typical website is made up of different folders and sub-folders, much like the ones that are on your computer. A webmaster (is ...
Another FakeAV, for Windows 7!
With Windows 7 becoming increasingly popular, more and more software companies have begun to upgrade their interface for the latest Microsoft operating syste...
The Dangers Of Freebies
The internet is rife with free tools from anything to everything (almost) – from free HTML web editors to free applications to free games and so on.
iRogue?
Are Mac OS X rogues an emerging threat?
Chilean Earthquake Spawns Malware
Most of us are familiar with how high profile news events are used for malware distribution. We’ve seen it many times such as with Tiger Woods’ scandal and t...
Consoles for old games come with new malcode
Be on the lookout for websites offering up “free applications” which come with a nasty sting in the tail. Here’s a typical example: Appzkeygen(dot)com
Malicious Web Attack Using Executable With facebook.com in Name
As we were working through URLs identified as suspicious due to our GTI technology, one of the URLs that presented itself was an average “.com” site that loa...
Many Zeus botnet C&C servers taken down
Swiss security blog Abuse.ch has reported that the worst Zeus botnet hosting ISP was taken off line yesterday, cutting the botnet’s number of servers from 24...
You don’t want to go looking for Corey Haim videos
Hollywood celebrity Corey Haim has died in typical tabloid fashion: “under investigation.” And we all know that celebrity death equals Internet scams by the ...
Vodafone distributes Mariposa botnet
Here is yet another example of a company distributing malware to its userbase. Unfortunately it probably won’t be the last.
Energizer USB charger infected with Trojan
Hmmm. A new vector for malware: USB battery chargers. Wonderful.
Cute (and malicious)
There’s an angelically tinged infection doing the rounds at the moment that has more than a whiff of sulphur about it.
Steer clear of fake FBI fingerprint scanner
Sources on a number of forums tell me that a certain application is going to be released into the wild in a few days, promoted heavily via sites such as Yout...
Wiseguys Botnet First in Line for Concert, Sports Tickets
We frequently read stories about spammers who can circumvent CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart) authenticat...
Kuwait, Saudi… and PrIv8 ActiveX ExploiT
We all know Brazilian hackers have mastered the art of creating banking trojans. The Chinese are very fond of password stealers targeting online games. The b...
Viruses and Digital Signatures
Recently, We received some malicious files which appeared to be signed by “Adobe Systems Incorporated”. On closer inspection, however, it was seen that the s...
The Morphing PDF
Just when we thought SEO using Flash was as interesting as SEO poisoning can get, it seems it’s getting even sneakier…
Adservers compromised in latest Zbot push
As we have commented before when content served up from adservers is compromised, the effects can be far reaching, potentially exposing huge numbers of victi...
Contraband Imports
One of the issues malware writers deal with is having their programs load and execute on a victim’s computer. An unwary victim may click on an email attachme...
Chat with malcode
It’s time for your daily dose of “spot the fake program / avoid the fake program”.
FakeAV, now for Windows 7!
It’s been over a year since we first started seeing the familiar Windows XP My Computer page where it appears your drives are being scanned and it reports a ...
Mariposa botnet take down
Readers may well have read some of the news stories posted after yesterday’s news concerning the take down of the “Mariposa” botnet. So what is Mariposa?
Malicious iframes on Google-analitics(dot)net
Right! A site registered in the state of “Taliban.”
Battlefield Keygens are Bad Company
In the same way that media event X guarantees Rogue Antispyware Y, a new and highly anticipated videogame that’s about ready to launch will similarly bring o...
60+ Compromised Sites with SEO Poisoning
More than 60 websites have been found to be hotbeds for SEO poisoning. Each of these domains host hundreds of possible matches for search keys.
NOT the real VirusTotal.com
In Additional to my last Post: http://boelectronic.blogspot.com/2010/03/free-fakeav-at-virus-total-thats-not.html
Free FakeAV at Virus-Total (That’s not VirusTotal)
VirusTotal has been well known to most readers of the blog. It’s a free virus and malware online scan service which allows submitters to test a particular fi...
Analyzing PDF Files
We’ve been seeing a gradual shift in malicious PDF file coding (no surprise there, we know malware authors can and do adapt their techniques).
Massive Earthquake in Chile Leads to a Surge of Rogue Antivirus
A massive earthquake struck near the Chilean city of Concepcion in the early hours of the morning of February 27th, 2010. The quake measuring 8.8 on the Rich...
SEO poisoning not in well, but it’s aiming for the water heater
People looking to take advantage of the savings from the government during these harder financial times are being hit with other financial burdens (Rogue AV ...
Insight into fake AV SEO
In this post I want to highlight how SEO attacks are working:
Troj/IFrame-DY: Old websites don’t die they just get infected
Earlier this week Sophos informed a UK Local Police Authority (Hertfordshire) that a website they owned was infected with Troj/IFrame-DY.
Do I Know You?
Imagine that you’re sitting at home catching up on your email backlog. In comes an email from your ISP, FooBarBazCo (some creativity required here, I know). ...
Zeus botnet continues: 2,500 victims estimated
Herndon, Va., forensics firm NetWitness has said that the Zeus botnet has breached the networks of nearly 2,500 organizations in nearly 200 countries, includ...
Exploit for zero-day vuln in Firefox is for sale
Evgeny Legerov, founder of Intevydis in Moscow, has created an exploit that hits a previously unknown heap-corruption vulnerability in the Firefox browser. T...
Antivirus NOT
“Dammed thieves. Stole our logo. I suppose we should be flattered, though.” — A.E.
Do They Know it’s (not) Christmas Time at All?
I saw something quite funny when checking out the spam feeds the other day. An attachment kept appearing, once in a while, with a name of Christmas Card.zip....
The Facebook Team informs you…
In the last two days our lab has detected a flood of email messages that seem to have been sent by the Facebook team urging users to submit a new account agr...
Unusual Valentine’s Gift Unwraps FakeAV
While everyone is searching the web for the unusual gift on Valentine’s Day, Cybercriminals take this opportunity to propagate Rouge Antivirus.
Tidserv and MS10-015
In the past, viruses and computer threats were created simply for the sake of it. Sometimes these threats would wipe your hard drive clean—just to let you kn...
Escort service infected with Troj/JSRedir-AR
Clients of escorts and call girls are usually aware of the the risks presented from STIs. However, SophosLabs has been monitoring a different type of infecti...
New Rogue: SecurePcAv
SecurePcAv is a phony antivirus program that has been infecting PC’s across the interwebs in recent days.
Zeus – Exploiting Spear Phishing to Spear Phish
The Zeus crimeware family has moved into new territory with its latest spam campaign – purporting to be a warning about targeted phishing attacks on “.gov” a...
New Rogue: Paladin Antivirus
Paladin Antivirus is a phony security program, designed to rip people off. Paladin Antivirus tricks people into thinking they are downloading a legit antivir...
The Buzz is getting LOUDER
It has been barely two days since Google announced their new social integration and messaging tool called Google Buzz. Today we saw the first example of malw...
Between a PoC and a Hard Place
Several reports have been published detailing a Blackberry proof of concept (PoC) exploit called txsBBSpy that was recently presented at a security conferenc...
Fake AV & Talking With The Enemy
Fake antivirus software (a.k.a misleading applications or rogue antivirus) is big business nowadays with Symantec reporting 43 million installation attempts ...
New Rogue: Advanced Defender
Advanced Defender is fake security software that tricks people into thinking it’s legitimate antispyware software in hopes they will pay for the product.
Take Care Before Valentine: Cupid Struck
It’s just a few more days before Valentine’s Day. As most people now are already preparing their celebration, malware authors are also getting ready to use t...
New Rogue: SafePcAV
The creators behind the rogue antispyware appliaction WiniGuard have released yet another clone of their software. This one is called SafePcAV.
Phony Firefox update comes with Hotbar adware
Our good friends at Broomfield, Colo., security firm eSoft have found an interesting scam to trick Internet users into installing the Hotbar adware: a fake F...
Trojan code sneaks into two Mozilla add-ons
Mozilla yesterday posted a notice on its AMO blog (that’s an acronym for their add-on site addons.mozilla.org) that two add-ons have been found infected with...
It’s lame ransomware, but it could fool somebody
Found this little gem today. It’s distributed with other malware, cracks and drive-by downloads. It purports to be a security warning from your Windows opera...
Anatomy of a free Starbucks gift card scam
With virus and spam outbreaks, analysts needs to keep their nerves to analyze the situation and proceed to deal with the new threat. So, I wasn’t expected to...
Microsoft Support informs you…
Since yesterday, our lab has detected a flood of email messages that seem to contain a Microsoft Update, but it’s actually malware. We’ve seen around 3,000 i...
New Rogue: MyPcSecure
MyPcSecure is the latest rogue anti-spyware application and a clone from the WiniGuard family.
New Rogue: LiveEnterpriseSuite
LiveEnterpriseSuite is a clone of InternetAntivirusPRO. Actually, the only thing that the authors of this rogue have changed is the name in the GUI.
Troj/JSRedir-AK: 40% of a month’s malware
It has been a month since Sophos added detection for Troj/JSRedir-AK and figures generated today show that over 40% of all web-based detections have been fro...
New Rogue: APcSafe
APcSafe is another rogue anti-spyware clone of the WiniGuard family.
New Rogue: PcsSecure
PcsSecure is the latest cloned rogue antispyware from the WiniGuard family.
Virus Writers Produce Hardware Damaging Code with Win32.Worm.Zimuse
Disguised IQ test combines virus, rootkit and worm — malicious code for one fatal formula
Desktop Security 2010
Desktop Security 2010 is a rogue antispyware program, designed to trick people into thinking it is a legitimate program. Desktop Security 2010 uses fake secu...
Nude Pictures of Senator Scott Brown Arouse New Virus Concerns
False images from Cosmopolitan infect computers with fake antivirus product
Smutty Searches Scuppered
Symantec Security Response has repeatedly warned that looking for free movies and videos online often results in malware infection, and here we go again with...
Salesmen Are Not My Friends
I dislike salesmen. The look on their faces irks me when I can feel the dollars flicking in their eyes. I hate it when my car insurance company ask if i want...
APcSecure
APcSecure is a new rogue from the WiniGuard clone factory.
System Defender
System Defender is a rogue antispyware program, or a PC infection made to look like real security software. System Defender is a scam designed to trick peopl...
