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Article | 15/04/2010 Researcher shows new clickjacking methods

A computer security researcher has released a new browser-based tool that can be used to experiment with next-generation "clickjacking" attacks along ...

Article | 13/04/2010 Malicious Facebook ad redirected to fake antivirus software

A malicious advertisement has been found within an application for Facebook that redirected users to fake antivirus software, according to a security ...

Article | 12/04/2010 Hacker conference to address emerging Web threats

The Black Hat security conference will kick off next week in Barcelona, with training sessions and briefings from some of the most talented security r...

Article | 7/04/2010 Adobe considers changes to mitigate PDF attack

Adobe Systems is considering modifying its PDF applications to counter a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious...

Article | 6/04/2010 Vietnam rebuffs hacking claims from Google

Vietnam tersely rejected charges from Google that tens of thousands of Vietnamese-speaking PC users around the world were targeted by hackers.

Article | 6/04/2010 Malicious PDF file doesn't need a software vulnerability

A security researcher has found a way to run arbitrary code on Windows computers by embedding it in a malicious PDF file.

Article | 25/03/2010 Microsoft will not change China operations, official says

Microsoft has noted Google's recent move to stop censoring its search engine in China, but will continue to do business there, a senior company offici...

Article | 24/03/2010 Council of Europe pushes for only one cybercrime treaty

A European intergovernmental body that oversees the only international cybercrime treaty is advocating that the U.N. supports its efforts to get wider...

Article | 24/03/2010 Law enforcement lobbies hard for ICANN changes

U.S. and U.K. law enforcement officials are trying to marshal support for changes that would make it more difficult for criminals to register domain n...

Article | 24/03/2010 E-crime reporting format draws closer to a standard

The Internet Engineering Task Force is close to approving a specification for a common format for reporting e-crime, a step taken to allow security ex...

Article | 19/03/2010 Google launches 3D graphics driver project for Chrome

Google has launched a new project for Chrome that will let the browser run a wider range of 3D graphics content without downloading additional drivers...

Article | 20/03/2010 Malware infected memory cards of 3,000 Vodafone mobiles

Malware-tainted memory cards may have ended up on as many as 3,000 HTC Magic phones, a greater number than first suspected, Vodafone said Friday.

Article | 19/03/2010 Facebook users targeted in massive spam run

Facebook's 400 million users have been targeted by a spam run that could infect their computers with malicious software designed to steals passwords a...

Article | 18/03/2010 Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules

Law enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would...

Article | 18/03/2010 Law enforcement push for stricter domain name rules

Law enforcement officials in the U.K. and U.S. are pushing the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to put in place measures that would...