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Article | 25/05/2011 Sony Ericsson online store, Sony BMG Japan reportedly hacked
Sony's security woes are continuing unabated as two more hacking groups today claim to have broken into the company's networks.
Article | 21/05/2011 Sony hit again with two hacks
An intruder has apparently broken into So-net, an internet service provider subsidiary of Sony, and stolen about $1200 worth of virtual tokens.
Article | 20/05/2011 Mac App Store's slow updates expose users to security risks
Apple's Mac App Store puts users at risk because it's slow to update vulnerable software, a security researcher said Wednesday.
Article | 12/05/2011 Google engineers deny Chrome hack exploited browser's code
Several Google security engineers have countered claims that a French security company found a vulnerability in Chrome that could let attackers hijack...
Article | 12/05/2011 Microsoft leaves Mac Office users in the lurch, says researcher
Microsoft yesterday told Mac Office users it doesn't yet have a fix for a PowerPoint bug that it patched for Windows customers.
Article | 9/05/2011 Phishing becomes more sophisticated
The successful use of phishing emails to breach secure organizations like Oak Ridge National Laboratory and EMC's RSA security division is a stark rem...
Article | 10/05/2011 Skype patches 'wormable' Mac bug
As it promised last week, Skype today began serving up an update to Mac users of its chat and Internet phone software, fixing a dangerous bug that a r...
Article | 10/05/2011 Security firm exploits Chrome zero-day to hack browser, escape sandbox
French security company Vupen said today that it's figured out how to hack Google's Chrome by sidestepping not only the browser's built-in "sandbox" b...
Article | 5/05/2011 Microsoft defers to outside dev for stuck Windows Phone fix
Microsoft on Wednesday said it will not help Windows Phone users who updated their smartphones last month with an unsanctioned tool, and are now unabl...
Article | 4/05/2011 Hackers step up game, spread malware using Bin Laden bait
Hackers today stepped up their use of Osama Bin Laden's death by shoving malware into PCs when users fall for phony claims of photographs and video, s...
Article | 3/05/2011 Fake AV makers, scammers exploit Bin Laden news
Malware makers and scammers have quickly latched onto the news that U.S. military forces killed Osama Bin Laden, security researchers said today.
Article | 30/04/2011 Mozilla patches Firefox 4, fixes programming bungle
Mozilla on Thursday patched Firefox 4 for the first time, fixing eight flaws, including a major programming oversight that left the browser as vulnera...
Article | 29/04/2011 Cyberthieves loot SMBs, transfer millions to firms in China, FBI warns
Some U.S. companies may unwittingly be funding businesses in China to the tune of millions of dollars.
Article | 28/04/2011 Google patches 27 Chrome bugs, pays out record bounties
Google today patched 27 vulnerabilities in Chrome as it boosted the "stable" build of the browser to version 11 on Windows, Mac and Linux.
Article | 26/04/2011 Security experts can't verify Iran's claims of new worm
Without a sample of the new worm that an Iranian official says attacked the country's computers, it's impossible to verify his claims, a security rese...