ProtectSoldier
ProtectSoldier is the latest rogue antispyware program released by cyber thieves to terrorize PC users.
ArmorDefender
ArmorDefender is the latest rogue antispyware program released by cyber thieves to terrorize PC users.
Antivirus360
Antivirus360 is a phony antivirus program, designed to rip people off. Cyber thieves who created phony software like Antivirus360 use scare tactics to fright...
ProtectDefender
ProtectDefender is a new clone of the WiniGuard family.
GhostAntivirus
GhostAntivirus is a new rogue anti-virus application. It is a clone of InternetAntivirusPro.
New Koobface variant saves researchers time from analysis
Researchers at McAfee labs monitor Koobface activities 24/7 via custom honeypots and while reviewing one such update we noticed a variant that had debug/log ...
Rimecud and Hamweq – birds of a feather
Following the addition of Win32/Hamweq to the MSRT last month, MMPC will continue cleaning PCs in 2010 by adding another prevalent worm, Win32/Rimecud, to th...
SysDefenders
SysDefenders is the latest addition to the clones of the WiniGuard rogue anti-spyware family.
Registered malware
Malware authors love to innovate when it comes to persistence and hiding their nefarious creations from detection, and although most of the schemes are not u...
Guard Pro
Guard Pro is a rogue antispyware software, or a phony. Guard Pro uses fake system scans and warnings to frighten people into buying the software.
Warning On Possible Android Mobile Trojans
Google’s Android mobile operating system has been out for a while and is generating more and more interest.
OWA-Malware is still being sent
The Internet Storm Center reports that malware which claims to be “new Outlook Web Access settings” is still being sent out by cyber criminals. We saw those ...
InSysSecure
InSysSecure is a rogue security program, designed to rip people off. InSysSecure uses false security warnings, alerts and system scans to frighten people int...
W32/Fame
Unlike the first malware authors who wrote viruses seeking fame through destruction, their motivation has changed to financial gain.
SysProtector
SysProtector and ApcDefender are two new rogue antispyware programs released in the past 48 hours.
No Malware (NoMalware)
No Malware is a rogue security program, or a phony. NoMalware is designed to trick people into purchasing the software, which is actually useless, a PC infec...
Gaming Trojans: “because that’s where the money is.”
The massive growth of gold farming – the exchange of real money for virtual goods – might result in an increase in gaming Trojans and other malware aimed at ...
Flash, Christmas and the new year
We see spam all the time. One of the most dependable things spammers do is to try and exploit various newsworthy events and holidays.
Thrice Bitten, Not Shy
The one subset of malware which does not immediately seem motivated by financial incentives is the autorun worm. In fact the raison d’etre for this class of ...
Not-so funny jokes
Activities associated with Koobface have increased during the month of December. Often it is for the sending of traffic to compromised servers in order to ob...
Christmas Bo(g)us
Well, it didn’t take long for the Christmas E-Card scams to start.
There’s No Such Thing as a Free Movie
Those looking to see the latest 3D blockbuster movie, The Avatar, on the cheap will have to take great care in what they search for. We have become aware of ...
Data Doctor 2010 will make you sick
Data Doctor 2010, an encryption trojan via our old “friends” iframedollars. It encrypts the files on your hard drive very rapidly if you’re unfortunate enoug...
Who’s the quickest? Only one way to find out…
Earlier on this morning I happened to notice a redirect page used in a meds spam campaign that just happened to also be compromised with a malicious script.
Dangerous web searches
Don’t go there. There are a lot of rogue downloaders hiding in those links.
The biggest rogue family
The third generation of WiniGuard gets a new clone every 48 hours
Never judge a book by its cover nor a Web site by its pages
Case in point: findproper[dot]org
Naked elves distract nerds
What’s the best way to distract an online gamer while you drop some undesirable files onto their system? We saw what’s probably a pretty effective method tod...
“OH” “OH” “OH”, Santa Delivering FakeAV Presents
Following on from the latest Captcha techniques used by the W32/Koobface worm, it seems that the malware authors have turned to Santa for help to deliver it’...
SecurityTool rogue is trying to be a moving target
The SecurityTool rogue security product, which first turned up early in October, is still active and trying to avoid countermeasures by setting up 12-24 down...
It pays to read the fine print (literally)
This is a new one: bribeware. They’ll pay you a dollar to install their product.
Google Chrome in Ubuntu keeps detecting network change
Recently I had problem with my Ubuntu, Whenever I tried to open a website my Chromium told me that a Network Change has been detected and after 1-2 reload th...
Google Chrome in Ubuntu erkennt weiterhin Netzwerkänderungen
Vor kurzem hatte ich ein Problem mit meinem Ubuntu. Wann immer ich versuchte, eine Website zu öffnen, teilte mir mein Chromium mit, dass eine Netzwerkänderun...
All the world’s a Stagefright
Here’s how security vulnerabilities are supposed to be handled. One, a researcher discovers an issue. Two, the people who make the software find a solution. ...
What you need to know about BERserk and Mozilla
The Intel Security Advanced Threat Research Team has discovered a critical signature forgery vulnerability in the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) cry...
Chrome 28 with new Blink engine and Rich Notifications
Cross-posted from H-Online:
iPhone Notifications to Google Glass
Google has already released a MyGlass Companion app for Android via the Play Store, and although a corresponding iOS version has yet to manifest itself in t...
Google cuts grace period for vendors of vulnerable software
Google is shortening the amount of time it gives to makers of vulnerable software and web services if there is imminent danger. The Google security team say...
Google Overhauls Gmail to Take On E-Mail Overload
NYTimes posted: On Wednesday, Google introduced a new in-box design for its e-mail service, Gmail.
Chrome 27 comes with better load speeds and security fixes
The Chrome developers at Google have released version 27 of their browser to the Stable release channel for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and Chrome Frame for In...
Doc blocker : Oxford University blocked Google Docs
For about two and a half hours on Monday, students at Oxford University couldn’t access Google Docs after the University’s Computing Services team decided to...
Opera Switches to WebKit and Chromium
After many years of dealing with site compatibility issues, Opera found the solution: it will switch from its proprietary rendering engine (Presto) to WebKit...
Google updates all Chrome editions
h-online: Google has updated the Stable, Beta and Developer Channels of the desktop version of its Chrome browser with a number of bug fixes and improvements...
Google Acquires VirusTotal
This is what we read in latest post from VirusTotal in their blog:
Google’s New Favicon
Google Operation System Blog: Google has a new favicon that looks like the icon from Google’s mobile search apps for Android and iOS. The same icon was also ...
Chrome 21 arrives with new API for video and audio communication
h-online: With the release of Chrome 21, web applications can now directly access the local system’s built-in camera and microphone. Instead of requiring a s...
Why Google or Facebook Buying Your Favorite Startup
Time Techland wrote:
Marissa Mayer and Future Relationship of Yahoo!, Google and Facebook
Eric Jackson in Forbes Wrote:
Longtime Google Exec Marissa Mayer Is Yahoo’s New CEO
TechChurch: Marissa Mayer, the technology executive who has worked at Google since the search company’s earliest days, has been appointed CEO of Yahoo.
Fake Skype app on Android is malware
ZDNet Wrote:
Chrome 20 update fixes high-risk security vulnerabilities
Google has published a new update to the stable 20.x branch of Chrome to close a number of security holes in the WebKit-based web browser. Version 20.0.1132....
Chrome 20 closes 23 security holes
Google has closed a total of 23 vulnerabilities with the release of Chrome 20. Of those vulnerabilities, 14 are rated critical, enabling attackers to execute...
Google closes persistent XSS holes in Gmail
The H-online: Google has closed several cross-site scripting (XSS) holes in its Gmail email service – which has more than 350 million active users – that cou...
Google’s reCAPTCHA briefly cracked
H-Online: Hackers developed a script which was able to crack Google’s reCAPTCHA system with a success rate of better than 99 per cent. They presented the res...
Google releases security update for Chrome 19
H-Online: Google has announced an update to the stable version of Chrome, which brings the browser version to 19.0.1084.52 on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Th...
Chrome 19 released with tab syncing
The H-Online: Google has announced that Chrome 19 is the new stable version of its open source based web browser. As usual, the browser sees a number of secu...
Google bringing new smarts to Search with Knowledge Graph
Google’s Knowledge Graph will display summaries of topics when your query is related to one of the 500 million items in Google’s new database of things.
Chrome 18 update closes high-risk security holes
The H-Online: Google has released a new update to the stable 18.x branch of its Chrome web browser to close a number of security holes found in the applicati...
Introducing Google Drive… yes, really
Cross-Posted from Official Google Blog: Just like the Loch Ness Monster, you may have heard the rumors about Google Drive. It turns out, one of the two actua...
Google warns the operators of thousands of hacked web sites
The H-Security: The head of Google's Webspam team, Matt Cutts, announced on Twitter that Google has sent out a message to the webmasters of 20,000 sites i...
Google Chrome fixes seven high-risk vulnerabilities
The H-Online: Google has announced updates to the Stable and Beta channels of their Chrome browser, fixing several bugs and twelve security vulnerabilities. ...
Google updates OAuth 2.0 Playground
The H-Security: Google has added new features to its OAuth 2.0 Playground, which it launched last November. Developers can now switch to using client-side fl...
Chrome 18 improves graphics performance, closes security holes
Google has released version 18 of Chrome, the company’s own extended version of the open source Chromium web browser. The new Stable channel release, labeled...
Firefox switching to encrypted Google search
The H-Online: An inconspicuous “s” added to various lines of code in its latest nightly builds means that future versions of Firefox will send all search qu...
Chrome 17 update fixes high-risk vulnerabilities
The H-Security: Google has released version 17.0.963.83 of its Chrome web browser, a maintenance update that fixes issues with Flash games and closes several...
Google is globally switching its search to HTTPS by default
The H-Online: Google has announced on its Inside Search blog that it is enabling SSL encryption by default on its global search pages. The US site Google.com...
Google opens a pharmacy? It’s spam of the day
SophosLabs: Is Google really extending its online empire, and opening an online pharmacy?
Chrome security update and researchers’ bonuses
The H-Security: Google has released a new stable version of its Chrome browser. The update fixes seventeen high severity vulnerabilities and updates the bund...
Android smartphones infected via drive-by exploit
At the RSA Conference 2012, former McAfee executives George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch have presented a Remote Access Tool (RAT) that infects Android smart...
