It was red faces all round at F-Secure yesterday after the security vendor realised that a beta test version of its software for the Apple Mac was apparently diagnosing benign files as infected – and then placing them in trash.

It seems that hackers are getting better at developing obfuscated and stealth mode malware code, as a security researcher with Symantec claims to have discovered the stealthiest file infector yet seen.

It looks like Google Android is going to be the first smartphone platform to get a near-native full disk encryption (FDE) app, thanks to work from renowned IT security researcher Moxie Marlinspike.

Scammers are using the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan to appeal for fraudulent charity donations, a security firm has warned.

Google has warned users of its various online services about a new generation of highly targeted attacks against specific individuals using the Internet Explorer family of browser software.

It looks as though banks are adding a new generation of anti-skimming devices to ATMs, in a bid to help prevent users’ cards and their PINs from being compromised. But it seems that the retrofitted devices are causing confusion amongst ATM users, who a…

Reports are coming in that a scam is circulating on Twitter, claiming to be a simple survey, but potentially dropping a range of rogue applications on to users’ PCs, as well as spreading virally to other users of the service.

The blame for a DDoS enhancement to the infamous SpyEye banking trojan has been laid firmly at the door of the Anonymous WikiLeaks-inspired group of hackivists by Idappcom.

Microsoft will be releasing Internet Explorer 9 today in Austin, Texas, at 9pm US Pacific Standard Time.

Vigil Software, an audit, security and regulatory compliance specialist, has warned that the planned devolution of administration in the National Health Service down to GP level could have serious repercussions for IT security.