Gregg Keizer - Author - Good Gear Guide

Stories by Gregg Keizer

Article | 14/09/2007 Group releases free iPhone unlock hack

A hacker group released a free, open-source unlock for Apple's iPhone late Tuesday, just a day after a commercial company started selling something si...

Article | 14/09/2007 Year-old QuickTime bug gives hackers new drive-by attack

A year-old bug in QuickTime that when paired with Firefox allows hackers to hijack PCs and Macs now has Mozilla scrambling for a fix, the company's ch...

Article | 12/09/2007 Hackers update malware tool kit with zero-day attack code

A new version of the IcePack hacker tool kit has been released and for the first time it includes attack code designed to exploit an unpatched, or zer...

Article | 12/09/2007 Mozilla shows mock-up of Firefox 3.0's Places

Mozilla has posted mock-ups of Places, one of the most-awaited new features in the upcoming Firefox 3.0., on its Web site.

Article | 12/09/2007 Microsoft releases fixes for just four flaws

Microsoft has issued four security bulletins that patched just four vulnerabilities in Windows, Visual Studio and the MSN and Windows Live Messenger s...

Article | 10/09/2007 Will Apple bid to build US wireless network?

Apple is debating whether to participate in the US Federal Communications Commission's Jan. 16 wireless spectrum auction, BusinessWeek reported Monday...

Article | 11/09/2007 Pump-and-dump spam nets scammers $20 million

U.S. federal authorities announced last week that members of a "pump-and-dump" spam group that bilked more than US$20 million from naive, overeager in...

Article | 11/09/2007 Worm circulating through Skype

Skype warned its users Monday that a worm targeting Windows PCs is spreading through the service's instant messenger, making the Voice over IP (VOIP)'...

Article | 7/09/2007 Microsoft cooks up five patches for next week

Microsoft will release five security updates next Tuesday -- about half as many as it issued last month -- targeting flaws in Windows, SharePoint, Vis...

Article | 7/09/2007 Bush doesn't confront China over alleged Pentagon hack

U.S. President George W. Bush did not confront China's president Hu Jintao Thursday over allegations that the Chinese military has hacked Pentagon com...

Article | 7/09/2007 iTunes update patches bug; adds iPod, iPhone features

Apple updated its iTunes music software late Wednesday to patch a critical vulnerability and add features that will only be enabled once the new iPod ...

Article | 6/09/2007 Apple revamps iPods, cuts 8GB iPhone price

Apple CEO Steve Jobs Wednesday announced a total refresh of the company's iconic iPod music player line that includes the new iPod touch, a Wi-Fi devi...

Article | 5/09/2007 Custom-built botnet steals eBay accounts

Online auction site eBay has been targeted by identity thieves, who are wielding a botnet that uses brute force to uncover valid account log-in inform...

Article | 31/08/2007 Researchers spot rootkits on more Sony USB drives

A second line of USB drives sold by Sony Electronics that uses rootkit tactics to hide files has been identified, and the devices' software remains on...

Article | 30/08/2007 Microsoft closes popular third-party Windows update app

Microsoft forced a popular alternative to Windows Update off the Internet today, sending the maker of AutoPatcher cease-and-desist e-mail. The free ut...