Pwn2Own: Google offers $1M in Chrome exploit rewards
Google is to offer up to a million dollars in rewards for Chrome exploits at the CanSecWest conference. Previously, Google has sponsored the Pwn2Own competit...
Google Drive Will Support Third Party Apps
Google Operation System Blog: Back in November 2010, a comment from the Google Docs source code revealed some new features that will be available: third part...
Chrome may get a password generator
The H-Online: Google’s solution for the problem of getting better passwords on the net – a combination of browser sign-in andOpenID – will take some time to ...
Google also bypassed cookie settings in Internet Explorer
H-Online.com: Following the revelation that Google and other online marketing companies have been bypassing the mechanism for blocking third-party cookies in...
Google found evading Safari’s privacy controls
The H-Online: Google and other advertising companies have been found to be deliberately evading the privacy controls of Apple’s Safari browser. The evasion w...
Google: No, We’re Not Launching Retail Stores Yet
Mashable: Google planned to open its first-ever public store at its European headquarters in Dublin, if you believed a rumor reported by Bloomberg. But accor...
Chrome Updates for Faster Browsing and Increased Security
LifeHacker: Google is releasing a major update to Chrome today that will make browsing the web seem faster and also add security protections.
Introducing Chrome for Android
Google Chrome Wrote:
Google plans to turn off online checks for SSL certificate validity
The H-Online: Google plans to turn off online checks for SSL certificate validity in its Chrome browser soon, according to a blog post by Adam Langley, the d...
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
SophosLabs: The United States, which currently forbids government workers or soldiers to use smartphones to send classified messages, is preparing a modified...
Google Launches ‘Solve for X,’ Think Tank for Fixing Global Problems
Mashable: Google just debuted a project dedicated to attacking some of the biggest problems facing civilization, such as global warming, and proposing “radic...
Chrome 17 enters beta, improves speed and security
H-Security: Version 17 of Chrome has been released into the WebKit-based browser's Beta channel. Its developers say that the new Chrome...
Stop Censorship: Help us stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation
Protect the Internet Help us stop the Internet Blacklist Legislation Mozilla: On November 16th,...
Google Releases Official Google+ Notification Extension For Chrome
gHacks.net: If you are a heavy user of Google’s Google+ social networking product you are probably keeping the site running in a tab al...
Happy third birthday, Chrome!
Google Chrome Blog: It’s that time of the year again for the Chrome team, when we pause on our anniversary to reflect on the amazing life and times of the...
An update on attempted man-in-the-middle attacks
Google: Today we received reports of attempted SSL man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks against Google users, whereby someone tried to get ...
Blogger’s fresh new look
Blogger Buzz: As you may have heard, things are starting to look a little different across many Google products—and today, Blogger is t...
Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMoney blacklist bad DigiNotar SSL certificates
</p> Mozilla Security Blog: Mozilla just released an update to Firefox for Desktop, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. Updates are ...
Update: Google Buys Motorola
Google Operating System Blog: Google found a way to solve the problem of Android patents and it's only three times more expensive than ...
Google buys Motorola Mobility, Android’s top supporter
BetaNews: Google thoroughly rocked the smartphone world on Monday morning by announcing it will be acquiring Android phone maker Motoro...
Google Apps highlights – 8/12/2011
This is part of a regular series of Google Apps updates that Google post every couple of weeks. Look for the label “Google Apps highlights” and subs...
Expert says Adobe omits mention of 400 Flash Player flaws
H-Online: Officially, Adobe's current update for Flash Player has closed only 13 holes, but unofficially it is said to have closed seve...
A major update in Google Chrome: Instant Page and 5200+ revisions
The Google Chrome team announced the arrival of Chrome 13.0.782.107 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and C...
Using data to protect people from malware
This is an article posted in Google Online Security Blog, it’s about unusual traffics being sent from infected computers during search or web surfing, if you...
No More Offline Gmail in Google Chrome
Google Operation System Blog wrote:</p> Chrome 12, the upcoming version of Google's browser which is likely to be released today, ...
Google Chrome Stable 11 is released!
The Google Chrome team is happy to announce the arrival of Chrome 11.0.696.57 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome...
The Update Wave is rolling: Apple, Adobe, Google
Avira TechBlog: Today some updates need attention – they fix critical security issues and should be installed immediately!</p> ...
Google says it did not lie about government certification for Apps
BetaNews: Google found itself fending off criticisms from competitor Microsoft on Monday over whether or not its Google Apps product tr...
Chrome Bookmarks Integrate with Google Search
Google Operation System: Until recently, Google Bookmarks and Chrome Bookmarks were two separate features that didn’t speak the same language. Even if you co...
Google +1
Google Operation System: Google +1 is yet another attempt to make Google more social. It’s Google’s version of the Facebook “likes”, a simple feature that’s ...
Google Talk Guru
Google Talk Guru is a new Google bot that lets you ask simple questions. It’s “an experimental service that allows people to get information like sports resu...
Security Vulnerabilities in Chrome
Avira TechBlog: It looks like new Chrome releases aren’t due every six weeks as Google announced a few weeks ago, but once a week now – the company just rele...
Talking to your computer (with HTML5!)
Google Chrome Blog: Today, we’re updating the Chrome beta channel with a couple of new capabilities, especially for web developers. Fresh from the work that ...
Switch to Gmail
Gmail Blog: Posted by Jason Toff, Product Marketing Manager
Installing an Application Using Internet Explorer 9
Google Operation System Blog: I tried to download the latest Chromium build using Internet Explorer 9 and it was one of the most painful downloading experien...
New Chrome Logo
The latest Chrome Dev Channel release comes with a new Chrome logo that’s more plain and boring, but looks better as a desktop icon. Even if not many people ...
Google Docs Gets a Real-Time Upgrade
In a bid to make Google Docs more appealing to workers and consumers, Google is rolling out a new feature that lets users of its productivity service discuss...
WebM Plugin for Internet Explorer 9
Google Operation System: Internet Explorer 9 will be released later today and one of the many new features is the native support for videos. Unfortunately fo...
PWN2OWN – Apple v. Google v. Microsoft v. Mozilla v. BlackBerry!
Sophos Labs Blog: If you’re interested in computer security, you’ve probably heard of PWN2OWN. It’s a competition which has become an annual fixture at the a...
More Browser Updates
Avira TechBlog: Well, actually we expect some more updates as some security vulnerabilities have been revealed at the Pwn2Own contest during the CanSecWest s...
Google to Launch Major New Social Network Called Circles, Possibly Today
Today I’ve read a nice article in readwriteweb.com so I wanted share it with you:
Chrome 12 Will Drop Support for Google Gears
Google Operation System: While most Chrome users have been upgraded to Chrome 10, Google is fixing the bugs from Chrome 11 and working on Chrome 12. A recent...
A Mini-Newsletter From Your Google Chrome Security Team
Google Chrome Security Team wrote: We’re always working hard to enhance the Chrome browser with bug fixes, new defenses and new features. The release of Chro...
What’s New in Chrome 10?
Google Chrome 10 is ready for primetime and it comes with a surprising number of new features. Here are some of them:
A new Chrome stable release today with sync, sandboxing, speed…and a new settings menu too!
cross-posted on the Official Google Blog
Introducing the Google APIs Explorer
Google is always looking for new ways to make it easier for developers to get started with our APIs. When you come across a new Google API, you often want to...
Google Acquires BeatThatQuote for $61.5 Million
Mashable wrote: Google has broken new ground in the personal finance realm with the purchase of UK price comparison website BeatThatQuote for $61.5 million (...
Google removes Android malware so you don’t have to
BetaNews.com: Android handsets infected with malware are getting a cleaning job from Google. On March 2nd, Google removed 21 apps from the Android Marketplac...
Chrome OS Beta Channel Update
The Chrome OS Beta channel has been updated to R10 release 0.10.156.46 including the new Chrome 10 Beta, new trackpad and several stability and functional im...
Google acquires Zynamics
Internet giant buys into security.
Gmail back soon for everyone
Gmail Blog posted:
Many Gmail Users Can’t Find Their Messages
Imagine loading Gmail and noticing that all your messages have been deleted. This is a real problem for many Gmail users who thought that they lost all of th...
Google may have told Logitech to stop the Revue
Google really isn’t happy with its TV operating system. In addition to telling companies not to mention their Google TV products at CES next month, now it lo...
New hacked site notifications in search results
Today we’ve added a new notification to our search results that helps people know when a site may have been hacked. We’ve provided notices for malware for ye...
Google Maps for Android to Add 3D and Offline Support
Mashable: Get ready, folks with no sense of direction; Google Maps 5.0 app for Android is looking to make your life a lot easier with 3D graphics, more accur...
Google Launches Tool to Get Companies to Back Up Their E-mails With Gmail
Google has just launched Message Continuity, a cloud-based enterprise solution for backing up corporate e-mail whenever Microsoft Exchange goes down.
Google: We’re activating 300,000 Android phones daily
Android activations have now surpassed 300,000 per day which equals the number of activations for Symbian worldwide, according to data provided by Google. It...
Adobe Reader and Google Chrome
The latest release of Google Chrome includes the Chrome PDF Viewer which won’t properly display some PDF files like Dynamic Forms and PDF Portfolios. While G...
Google Officially Unveils Chrome Web Store
Google officially unveiled the long-anticipated Chrome Web Store at its big Chrome event today.
Google Chrome Has 120 Million Users
Google revealed during its Chrome press conference today that its web browser now has 120 million users. That’s 50 million more users than it had less than s...
Google announces Chrome OS hardware and first pilot program
BetaNews: One year ago, Google gave the world its first look at Chrome OS, a project taking a new approach to thin clients and terminal computing. The long a...
The Google Cr-48 Chrome OS Notebook Is All About the Web
Mashable: Google just launched artillery deep into territories held by Microsoft and Apple by making one of the biggest announcements in its history: The rev...
Download Google Books App for iPhone
Google has just released ‘Google Books’ app for iOS. The Google Books app offers access to over 2 million Google eBooks on iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. Take ...
Security issue in Website Optimizer
Take a look in the Email I got from Google a few minutes ago:
Google Opens Doors to E-Bookstore
The New York Time: The Google e-bookstore is finally open.
Gmail Priority Inbox Now Learns Much Faster
Google has upgraded its Priority Inbox, a recently launched Gmail feature that automatically places important mail on top of your inbox, with a couple of imp...
