The team that developed the secure BlackBerry smartphone for President Obama when he took office in 2009 has developed an anti phone hacking app for the Android and BlackBerry smartphone/tablet platforms.

A Fortinet IT security researcher has revealed the methodology being used by Zitmo, one of the latest generations of SMS-interception and stealing malware infections seen on the Android platform.

Early adopters of Google+ have been hit by an avalanche of e-mail notifications, due to a glitch in the system.

Two more Department of Energy (DOE) labs appear to be the victims of spear-phishing attacks that resulted in the shutdown of their email and Internet connectivity.

After announcing its proposals last month, Google has removed virtually all co.cc sub-domain web sites and linked internet resources from its giant online search index.

The latest issue of Which magazine from the Consumer’s Association asserts that Yahoo’s updated terms and conditions allow the email giant to eavesdrop on member emails and instant messages.

The latest analysis of malware and security threats from GFI Software claims to show that search engine poisoning and phishing of the Tumblr microblogging site were riding high in the threats chart during June of this year.

A Trend Micro threats analyst has warned Android users to be on the lookout for an attractive, but malware-ridden, free racing game for the platform that is infected with a trojan.

The distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks launched in March of this year against sites affiliated with the South Korean government, military, and civilian infrastructure were the result of a highly sophisticated, coordinated attack, most likely …

The Washington Post has admitted to a data breach that compromised user IDs and emails of 1.27 million job seekers who use its employment website.