The $112,000 Trojan bank fraud
It seems that some banks are still having a bad time, as if the current financial crisis was not bad enough they are still finding that they are open to all sorts of attack and not all of them are from the disheartened public who are unable to get loans or credit.
Despite the obvious security [...]
Terror list has over a million names
In 2003, President Bush ordered a terrorist list to be compiled, this was supposed to help the authorities stop known terrorists from entering the US and enable them to monitor suspects already at large in the US.
Yet this list has grown to contain the details of over a million people, in the US and from [...]
Spammers love torrents
Torrent sites are popular with people who like to share files, but it seems that there could be another group that like torrent sites, but for an entirely different reason.
Spammers have found that that torrent sites such as the Pirate Bay are suffering from spam attacks on a regular basis that appear in the [...]
Bloggers could end up inside
Is the world getting fed up with bloggers who seem to feel that they are able to share their thoughts with whoever is willing to read them? It would seem that this could be so and in order to combat these loose cannons some governments are preparing to issue jail time.
But this is not a [...]
Pentagon using social networking
US General uses modern language, as social networking becomes a key tool in how the military go about recruiting and essentially just getting their message out there in front of the younger people of the US.
The army say that social networking allows the army to reach younger people aged between eighteen and twenty four, who [...]
eBay scammer goes to prison
Most people who use the internet are weary of being scammed, this especially so when it comes to auction sites like eBay. While the majority of listings and sellers are genuine, there is always the worry that it may be a fraud.
However, it seems that not all scammers get away with it, in the US [...]
$300 billion fighter jet project is hacked
There are concerns that the aircraft supposed to spearhead the defence of the US and its allies the F-35 may have been compromised by hackers getting into the project files and stealing terabytes of information.
The project is jointly run by the Pentagon and the aircraft maker Lockheed Martin Corp, who are denying that anything like [...]
UK government in trouble over web snooping
For some time, there have been concerns over the amount of surveillance that goes on in the UK but this is simply brushed off as all of this is done for our security.
However, it seems that not everyone agrees, including the EU who are so concerned at the amount of snooping that goes on in [...]
Conficker begins to stir
First, there was the danger of the Conficker worm stirring, then it was described as an April Fool’s joke and now it seems that the worm is turning according to internet security experts who are monitoring Conficker activity.
It seems that the worm that happened simply to pass straight through a hole in Microsoft is alive [...]
Microsoft and the new gaming piracy tech
Microsoft have been adding a number additions to their Games for Windows security, these are mainly directed at the prevention of piracy. It could be said that it is like Digital Rights Management (DRM) but don’t let Microsoft hear any say that.
They have anti piracy measures in place, but according to Microsoft it is definitely [...]
Smart grid easily hacked
There has been a lot of media attention regarding “Smart Grid” this is digitally based electricity supply in the US, sounds crazy. Well it may just that according to security experts who believe that this type of power can easily be hacked, which could mean widespread blackouts.
Digitally based technology such as this relies on automated [...]
Facebook users have say on polices
It was not that long ago when the social networking site Facebook causing some serious issues for its members when the management decided to change the terms and conditions of using the site. This did not go down very well and was scrapped.
As with all clever corporate, the management team did not take this to [...]
Fighters grounded by a virus
The French Navy has been attacked by one of the most sneakiest of enemies; it was not terrorists or activists though. The French Navy has become the latest victim of the Conficker virus, this uses Microsoft windows to transmit itself through networks and infiltrate systems.
Because of this the French Navy’s aircraft were grounded and it [...]
Facebook planning to sell data
With over a hundred and fifty million users Facebook is a marketing dream come true for anyone who can get into it and as things go it may not be that long before the marketing and advertising people get their hands on the Facebook database.
In the second quarter of this year, things will begin to [...]
Computers to get disk encryption
Having complete computer security may not be that far off as six of the top companies involved in producing computer hard drives have released their specifications for single application for encrypting computer hard drives, solid state drives (SSD) and other encryption management applications.
The idea is simple as the best ideas are, it works like this, [...]
Stolen cars saved by an SMS
The power of the computer has been used in vehicles for some time, but not in the way that the Home Office want.
They have asked technology companies to come up with a system that will allow them to use the mobile phone network to turn the engines of vehicles off, it is claimed that this [...]
Anti piracy measures dropped by Apple
For as long as anyone can remember Apple have always used the serial number verification for the Apple iWork Productivity Suite, this would need to be added within the thirty day deadline, this also included any software installed on the machine when purchased, any downloads and those bought through the retail sector.
But when it comes [...]
Worm infects windows
Over the past couple of days, a worm has been infecting millions of computers by exploiting an old Windows bug.
It has been estimated that around four million computers could have been infected by the Downadup or Conficker, which has been using an old bug in the Windows Server, which is used by the following operating [...]
Fake CNN phishing site
Once again, the news is being used to encourage unsuspecting internet users visit news sites to see some breaking news, but as normal, these are just phishing emails hoping that people will visit the site and get caught up in trap.
In this case, the news story is making out that it comes from CNN, the [...]
Can Microsoft corner the security market?
Companies like Microsoft are not known for giving anything away; after all, they would not have made all of that cash if they started off down that road. However, since other companies have been offering some security software packages for free, Microsoft are about to jump in with their free software.
The plan is to offer [...]