Google unveils Samsung Nexus S with Android 2.3 [Specifications & Price]
Google has finally announced its new phone ‘Nexus S’ manufactured by Samsung and is the first phone powered by the latest Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. Nexus S...
Google acquires Netflix, Vudu, and Blockbuster’s streaming video DRM provider Widevine
Google announced on Friday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Widevine, a Seattle-based company that has focused on DRM and security for stream...
Take screenshots of Web Pages in Google Chrome with ‘Screen Capture’ extension by Google
Screen Capture (by Google) is an effective and useful extension for Google Chrome, which allows users to quickly and easily capture quality screenshots of We...
Google Chrome 8 available
Google just released version 8 of its web browser Chrome. It fixes 13 security vulnerabilities of which 4 got rated “high”ly critical – the people reporting ...
Link to a YouTube Comment
If you happen to find a YouTube comment that’s really interesting and you want to share it with other people, mouse over the comment, click on the “Share” bu...
Google Earth 6: Better Street View and 3D Trees
Google Earth 6 doesn’t have too many new features. You can now use Street View just like in Google Maps by dragging the pegman icon. “To view street-level im...
Google Chrome and Multiple Profiles
Google Chrome has always supported multiple profiles, but you had to use a command-line flag (–user-data-dir=”c:\path\to\the\profile”) to associate a profile...
Wanted: more than 2,000, in Google hiring spree
Reuters: Google Inc plans to hire more than 2,000 people around the globe, bumping up its workforce as it expands into new markets and battles for talent wit...
Google Docs editing comes to Android and iOS
Native Google Docs support has finally arrived for Android and iOS (the mobile version of Google Docs has been available for over three years). Edits show up...
Microsoft: Google is a hard habit to break
Microsoft says Google is a bad habit, and it’s hard for people to break it in order to try alternatives, such as the company’s search engine, Bing. “It’s a h...
Google Cleans Up Messy Data with Refine
Mashable: If you live for data, slave over spreadsheets and constantly find yourself sifting through endless rows and columns of facts and figures, Google’s ...
Say Hello to the Samsung Nexus S
Mashable: If you didn’t think the Nexus S was real, perhaps these pictures of the purported device will convince you otherwise.
Google Now, Enhancing SWF Indexing..!!
This is amazing news indeed. Its has been feature talk with many of clients and colleagues all long for many years.
Google bars data from Facebook as rivalry heats up
Reuters: Google Inc will begin blocking Facebook and other Web services from accessing its users’ information, highlighting an intensifying rivalry between t...
Google Chrome Gets Its Own PDF Viewer
For Google Chrome users, viewing PDFs in the browser has been a colossal pain for lo these many moons. That’s why we are (and you should be) thrilled to lear...
Google Instant Goes Mobile
Mashable: A beta version of Google Instant is now available on many U.S. iPhone and Android mobile devices.
Google Android Turns 3
Mashable: Today marks exactly three years since Google and a slew of hardware and carrier partners officially announced the Android mobile operating system.
Patchday ahead
The Redmond company today published its announcement for the upcoming November Patch Tuesday. Microsoft wants to release 3 security bulletins which deal with...
Google Chrome’s Version Number Is Meaningless
Google Operation System blog:
Android Overtakes iPhone
Wall Street Journal: It looks like Steve Jobs may have something to be nervous about after all.
Google Docs to get cloud printing, device sync
Google Docs may soon be getting an update that will help it better compete against Microsoft’s latest cloud based Office product and make its upcoming Chrome...
An Android Keyboard that Uses Google Scribe
Google Scribe may not seem very useful, but it’s one of the features that could significantly improve virtual keyboards from mobile phones. Instead of showin...
Important Information about Google Buzz Class Action Settlement
Let’s take a look in the Email I got from Google right now:
Google founders wanted to hire Steve Jobs as company’s first CEO
Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin considered hiring Apple CEO Steve Jobs as the company’s first CEO, according to a new documentary.
New Gmail Labs Feature Saves You Precious Seconds
Gmail has just added a new “Labs” feature that should save you some time if you’re the type of person that tends to plow through your e-mail inbox in bunches.
Google Instant’s Blacklisted Words
Google search engine’s latest innovation technology that allows users to search for information in real time does not come without its own challenges. For ex...
Google CEO: Don’t Like ‘Street View’? Move
In a CNN interview Monday, Google CEO Eric Schmidt responded to questions about what Google knows about people by saying that if people don’t like having the...
Want a free Google TV? Tell Google you’re a Web developer
Google knows it’s going to have a tough time convincing users to switch to its TV platform. As a result, over the next few weeks, the search giant is handing...
Google Finally Upgrades Feedburner
Believe it or not, Google hasn’t forgotten about Feedburner. The RSS feed service has received an experimental new interface that better matches Google Analy...
Google’s Spam Report Extension
If you want to improve Google’s results and report spammy web pages, there’s a Chrome extension for you.Google Webspam Report adds a link next to each Google...
Reuters: Google says its cars grabbed email and passwords
(Reuters) – Google Inc said its “Street View” cars around the world accidentally collected more personal data than previously disclosed, and that it was chan...
Google News Shows the Number of Shared Links
Google News continues to integrate with Twitter and other micro blogging services. After testing a section that shows newsworthy tweets from your subscriptio...
Google Docs Adds Drag-and-Drop Image Upload
Google Docs adds a feature that’s already available in Gmail: you can now upload images using drag and drop. Open a new document and drag an image from your ...
Creating stronger privacy controls inside Google
Google Official Blog:
Google Broadband Gets Its First Trial
Google’s ultra high speed fiber network — which the company says can offer speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second — is about to get its first trial outside of ...
244,000 Germans Opt Out of Google Mapping Service
BERLIN — Google on Thursday said 244,000 people in Germany had asked the company to remove images of their houses and apartments from its Street View maps, b...
Google ditches all Street View Wi-Fi scanning
Google has no plans to resume using its Street View cars to collect information about the location of Wi-Fi networks, a practice that led to a flurry of priv...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 has been released to the stable and beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Updates from the previous stable release include:
Microsoft bets to win in the cloud and rival Google
Microsoft has ramped up its battle with Google in wooing business customers with its next generation cloud-based product.
Steve Jobs on Android’s Fragmentation
Apple’s CEO says that Android is fragmented and that the open vs. closed dilemma is not important as long as Apple’s proprietary mobile operating system mana...
Google CEO Eric Schmidt trash talks Windows 7
Google just took a jab at Microsoft. Oh, the search giant already did that last week, and it wasn’t the first time? Yes, you’re right, but now it’s Google CE...
Steve Jobs: Google Android isn’t really that open
Apple’s chief executive, Steve Jobs, said that Google’s mobile platform was “fragmented” and bad for developers and consumers.
Sony and Google Launch Internet Television Sets
Google is set to expand into television production by joining forces with Sony to release new TV sets that allow viewers to browse the Internet. The high-def...
Google’s First Personalized Doodle
Google found a nice way to wish you Happy Birthday. If you visit Google’s homepage when you are signed in and it’s your birthday, you’ll see a special doodle...
Help keep your account safe with the Gmail security checklist
Posted by Diana Phan, Gmail Support Team
Gmail Auto-unsubscribe Search
Gmail has a feature that lets you unsubscribe from a newsletter or a mailing list when you report one of the messages as spam.
Chrome 8 Hits Dev Channel with GPU Acceleration, More Labs Offerings
Windows/Mac/Linux: Chrome has hit version 8 in its Dev builds, adding more solid graphics acceleration to the web using your video hardware, along with a few...
Google offers to turn off threading in Gmail
Google has finally decided to allow users to turn off the controversial ‘conversation view’ threading functionality in Gmail.
Browser Updates, again
Google released version 6.0.472.59 of its Chrome web browser. It fixes 10 security vulnerabilities; 1 is only affecting Mac OS X and critical, 6 are rated “h...
Browser Updates
The Mozilla foundation just released the popular web browser Firefox in version 3.6.9. The new version fixes overall 14 security vulnerabilities of which 10 ...
Google Introduces Google TV – Video
On the 2nd day at Google I/O 2010 developer event, Google has announced Android 2.2 with Flash along with Google TV, a new technology for television and Inte...
Is Google Building a Skype Competitor?
Google announced today that it has made a cash offer to acquire Global IP Solutions (GIPS).
Google Chrome Version 6 in the Works
Not one to rest on its laurels, the Google Chrome team is hard at work on Chrome 6. The official move to the 6.0 designation in the Chromium developer build...
Google: Oops…our Street View cars also saw websites you were visiting
Google today said it will stop collecting Wi-Fi network data from its Street View cars, after an investigation from the German Data Protection Authority (DP...
Data Google skimmed with street view cars gets destroyed in Ireland, but that’s not good enough for Germany
Last Friday, Google announced that its Street View cars had accidentally collected private data from unencrypted Wi-Fi networks while making their rounds, an...
Like Google and Nokia, Microsoft starts to offer free navigation for its phones
Google began offering free turn-by-turn navigation with Android 2.0 in late 2009, and Nokia announced at the beginning of 2010 that Ovi Maps navigation woul...
Google Goggles Now Translates Text in Photos
In February we learned that a future version of Google Googles would translate text in photos. The future is here — Google Goggles v.1.1 for Android 1.6 and...
Android Now Outselling iPhone [REPORT]
Smartphones carrying Google’s Android operating system outsold the iPhone in the first quarter of 2010, according to new research out today from NPD.
Sprint Drops Plan to Offer Google’s Nexus One
Although Google announced only last month that Sprint would carry its Nexus One phone, the carrier has since retracted from that plan.
Gmail Gets Its Name Back in the UK
In the UK, Google was forced to give its email service Gmail a different name, Googlemail, because of a trademark dispute. These disputes take a long time (...
Google tells which versions of Android are most common
The Android Team today published a snapshot of the platform which shows the versions of Android most commonly in use. Though the platform is frequently crit...
IE losing market share, Chrome gaining
For the first time, Microsoft’s share of the browser marked has slipped below 60 percent, according to figures from Net Applications, a Aliso Viejo, Calif., ...
YouTube to Let Users Charge Rental Fees for Videos
YouTube’s movie rental service is still in its infancy, and it still only offers a small selection of films, but that could change quickly. YouTube exec Hun...
