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Sony: Credit Data Risked in PlayStation Outage

LOS ANGELES -- Sony Corp. said Tuesday that the credit card data of PlayStation users around the world may have been stolen in a hack that forced it to shut down its PlayStation Network for the past week, disconnecting 77 million user accounts. Some players brushed off the breach as a common hazard of operating in a...

What is OpenBSD, and Did the FBI Really Tamper With It?

(Dec. 17) -- Is there anyone on the Internet who isn't either spying or being spied upon? The open-source community is up in arms this week over allegations that, a decade ago, the FBI bribed the developers of operating system OpenBSD to insert a number of backdoors in the system's code. Unless you are a tech wizard...

Hackers Strike Gawker Media, Leaking User Accounts, Passwords

(Dec. 13) -- Gawker media has been hacked in a massive attack that temporarily stopped the company's websites from publishing new material this weekend and compromised 1.3 million user accounts. In a statement on its website, Gawker Media, owned by digital publishing mogul Nick Denton, encouraged registered users on...

'Iranian Cyber Army' Hacker Group Enters Mercenary Business

(Oct. 25) -- The Iranian Cyber Army, a group of hackers with suspected links to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, is reportedly getting into the mercenary business. The group, which hacked into Twitter and Chinese search engine Baidu in December and TechCrunch's European website last month, appears to be selling its services on...

Five New Frightening Types of Cyberattacks

(Oct. 18) -- Worried about e-mails that appear to be from your bank but could well be part of a phishing scam? That may soon be the least of your problems. With concerns about cyberattacks on the rise, computer security experts are looking ahead to what they think might be the next wave of attacks. What they find is that...

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Identity Thieves Are Targeting Our Kids! What Parents Must Know

"My first application came back denied," Olivia McNamara remembers.

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Bluetoothache: Super-Weapon 'Flame' Could Track And Steal Data Via Bluetooh

The online 'super-weapon' known as Flame was able to control Bluetooth chips on infected computers, enabling it to track nearby devices - and potentially locate high-priority targets, according to a security firm.

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Creating Undetectable Computer Virus 'Surprisingly Simple'

Since the Flame computer virus was discovered earlier this week, much attention has been focused on the cleverness of this piece of malicious code.

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âWalking Around Naked On The Internet': McAfee Says 17% Of PCs Globally Lack Malware Protection

Some eye-opening stats out today from McAfee , the Intel-owned IT security company: a study of 28 million computers in 24 countries has found that 17 percent of all PCs do not have any form of security at all on them against viruses, worms, spyware and other Internet malware â a transgression that McAfee compares to...

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'Flame' Malware Spying On Middle East Computer Users, Researchers Say

For at least the past two years, a large, complex piece of malicious software has infected hundreds of computers across the Middle East, stealing victims' data and spying on their online activities, security researchers have discovered.

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06/04/12 Flame malware network based on shadowy domains, fake... Source: Web 2.0 The mysterious Flame malware used domain names registered with fake names to communicate with infected computers in the Middle East for at least four years, researchers said today.
06/04/12 Imation Storage Platform for SMBs Source: eWeek (Ziff Davis) Storage and data security specialist Imation announced the release of RDX Media Secure with CyberSafe Pro Security Technology, featuring built-in encryption and cryptographic erase capability.
06/04/12 New StrikeForce SMB Offering Provides Affordable... Source: TMCnet StrikeForce Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB: SFOR), creators of two factor out-of-band authentication and anti-keylogging keystroke encryption, today announced a new package aimed at small businesses.
06/04/12 The Mobile Security (mSecurity) Market 2012-2017 Source: PR Newswire Mobile threats are becoming increasingly prolific as the mobile platform continues to gain popularity through the adoption of smart devices.
06/04/12 All Bets On BlackHat USA 2012 in Las Vegas Source: The Book of Testing - Dr. Dobb's Portal The BlackHat USA 2012 conference will be held at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 21-26 to bring together thought leaders from all facets of the Information Security world from the corporate and government sectors to academic and even underground researchers.