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Article | 5/11/2012 In Pictures: 20 notorious worms, viruses and botnets
The earliest worms and viruses were created for geeky fun and did little harm - oh, how times have changed. Here are 20 worms, viruses and botnets tha...
Article | 14/09/2011 Microsoft, Adobe unleash flood of security updates
Today is Patch Tuesday again. The ninth of the year already. Microsoft has released five new security bulletins, and Adobe has joined the party with s...
Article | 9/08/2011 Scammers shift targets beyond the PC
Career criminal Willie Sutton was often quoted saying that he robbed banks "because that's where the money is." The legend sounds good, but Sutton act...
Article | 5/08/2011 Android users least prepared for rise in mobile malware
An explosion in mobile malware in the first half of 2011 has exponentially increased the chance of an Android device getting infected according to one...
Article | 4/08/2011 Experts disagree on Android call recording 'Trojan'
According to some headlines, the sky is falling on Android. No, I am not referring to the headlines predicting that the iPhone 5 will double Apple's s...
Article | 3/06/2011 MacDefender evolves, cat-and-mouse security comes to Mac
Mac users and those who offer administration and support to them find themselves in the security rat race for the first time, as MacDefender scareware...
Article | 2/06/2011 Malware spikes, spam plummets, says report
It has been the busiest quarter on record for malware according to a new report from McAfee. The McAfee Threats Report: First Quarter 2011 claims six ...
Article | 28/05/2011 Is MacDefender malware a sign of the Macpocalypse?
There is a new world order. MacDefender, and subsequently MacGuard, demonstrate that the inherent security by obscurity of the Mac is fading, and that...
Article | 27/05/2011 Mac Malware is back. Your move, Apple
Apple may have conquered the Mac Defender malware with an official support page and a promise to wipe out the problem through a software update, but t...
Article | 25/05/2011 Hotmail targeted by zero-day attack
Hotmail accounts were recently targeted by an attacking against a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Webmail system. The attack is more insidious...
Article | 23/05/2011 No Rapture: the end has been delayed but watch out for apocalypse attacks
I didn't expect to get a ticket to the rapture, but judging from the lack of abandoned vehicles it seems that the rumors of the end of the world were...
Article | 10/05/2011 Watch out for Adobe phishing scams
There are phishing scams out there targeting Adobe users. Make sure you know how to recognize and avoid these threats when they arrive in your Inbox.
Article | 5/05/2011 Bin Laden news targets social networking weak spot
The death of Osama bin Laden, the dramatic events surrounding the military operation against bin Laden's compound in a posh Pakistani suburb, and the ...
Article | 27/04/2011 Is the Stars Worm just a hoax?
Iran claims to have discovered new malware it is calling the Stars worm attacking the nation's critical infrastructure. But, the lack of any sample of...
Article | 16/04/2011 iOS 4.3.2 protects iGadgets against rogue SSL certificates
Apple released yet another update to iOS this week. iOS 4.3.2 is the second incremental update for iOS in a matter of weeks following the launch of iO...

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