Gmail Adds Drag-and-Drop to File Attachments
Gmail has a new feature for Firefox 3.6 and Google Chrome users: drag-and-drop file attachments. The feature is very straightforward — just drag files from y...
Google: 11,000 domains carrying rogue security products
Niels Provos of the Google Security Team has blogged about the rise of malicious web sites carrying rogue security products, which the Google team calls “Fak...
Facebook Twice as Popular as Google in the Workplace
Business employees are visiting Facebook from the workplace more than any other internet site, including Google, Managed Security Services company Network B...
The goats are baaaahk!
Taken from Google Official Blog:
Google Reveals the Future of Printing With Google Cloud Print
Whenever you want to print out a document, you rely on your local operating system, which must have drivers installed for each printer you intend to use. Mo...
Google Upgrades Its Twitter Search Features
Google’s adding an intriguing new feature to its Twitter search options –- the ability to “replay” a moment in time to see what people were tweeting about a...
Google Developing Tablet to Take on iPad
Google CEO Eric Schmidt has confirmed that his company is developing a tablet device based on the Android operating system, according to friends that spoke ...
Tensions Mount Between Google and European Telecoms Over YouTube
European telecommunication giants are preparing to fight Google over the data traffic and bandwidth that is consumed due to YouTube videos, according to a n...
Google Search Rankings Now Consider Site Speed
Back in November, we started hearing murmurs that Google was considering whether or not to factor site speed into its search ranking algorithm. In a blog po...
Google Code Jam 2010 registration now open
Taken from Official Google:
Google: beware spyware from Vietnam
Spyware/DDoS malware combo
Chrome 5 becomes the Flash browser, integrates plug-in with dev build
With Google owning YouTube, the Internet’s principal delivery system for Flash-based video, it was perhaps inevitable that the company would bundle the Flash...
Improved chat for iGoogle and orkut
Have you ever wanted to quickly send a file to a friend who’s online? Now you can share pictures, documents and other files directly with your friends while ...
Google denies YouTube outage speculation
Google Inc., owner of YouTube, said an outage of the popular video-sharing site Thursday was technical and not caused by outside tampering.
Google, China trade shots
Google and the Chinese government are continuing to trade shots in the PR battle over net censorship. Earlier in the week, Google moved its Chinese search fa...
Google-in-China saga: another hack, move to HK
There is a risk to computer security from governments. Regulatory changes, even if they are very positive measures, can impose huge demands on an enterprise ...
Google… made in China?!?
Today at CanSecWest I stopped by the Google booth and picked up a yo-yo.
Google quits censoring search in China
Google's decision to stop censoring search results in China may lead the Chinese government to block access to its s...
Google posts page monitoring Chinese censorship
Google has put up a page that shows what Web services are currently being blocked by the Chinese government.
Google.cn is Dead Now
Google.cn is now redirecting to google.com.hk [ Hong Kong google servers ] – this has happened after the cyber attack on google china servers in december. ri...
Google search reveals 3 million pages link to rogue AVs
Do you know what the latest version of Adobe’s Flash Player is? If you don’t, you may very well fall for this:
Google’s Pacific submarine cable "Unity" nearly complete
— 7.68 Terabits/s for growing Asian market — $300 million cost (from consortium of six companies) — 10,000 km length (Chikura in Japan to Los Angeles) — Incr...
Google Code turns five
At age five most kids can hop, skip and tie their shoes without help. Google Code turns five this week, and while they’re still working on the shoelaces thin...
Looking for a good time? New scheduling tool in Calendar
Scheduling meetings is tough, but rescheduling is even harder. We all know how frustrating it can be to try to find just the right time that accommodates eve...
Download Google Buzz widget for Android phones
You can now access Google Buzz from your Android mobiles easily using the official Google Buzz widget, that lets you post text and photos with a single tap.
Finding awesome stuff online with Google Reader Play
I use Google Reader a lot — not only to stay on top of the news, but also to find interesting blog posts and articles. I’m always telling my friends about Go...
Stars make search more personal
We’ve long believed that personalization makes search more relevant and fun. For nearly five years, Google has been tailoring results with personalized searc...
Google’s App Store for Business to Launch Next Week
Google is set to launch an app store for business next week, Mashable has learned from sources close to the company. It will be focused around creating softw...
Steve Ballmer talks Bing, Google, Xbox and Windows Phone
For anyone that missed Microsoft CEO’s Q&A during the Search Marketing Expo West yesterday, a transcript is now available online. I went through and pick...
I’m Feeling Lucky?
Criminals like to attack the biggest target because BIGGER generally provides a better Return On Investment (ROI). Windows is a good example. Mac is indeed s...
The Buzz is getting LOUDER
It has been barely two days since Google announced their new social integration and messaging tool called Google Buzz. Today we saw the first example of malw...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
The Google Chrome stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.89 for Windows.
Protecting Privacy by Design
Last week I revealed troubling transmissions by the Google Toolbar: Even when a user specifically “disable[s]” the Google Toolbar, and even when the Toolbar ...
Google Media Player under development
Google has confirmed that it’s future operating system Chrome OS will have an integrated media player that will offer basic codec support , so that users ca...
Google Chrome 4 – now with Extensions, Take Care!!!
With the latest release of their browser, v.4.0, Google has published a long expected feature: Browser Extensions. Now Chrome features what other browsers li...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
The stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.78 for Windows, and includes the following features and security fixes (since 3.0):
Updates
What you need to know about BERserk and Mozilla
The Intel Security Advanced Threat Research Team has discovered a critical signature forgery vulnerability in the Mozilla Network Security Services (NSS) cry...
Chrome 28 with new Blink engine and Rich Notifications
Cross-posted from H-Online:
WordPress hardened with XSS, DoS and SSRF fixes
With the second security and maintenance release of WordPress 3.5, the developers of the popular open source blogging software have closed 12 bugs, seven of ...
Symantec updates Norton 2013 range to v20.4
Symantec has updated its suite of Windows security products with the release of Norton Antivirus 2013 v20.4, Norton Internet Security 2013 v20.4 and Norton 3...
Apple closes QuickTime vulnerabilities on Windows
Apple has released a security update for its QuickTime media framework for Windows. Version 7.7.4 of the software closes 12 critical security holes causing m...
Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail is out, What’s new?
Canonical has released Ubuntu 13.04 Raring Ringtail, most likely the last release of Ubuntu that will primarily cater for laptop and desktop users. For Ubunt...
Microsoft patches the security update 2823324
Microsoft is making another attempt to close the privilege elevation hole in the NTFS filesystem’s kernel driver for Windows 7 and Server 2008, including R2....
Microsoft to plug holes in Windows Defender in Patch Tuesday
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday on 9 April will be an important spring cleaning day; the company plans to implement nine security bulletins. One of the bulletins d...
Google updates all Chrome editions
h-online: Google has updated the Stable, Beta and Developer Channels of the desktop version of its Chrome browser with a number of bug fixes and improvements...
Firefox 16 re-released fixing multiple vulnerabilities
The H-Online: The latest version of Firefox, version 16, has returned to Mozilla’s servers with the release of Firefox 16.0.1 after the discovery of vulnerab...
Mozilla closes numerous critical holes in Firefox 16 [Update]
The h-online: Following the recent Firefox 16 release, Mozilla has now detailed all of the security fixes in the new version of its open source web browser a...
Microsoft’s September Patch Tuesday closes important XSS holes
h-online: On its September Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released two security updates that are rated as important and which close holes in Visual Studio Team Fou...
Oracle rushes out patch for critical 0-day Java exploit
TheRegister: In an uncommon break with its thrice-annual security update schedule, Oracle has released a patch for three Java 7 security flaws that have rece...
Download Firefox 15 and Thunderbird 15!
Cross-copied from BetaNews:
Adobe Flash Player update patches six critical holes
h-Online: Adobe has released the second update for its Flash Player software in a week, this time for six critical vulnerabilities. Four of the issues addres...
PostgreSQL patches XML flaws
h-online: A flaw in the built-in XML functionality of PostgreSQL (CVE-2012-3488) and another in its optional XSLT handling (CVE-2012-3489) have been patched,...
Chrome 21 arrives with new API for video and audio communication
h-online: With the release of Chrome 21, web applications can now directly access the local system’s built-in camera and microphone. Instead of requiring a s...
Urgent security update for TeamViewer
h-online: The TeamViewer developers have released updates for a potential security vulnerability discovered in the remote access tool. The company recommends...
Firefox, Thunderbird, Panda and more updates
Mozilla Firefox: Mozilla has released a new update for Firefox, Mozilla Firefox 14.0.1, This version comes with Google Secure search by default, flat buttons...
Chrome 20 update fixes high-risk security vulnerabilities
Google has published a new update to the stable 20.x branch of Chrome to close a number of security holes in the WebKit-based web browser. Version 20.0.1132....
Third edition of vulnerability spotter Secunia PSI
Version 3 of Personal Software Inspector (PSI), Secunia‘s free program updater, has been released with a much simplified user interface, enabling less techni...
WordPress 3.4 update closes important security hole
The WordPress developers have released version 3.4.1 of their popular open source publishing platform, fixing a number of bugs and closing security holes, on...
Chrome 20 closes 23 security holes
Google has closed a total of 23 vulnerabilities with the release of Chrome 20. Of those vulnerabilities, 14 are rated critical, enabling attackers to execute...
Update for Windows Update has teething troubles
Microsoft has released an unscheduled, non-patch day update for Windows to update the Windows Update function itself. However, according to reports from read...
Adobe updates Flash Player 11.3 to fix Firefox crashing problem
Adobe has released an updated version of its proprietary Flash Player 11.3 plugin to address a bug that caused Firefox 13 on Windows to crash for some users....
Critical vulnerabilities closed by Winamp update
With the release of version 5.63 of Winamp, Nullsoft, a division of AOL Music, has eliminated four critical security vulnerabilities in the media player. Thr...
Opera 12 has been released
Norwegian company Opera Software has released Opera 12.00 just a few minutes ago. Opera users who start the browser on their system should see update notific...
Critical holes closed in Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday
The H-Online: Microsoft has released seven security bulletins fixing a total of 27 security holes, 13 of them in Internet Explorer. The rest of the patches a...
Google closes persistent XSS holes in Gmail
The H-online: Google has closed several cross-site scripting (XSS) holes in its Gmail email service – which has more than 350 million active users – that cou...
