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Online fraudsters enlist Trojans to run off with your money

Researchers at security firm Finjan have discovered details of a new type of banking Trojan horse that doesn't just steal your bank log-in credentials but actually steals money from your account while you are logged in and displays a fake balance. The ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.

Scammers pose as banks in live chat hack

The live chat window asks phishing victims for name, phone number and email address (photo credit: RSA) Online scammers have created a phishing site masquerading as a US-based bank that launches a live chat window where victims are ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  18 Sep 2009

Judge upholds Microsoft infringement of date-picker patent

A federal appeals court on Friday affirmed a lower court ruling that Microsoft infringed on a patent owned by Alcatel-Lucent but said the jury award of $358m in damages was excessive. The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, DC, ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  14 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Microsoft Corporation,  Alcatel-Lucent,  AT&T Inc.

Snow Leopard for free? Most likely to get malware instead

People eager to get a copy of the latest version of the Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, should be wary of sites offering free copies because they are likely to get some nasty malware instead, according to antivirus company Trend Micro. Trend Micro ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  28 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Trend Micro

Apple's Mac OS 'lagging behind Vista on security'

Contrary to popular Mac fanboy belief, Macintosh is not more secure from a software standpoint than modern Windows; it's merely safer to use because malware writers prefer to target the platform with the biggest install base, according to Charlie ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  27 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Charlie Miller,  Microsoft Corporation

Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears

If you are using a GSM phone - the 2G standard used by the majority of the world's mobiles - you are likely to have just a few more months before it will be easy for practically anyone to spy on your communications. Security researcher Karsten Nohl is ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  26 Aug 2009

Error message prompts Symantec to offer Norton patch fix

Symantec is providing a fix for customers who got error messages after a patch deployment went awry for some Norton users, the company said on Tuesday. The problem started last Wednesday when Symantec deployed patches for Norton AntiVirus 2009, Norton ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  26 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Symantec,  Microsoft Corporation

Cisco wireless LAN: At risk from 'skyjack' attack

Cisco Systems wireless local area network equipment used by many corporations around the world is at risk of being used in denial-of-service attacks and data theft, according to a company that offers protection for WLANs. Researchers at AirMagnet, ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  25 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Cisco Systems, Inc.

Facebook crushes spam apps as five more attack

Five more of the apps appeared on Thursday, called "Friends", "Friends Gifts", "Matching", "Pok" and "Your Photos", according to an updated blog post by Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson. By that night those new ones were disabled too. Facebook "will ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  21 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Trend Micro

Rogue Facebook apps start stealing log-ins, spamming

Security firm Trend Micro warned on Wednesday that a handful of rogue Facebook apps are stealing log-in credentials and spamming victims' friends. As of Wednesday afternoon, all of the apps were live except for "Stream", he said. The activity started ...

From ELINOR MILLS, Silicon.com,  20 Aug 2009
Related Topics: Facebook Inc.,  Trend Micro

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