Sandboxed Flash Player for Firefox: Adobe Flash update closes several critical holes
The H-Online: Adobe has announced the release of an update for Flash Player on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android 3.x and 4.x, and within its own AIR runtime. The ...
Microsoft revokes certificates used to sign the Flame trojan
Avira TechBlog Wrote:
Firefox 13 Final is available for download [Link]
Mozilla Firefox 13 is available for download on Mozilla FTP servers.
Google releases security update for Chrome 19
H-Online: Google has announced an update to the stable version of Chrome, which brings the browser version to 19.0.1084.52 on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Th...
Windows XP in update loop
H-Online: Users of Windows XP are reporting more problems with recent automatic updates. Three security updates for .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.5 are at the cen...
Avira update fixes Service Pack bug
The H-Online: Avira says that it has resolved the problems caused by a Service Pack that was released for its Windows products earlier this week. Users are a...
QuickTime for Windows update plugs security holes
The H-Online: Version 7.7.2 of QuickTime for Windows has been released to address a total of 17 security vulnerabilities in the media player. According to Ap...
RealPlayer update fixes security vulnerabilities
The H-Online: RealNetworks is warning users about multiple security vulnerabilities in its RealPlayer media player application for Windows; the company says ...
Chrome 19 released with tab syncing
The H-Online: Google has announced that Chrome 19 is the new stable version of its open source based web browser. As usual, the browser sees a number of secu...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday more extensive than anticipated
The H-Online: As previously announced, Microsoft has released seven bulletins to close a total of 23 vulnerabilities on its May Patch Tuesday. The total numb...
PHP patch quick but inadequate
The H-Online: The updates to PHP versions 5.3.12 and 5.4.2 released on Thursday do not fully resolve the vulnerability that was accidentally disclosed on Red...
Adobe Flash Player update closes critical object confusion hole
The H-Online: Adobe has released a security advisory relating to an object confusion vulnerability which allows an attacker to crash the player or take contr...
Chrome 18 update closes high-risk security holes
The H-Online: Google has released a new update to the stable 18.x branch of its Chrome web browser to close a number of security holes found in the applicati...
Mozilla to auto-upgrade Firefox 3.6 users to version 12
H-Online: Soon, users running Firefox 3.6.x will start being automatically upgraded to the current version 12.0 release of the open source web browser. The p...
DropBox 1.4 Released
gHacks: Dropbox has just released a stable update that brings all desktop clients of the file synchronization and hosting service to 1.4. Feature-wise, it is...
PHP 5.4.1 and PHP 5.3.11 released
The H-Online: The PHP developers have released the first update for PHP 5.4, the latest version of their popular scripting language, and an update to PHP 5.3...
Security improvements in Opera 12 beta
The H-Online: A beta of version 12 of the Opera web browser has been released with privacy and security-focused improvements. Code-named “Wahoo”, the Opera 1...
Microsoft Security Essentials 4.0 ready for download
Cnet: Microsoft today made available for download a new release of its free anti-virus/anti-malware program for Windows PCs, Microsoft Security Essentials (M...
Firefox and Thunderbird 12 are out, Download now!
Mozilla has released new final versions of Firefox 12 and Thunderbird 12, its open source browser and email messaging tools. Neither update, despite the new ...
Ruby 1.9.3 update fixes RubyGems security problem
The H-Security: The Ruby development team has published an update to the 1.9.3 series of its open source programming language to fix a vulnerability found in...
WordPress fixes file upload security problems
The H-Security: The developers of the popular open source blog engine WordPress have released a security update for the software. WordPress 3.3.2 fixes unspe...
Apple releases Java update with Flashback removal tool
The H-Online: As expected, Apple has released an updated version of the Java implementation for its Mac OS X operating system that includes a removal tool fo...
Security vulnerability in NVIDIA’s proprietary Linux drivers fixed
The H-Online: A new version of NVIDIA’s proprietary UNIX graphics drivers for Linux, Solaris and FreeBSD fixes a security vulnerability (CVE-2012-0946) that ...
Microsoft and Adobe to address critical vulnerabilities on Patch Tuesday
The H-Online: The Tuesday after the Easter weekend, 10 April, is set to be a busy one for system administrators as Microsoft and Adobe have sent out notifica...
Google Chrome fixes seven high-risk vulnerabilities
The H-Online: Google has announced updates to the Stable and Beta channels of their Chrome browser, fixing several bugs and twelve security vulnerabilities. ...
Adobe Flash enables auto-updating while patching two critical flaws
SophosLabs: Adobe released Flash Player version 11.2.202.228 for Windows, OS X and Linux today. In my view this is a milestone release as it finally introduc...
Chrome 18 improves graphics performance, closes security holes
Google has released version 18 of Chrome, the company’s own extended version of the open source Chromium web browser. The new Stable channel release, labeled...
Chrome 17 update fixes high-risk vulnerabilities
The H-Security: Google has released version 17.0.963.83 of its Chrome web browser, a maintenance update that fixes issues with Flash games and closes several...
Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey updates fix critical vulnerabilities
The H-Online: In the latest round of updates of its suite of internet applications, Mozilla has detailed the security fixes in the Firefox 11 browser, Thunde...
Pidgin IM client 2.10.2 closes DoS holes
The H-Online: Version 2.10.2 of the open source Pidgin instant messaging program has been released. According to its developers, the maintenance and security...
Critical vulnerabilities in XnView fixed
The H-Online: Version 1.98.8 of the popular XnView image viewer and converter has been released to close security holes in the software. According to an advi...
Safari update closes security holes
Apple has released version 5.1.4 of its Safari web browser for Windows and Mac OS X. According to the company, the maintenance and security update addresses ...
Firefox 11 release postponed due to security issues [Updated]
H-Online: The Firefox team has announced that they are postponing the release of Firefox 11, originally planned for today, because of a security report which...
Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday will close a critical Windows vulnerability
The H-Security: Next week’s Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft planning to publish a total of six bulletins, including one that addresses a critical vulnerability ...
Chrome security update and researchers’ bonuses
The H-Security: Google has released a new stable version of its Chrome browser. The update fixes seventeen high severity vulnerabilities and updates the bund...
HTTPS Everywhere reaches 2.0, comes to Chrome as beta
H-Online: Version 2.0 of the HTTPS Everywhere browser extension has been released. Where possible, the add-on automatically redirects users to more secure HT...
VLC 2.0.0 “Twoflower” Final Released
WebTrickz: VideoLAN has finally released the much awaited 2.0 version of “VLC Media Player”, the best and most popular media player for Windows, Mac OS X and...
Firefox and Thunderbird updates to 10.0.2, Vulnerability in libpng
The H-Online: The Mozilla Project has released updates to Firefox and Thunderbird. According to the release notes, the version 10.0.2 updates to the open sou...
Nessus 5.0 accelerates vulnerability scanning
The H-Online: Tenable has released version 5.0 of Nessus, its popular vulnerability scanner. The new version of the tool includes an updated installation wiz...
Apple previews OS X 10.8 with Gatekeeper
The H-Online: A developer preview of Mac OS X 10.8 is now available to registered Mac developers after Apple announced the new version, named Mountain Lion, ...
Java SE updates fix critical security holes
The H-Online: Oracle has fixed 14 security holes in the Java Standard Edition (Java SE) with a critical patch update. The vulnerabilities allow attackers to ...
Shockwave Player critical holes closed
The H-Online: Adobe has updated Shockwave Player on Windows and Mac OS X to version 11.6.4.634 after identifying nine critical vulnerabilities. The problems ...
Opera 12 supports Mozilla’s "Do Not Track" header
The H-Online: Opera has published a development snapshot of version 12 of its web browser that adds support for Mozilla’s “Do Not Track” (DNT) header. Code-n...
Mozilla closes critical security hole in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
The H-Online: Mozilla has released Firefox 10.0.1, Firefox ESR 10.0.1, Thunderbird 10.0.1, Thunderbird ESR 10.0.1 and SeaMonkey 2.7.1 to fix a single critica...
Microsoft to send users 4 critical patches on Valentine’s Day
The Register: Microsoft plans to publish nine updates next Tuesday – four of which are critical – as part of a Valentine’s Day edition of its Patch Tuesday u...
Mozilla Firefox 10.0.1 Update About To Be Released
gHacks: Mozilla, developers of the popular Firefox web browser, have just released an update for the browser’s stable branch that moves the version to 10.0.1...
Chrome Updates for Faster Browsing and Increased Security
LifeHacker: Google is releasing a major update to Chrome today that will make browsing the web seem faster and also add security protections.
RealPlayer update closes critical holes
The H-Online: RealNetworks has released an update to RealPlayer to close a number of holes in its media player application. Version 15.02.71 of RealPlayer ad...
Joomla! updates close information disclosure holes
The H-Online: Versions 1.7.5 and 2.5.1 of the open source Joomla! content management system (CMS) have been released to address two information disclosure vu...
Skype 5.8 For Windows Brings Full HD Video Calls, Facebook Integration
Mashable: Skype for Windows version 5.8 is out, bringing several interesting features, including full HD video-calling, group screen sharing and Facebook int...
Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed
The H-Security: The PHP developers are working to fix a critical security vulnerability in PHP that they introduced with a recent security patch. The current...
Mozilla closes critical holes in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
The H-Security: Following the release of new versions of its open source Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client and SeaMonkey suite, Mozilla has detai...
Apple releases Mac OS X 10.7.3
The H-Security: Apple has released Mac OS X 10.7.3 and, for Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard users who have yet to upgrade to Lion, Security Update 2012-001; the...
Chrome 17 enters beta, improves speed and security
H-Security: Version 17 of Chrome has been released into the WebKit-based browser's Beta channel. Its developers say that the new Chrome...
Internet Explorer to upgrade automatically, unless you say no
SophosLabs: Microsoft's Ryan Gavin announced a new strategy to keep the web safe… Keep your Internet Explorer up to date. ...
Adobe closes Acrobat and Reader security holes
The H-Online: The first patches for the zero-day flaw in Adobe's Acrobat and Reader applications, which the company confirmed was being...
Iranian block on Tor traffic quickly foiled
The H-Security: The online privacy and security service Tor was blocked by the Iranian government late evening (local time) 13 Septembe...
Adobe closes 14 holes in Reader and Acrobat
The H-Security: Adobe has released new versions of Reader and Acrobat to close several critical security holes. Versions 10.x, 9.x and ...
Microsoft closes holes in Windows and Office
The H-Security: Microsoft has released two updates for Windows and three for Office to close various security holes. All five updates h...
Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMoney blacklist bad DigiNotar SSL certificates
</p> Mozilla Security Blog: Mozilla just released an update to Firefox for Desktop, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. Updates are ...
phpMyAdmin updates close XSS hole
H-Online: The phpMyAdmin developers have announced the release of versions 3.4.4 and 3.3.10.4 of their open source database administrat...
Java 6 Update 27 released
Java™ SE 6 Update 27The full internal version number for this update release is 1.6.0_27-b07 (where “b” means “build&...
Firefox 6 Released Early
Mashable: Firefox 6 isn’t scheduled to be released until Tuesday, but Mozilla has uploaded installation files to a FTP server for those...
Get Ready for Microsoft 13 updates for August Patch Tuesday
The Hacker News: Microsoft has announced that it will release 13 bulletins to address 22 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet E...
QuickTime 7.7 closes security holes
H-Security Online: Version 7.7 of QuickTime is now available for users running Windows XP SP2 or later and Mac OS X v10.5.8 Leopard. Th...
A major update in Google Chrome: Instant Page and 5200+ revisions
The Google Chrome team announced the arrival of Chrome 13.0.782.107 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and C...
The Seamless, Automagical Future of Software Updates
Gizmodo: OS X Lion is coming to the Mac App Store, ushering in a new era of digital distribution for their desktop op...
Google Chrome Stable 11 is released!
The Google Chrome team is happy to announce the arrival of Chrome 11.0.696.57 to the Stable Channel for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chrome...
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.159.1 is now available
Adobe Flash Player 10.2.159.1 is now available! Download it from here: http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ </div>
Latest PowerPoint security patch has problems
On its recent patch day, Microsoft released security updates to fix vulnerabilities in multiple versions of its Office products. The pa...
The Update Wave is rolling: Apple, Adobe, Google
Avira TechBlog: Today some updates need attention – they fix critical security issues and should be installed immediately!</p> ...
Adobe plans Flash Player Update tomorrow
Avira TechBlog: This is good news – for the recently acknowledged zero-day security vulnerability within Adobe Flash Player, Acrobat an...
Microsoft launches first Internet Explorer 10 preview
Fulfilling the hints Microsoft dropped back in March, the Redmond software company unveiled the first platform preview of Internet Expl...
Ubuntu Desktop 8.04 LTS approaches end of life
H-Online: In a post on the project's security announce mailing list, Ubuntu Release Manager Kate Stewart has reminded users th...
Microsoft’s record Patch Tuesday
H-Online: It's a record for Microsoft: 9 critical and 8 important updates close a total of 64 security holes. In the worst case, a numb...
First Firefox 4 update coming on April 26
Mozilla Links: Mozilla has announced that it will release the first update for Firefox 4 on April 26, about a month after the original ...
Security Vulnerabilities in Chrome
Avira TechBlog: It looks like new Chrome releases aren’t due every six weeks as Google announced a few weeks ago, but once a week now – the company just rele...
Many Updates: Flash Player, Mac OS X, Firefox
Avira TechBlog: Today is a busy day for those who want to keep their computers secure: Many updates are available, from Adobes Flash Player over Apples Mac O...
Firefox 4.0 final is released
Over the past week or two, we have been keeping track of the various releases of Firefox 4 including RC1 and RC2, counting down to the official release tomor...
New Chrome Logo
The latest Chrome Dev Channel release comes with a new Chrome logo that’s more plain and boring, but looks better as a desktop icon. Even if not many people ...
Google Toolbar 8, Powered by Google Chrome
Google Operation System: After Google released Chrome, Google Toolbar’s development slowed down. That’s because Google Toolbar is no longer the primary vehic...
Internet Explorer 9 is out, includes new security features
isc.sans.edu: Microsoft released version 9 of its Internet Explorer web browser. You can download IE 9 from windows.microsoft.com.
Pinguy OS 11.04 Pre-Alpha Released
Pinguy OS an out-of-the-box working operating system for everyone, not just geeks.This OS is for people that have never used Linux before or for people that ...
More Browser Updates
Avira TechBlog: Well, actually we expect some more updates as some security vulnerabilities have been revealed at the Pwn2Own contest during the CanSecWest s...
A new Chrome stable release today with sync, sandboxing, speed…and a new settings menu too!
cross-posted on the Official Google Blog
Chrome OS Beta Channel Update
The Chrome OS Beta channel has been updated to R10 release 0.10.156.46 including the new Chrome 10 Beta, new trackpad and several stability and functional im...
Announcing Availability of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
http://windowsteamblog.com: Today we officially handed off the final release (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) to our OEM pa...
Issues with the recent update for Outlook 2007
MSDN Blog: On Tuesday, December 14, we released an update (KB2412171) for Microsoft Outlook 2007. We have discovered several issues with the update and want ...
Are you ready for Opera 11?
Newest Opera browser features tab stacking, extensions, visual mouse gestures
17 Security Updates on MS Patchday
As announced Friday last week, Microsoft delivers 17 security updates on the December 2010 Patchday. The Updates close 2 highly critical security holes which...
Plenty of Updates announced
Avira TechBlog: Next Tuesday is going to be tough for administrators: The Redmond company announces 17 security bulletins which are supposed to fix 40 securi...
QuickTime 7.6.9 update resolves 15 vulnerabilities
This week Apple announced the availability of QuickTime 7.6.9 for OS X 10.5 and Windows platforms. This release fixes 13 vulnerabilities in QuickTime for OS ...
Photoshop CS5 update (12.0.2) now available
Adobe: The Adobe Photoshop 12.0.2 update (Mac Win) speeds up painting performance and fixes a number of problems discovered after Photos...
Improved Avira AntiVir Rescue System
Avira programmers spent a lot of work and drastically overhauled the Avira AntiVir Rescue System which is now available in version 3.7.16. Next to a much bet...
Google Chrome 8 available
Google just released version 8 of its web browser Chrome. It fixes 13 security vulnerabilities of which 4 got rated “high”ly critical – the people reporting ...
Google Earth 6: Better Street View and 3D Trees
Google Earth 6 doesn’t have too many new features. You can now use Street View just like in Google Maps by dragging the pegman icon. “To view street-level im...
Winamp Is Back With Powerful Android Media Player
One of the greatest setbacks of the Android platform has been the absence of a killer media player, as its native media player is simply lacking. To date, Do...
7-Zip version 9 is out
For those who missed this update on Nov 18:
Adobe Reader X is now available!
Adobe Reader X is now available! Download Reader X for desktop at http://get.adobe.com/reader/ or access the mobile app on the Android Market via your Androi...
Mozilla releases beta 7 of Firefox 4, claims 3-5x performance boost
BetaNews: Mozilla Wednesday released a significant update to the beta of its Firefox 4 browser. The update adds a new JavaScript JIT compiler, going by the n...
More than 100 security fixes in Mac OS X 10.6.5
Apple has issued the latest update to its Mac OS X operating system, bringing Snow Leopard users up to Mac OS X 10.6.5.
Patchday ahead
The Redmond company today published its announcement for the upcoming November Patch Tuesday. Microsoft wants to release 3 security bulletins which deal with...
Google Chrome’s Version Number Is Meaningless
Google Operation System blog:
Microsoft tempts antitrust lawyers with expanded antivirus offering
Ed Bott’s Microsoft Report posted something interesting in ZDNet:
Service Pack 1 for Avira AntiVir Products
Avira started shipping the Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Avira AntiVir 10 yesterday! This Service Pack fixes plenty of minor bugs we found in version 10 and thus ...
Nokia C7 firmware is updated to 012.003 V1.06
Nokia C7 firmware is updated to 012.003 V1.06. The firmware is available for
Windows 7 SP1 RC released
Microsoft has announced the launch of the Release Candidate version of Windows 7 Service Pack 1, the last test version prior to its official release.
Nokia N900 PR 1.3 Firmware Now Available
Well in time for the MeeGo Conference next month, Nokia has just started the rollout of the all new PR 1.3 firmware (v20.2010.36-2) for the N900. The update ...
Developers now able to author, upload and share extensions for Opera 11 [Screenshot]
Opera today released the first alpha of Opera 11, the next version of the company’s award-winning desktop web browser. Opera 11 is the first Opera browser to...
Firefox 3.6.11 and 3.5.14 security updates now available
Firefox 3.6.11 and Firefox 3.5.14 are now available as free downloads for Windows, Mac, and Linux from http://firefox.com. As always, we recommend that users...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
Google Chrome 7.0.517.41 has been released to the stable and beta channels for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Updates from the previous stable release include:
Thunderbird 3.1.5 and 3.0.9 Updates Are Now Available
Thunderbird 3.1.5 and Thunderbird 3.0.9 updates are now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux for free download from www.GetThunderbird.com. These releases m...
RealPlayer Security Updates Published
RealNetworks, Inc. have published product upgrades addressing vulnerabilities in RealPlayer SP 1.1.4 and earlier.
NVidia Forceware drivers 260.89 offer Blu-ray 3D support
Just last week NVidia distributed a beta version of their Forceware drivers 260.89. The main feature was support for their recently launched GeForce GT 430, ...
First Firmware for Nokia C7 V12.003 released
Nokia released its first major firmware for Nokia C7 (RM 675) for all Versions.
Windows Phone 7 Officially Launches – Updates!
Windows Phone 7 officially launched 11Oct at a press event in NYC Monday morning. You can check out more here – http://www.windowsphone7.com
Chrome 8 Hits Dev Channel with GPU Acceleration, More Labs Offerings
Windows/Mac/Linux: Chrome has hit version 8 in its Dev builds, adding more solid graphics acceleration to the web using your video hardware, along with a few...
Microsoft fixes 49 vulnerabilities
As announced last Friday, Microsoft released 16 security bulletins on the October Patchday. They fix security vulnerabilities in various Windows operating sy...
Another record Patchday ahead
The Redmond company today announced that it plans to release 16 security bulletins on coming Tuesday, Microsoft’s official monthly Patchday in October. Never...
Adobe fixes Reader and Acrobat
Adobe just released Reader and Acrobat version 9.4. The new release fixes some critical vulnerabilities which allow attackers to infect PCs – for example, ju...
Windows Live Essentials 2011 is available!
Windows Live Essentials 2011 is now out of beta.
Flash Player Updates fix 0-day-vulnerability
Adobe fixed the vulnerability in Flash Player in a record time again. Just one week after the 0-day became public and started to get exploited, an update is ...
Browser Updates, again
Google released version 6.0.472.59 of its Chrome web browser. It fixes 10 security vulnerabilities; 1 is only affecting Mac OS X and critical, 6 are rated “h...
Browser Updates
The Mozilla foundation just released the popular web browser Firefox in version 3.6.9. The new version fixes overall 14 security vulnerabilities of which 10 ...
How to Install LNK Update (KB2286198) on Windows XP SP2
Microsoft discontinued support for Windows XP Service Pack 2 on July 13th, and that means there is no SP2 update for the recent LNK shortcut vulnerability (K...
Patch Tuesday – Minor movements…
Hey Admins…. It’s that time again. The second Tuesday is upon us and May so far hasn’t been demanding as far as patching goes.
Dropbox Updates App With Slick iPad Support
If you’re a fan of cloud storage service Dropbox and own an iPad, it’s your lucky day. The iPhone version was already quite good, but Dropbox have now updat...
Download NASA Hidden Universe Theme for Windows 7
A universe filled with kaleidoscopic colors blazes across your desktop in this theme for Windows 7, revealed by the infrared imaging of NASA’s Spitzer Space ...
Adobe Creative Suite 5 Now Available
Although there’s a heated Adobe vs. Apple discussion going on, creative professionals are probably much more excited about the latest version of Adobe’s Cre...
Plenty of Updates on Patch Tuesday
Many patches are announced for tomorrow: The Redmond company expects to release 11 security bulletins. Of those 5 are rated critical, 5 important and 1 mode...
Adobe Patch Tuesday news: auto updater coming
Adobe has announced that it will release an updater along with Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.3.2 and 8.2.2 on patch Tuesday next week.
Patch Tuesday next week
Microsoft has put the PC-using world on notice that next Tuesday there will be 11 bulletins released addressing 25 vulnerabilities in Windows, Exchange and O...
Xbox 360 system update finally adds USB storage
As expected, Microsoft has pushed out a mandatory update to the Xbox 360 today, which adds support for USB storage devices, expanding the memory capacity of ...
Apple issues mega patch for Mac OS X
Apple has issued Security Update 2010-002 (Mac OS X v10.6.3) that fixes 100 enumerated vulnerabilities in: — Mac OS X 10.5 — Mac OS X 10.6 — Mac OS X Server ...
MS out-of-band patch TODAY
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Microsoft out-of-band patch tomorrow
Microsoft said today it will issue an out-of-band patch tomorrow for a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that is being actively exploited.
It’s not dead yet: Microsoft’s out-of-band IE6 fix impacts IE8
Last month, Microsoft sent flowers to a mock funeral for Internet Explorer 6, in a show of support for the ideal that the old browser should be declared defu...
Fix-it-Tool for IE-0-day
For the current vulnerability in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 which already gets actively exploited on the net, Microsoft is already testing a patch. The compan...
The Browser Choice Reloaded
A little more than a week ago Microsoft started delivering a new Browser Choice for Windows to be compliant to the European Union law. There are plenty of we...
Stars make search more personal
We’ve long believed that personalization makes search more relevant and fun. For nearly five years, Google has been tailoring results with personalized searc...
Microsoft Patch Tuesday – March 2010
Hello and welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch releases. This is a fairly quiet month—the vendor is releasing two bulletins covering a total o...
The Browser Choice
A Windows Update is available to users who are located in member countries of the European Union allowing for choosing a different standard browser for the s...
Patch Tuesday coming next week
Microsoft has issued an advance notification for Patch Tuesday next week. The company said it expects to issue two patches, one for Windows and one for Offic...
Microsoft updates MS010-15 [Fixed]
It won’t work if you have a rootkit infection, but it won’t blue screen your machine either.
Security Advisory, Adobe Reader
It’s Fat Tuesday — time for an Adobe Update.
Tidserv and MS10-015
In the past, viruses and computer threats were created simply for the sake of it. Sometimes these threats would wipe your hard drive clean—just to let you kn...
Facebook Chat is now accessible on popular instant messaging clients
Making good on a promise delivered just about one year ago, Facebook announced that its popular chat feature can now be accessed through any Jabber (XMPP)-co...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
The Google Chrome stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.89 for Windows.
Microsoft Updates, February 9th
February 9th will bring numerous Microsoft Updates, 13 bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities.
Download Official Valentine Theme for Windows 7
Valentines Day is coming and people are getting ready with preparation and plans to gift some thing different to their loved ones. In this race how can Windo...
MS Office 2010 RTM Final Build 14.0.4734.1000 Escrow Release
Microsoft Corporation has almost started assembling the final build of Office 2010 aka (MS office 14) RTM version. As per the news leaked on Wzor, Developmen...
Google Chrome Stable Channel Update
The stable channel has been updated to 4.0.249.78 for Windows, and includes the following features and security fixes (since 3.0):
Now you too can mount your own Operation Aurora Attacks!!!
But don’t. Please don’t!… just…. don’t!…
“Aurora” update brief DoS
Early this afternoon Microsoft released an out-of-band security bulletin patching the vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The fix has been at the top of th...
Microsoft will patch Internet Explorer today
Microsoft has said it will issue an out-of-band patch today for critical vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer that allow remote execution of code. The compan...
Plenty of Updates on Patch Tuesday
This Black Tuesday was different as anticipated – Microsoft releases only one security bulletin, but other companies “jumped in” and deliver updates now as w...
Do you want Bing for iPhone? There’s an app for that
Earlier this evening, Microsoft formally announced a new search app for iPhone on the Bing Community blog. The Bing app is available now from the App Store, ...
Critical Adobe Flash Update
It’s the second Tuesday of the month and there are important updates being released.
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New Facebook scams in 2014
So many Facebook scams in 2014 have been a little worrying even though at first they all seem innocent enough, but these are social scams to lure users in to...
Fake Skype app on Android is malware
ZDNet Wrote:
Automated Skype calls and Fake Antiviruses
This is an old story back from September, 2011, but since recently I’ve seen users complaining about this, I want to share it again [Credit to NakedSecurity,...
Hackers use fake Facebook cancellation emails to deploy malware
H-Online: A new type of phishing strategy, which aims to trick unsuspecting users into installing a trojan by pretending to be an account cancellation reques...
Phishers Offer Fake Storage Upgrades
Symantec Connect: Customers of popular email service providers have been a common target for phishers for identity theft purposes. Phishers are constantly de...
WikiPharmacy? Fake Notifications Spammed Out
Symantec Connect: Symantec is intercepting a resurgence of spam attacks on popular brands. Spam messages that are replicas of the Wikipedia email address con...
Fake Discount Cards
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Sex Appeal Meter Scam and Execution Hoax Abound on Facebook
Cross posted from GFI, Sunbelt Blog:
Free Stuff on Social Networks Not Free
Symantec Connect: In recent years, scammers have flocked towards social networking sites as they have grown and made it easier to access a large number of po...
New Dr Who girl Jenna-Louise Coleman’s name exploited by Twitter sex video scammers
SophosLabs: Jenna-Louise Coleman has been unveiled as the new “Doctor Who” companion, joining the BBC TV time traveller in his TARDIS later this year.
Apple’s new iPad is great, but it’s not free, nor called iPad 3
SophosLabs: Only hours after the launch of Apple’s newest iPad we are beginning to see spammers trying to use the excitement over its release to ensnare inno...
Scam for FC Barcelona Fans
Symantec Connect: Phishers often choose baits with the motive of targeting a large audience. Using popular celebrities as bait is a good example. Phishers un...
Phishers Dislike Facebook Timeline
Symantec Connect: Phishers regularly introduce new types of fake applications with the motive of improving their chance to harvest user credentials. In Febru...
Facebook Scam: OMG – I just hate RIHANNA after watching this video
SophosLabs: Messages are spreading between Facebook users, claiming that members of the social network have lost all respect for popular songstress Rihanna a...
This time, the bad guys want your tax accountant
avast: While taxpayers are the regular target of springtime malware schemes, this year the bad guys are aiming for the accountants.
Dropbox Abused by Spammers
Symantec Connect: Recently we noticed spammers abusing Dropbox, a popular cloud-based, file-hosting and synchronization tool, to spread spam.
Google opens a pharmacy? It’s spam of the day
SophosLabs: Is Google really extending its online empire, and opening an online pharmacy?
Opfake scam targets iPhone users
Symantec Connect:
Free iPad 3? It doesn’t exist! Beware of scams
It is widely anticipated that Apple will announce a new version of its iPad tablet computer in San Francisco on March 7th.
Oops! Selena and Bieber’s hidden camera bedroom video Facebook scam
Oops indeed. At least if you were one of the Facebook users who believed that a hidden camera video had leaked onto the net of Justin Bieber sharing some int...
Ex-girlfriend sex videos, browser plugins and Facebook survey scams
SophosLabs: Scammers are up to their old tricks on Facebook, tricking users into visiting revenue-generating survey scam websites by appearing to offer sex v...
Beware of spam this Valentine’s Day
SophosLabs: It’s Valentine’s Day tomorrow and the spammers are out in force to make the most of unwitting shoppers on the international day of love.
New CAPTCHA method or just another likejacking scam?
Sorin Mustaca wrote at Avira TechBlog:
Megaupload, up again? no
GFI: You’re probably aware that Megaupload has wandered into what can only be described as a bit of a pickle, assuming said pickle is roughly the size of ...
Facebook Scam: Free Amazon.com gift card promotion
SophosLabs: Gift card scams are a common sight on Facebook, and this weekend it has been the turn of Amazon.com to be the brand used by cybercriminals as ...
More Facebook scam links/videos you want to avoid
Recently I'm seeing more facebook scams which claim to be very hot videos, but they are nothing but scam, here is 2 samples:</p> ...
Facebook Scam: See who views your profile!
Earlier today we have seen a new Facebook clickjacking scam which spreads quite fast.</p> I KNOW WHEN YOU LOOK AT MY PROFILE USING...
Hotmail phishing: Don’t send us the wrong password or we’ll suspend your account!
</p> SophosLabs: Have you been told to verify your Hotmail account? Did you receive a message saying that Hotmail's email s...
Pink Facebook? Red or black Facebook?
Pink Facebook? Red or black Facebook?</p> No, it's a scam you want to avoid. Share the knowledge with your friends! ...