Microsoft has issued a security advisory for a canonical display driver (cdd.dll) vulnerability affecting Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2.
Texas man pleads guilty to hacking medical center computers
A former night-shift security guard pleaded guilty to two counts of transmitting malicious code for his role in hacking into computers at a Dallas area medical facility.
Microsoft pays $200m to VirnetX in patent lawsuit
Microsoft is to pay $200m in settlement of a patent infringement case brought by VirnetX.
PandaLabs reports Navy Federal name used for phishing launches
PandaLabs has warned internet users to be aware of a new type of phishing attack, following its investigation of a clone of the Navy Federal company’s website, which is being used by criminals to harvest user credentials.
Millions of internet users unaware of dangers, says Kaspersky
Around 30 000 new malicious and potentially undesirable programmes appear every day, according to security researchers at Kaspersky Lab.
Microsoft pays $200m to VirnetX in patent lawsuit
Microsoft is to pay $200m in settlement of a patent infringement case brought by VirnetX.
Google says Street View cars collected WiFi data by mistake
Google has admitted that it mistakenly collected data sent over WiFi networks using its Street View cars gathering images for Google’s controversial Street View service.
Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Reports are coming in that Facebook has identified the self-proclaimed hacker who was offering to sell batches of 1000 Facebook accounts – up to 1.5 million in total – and it appears that the Russian hacker was wildly overstating the account numbers.
Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Reports are coming in that Facebook has identified the self-proclaimed hacker who was offering to sell batches of 1000 Facebook accounts – up to 1.5 million in total – and it appears that the Russian hacker was wildly overstating the account numbers.
Facebook users hit by ‘Candid Camera’ prank attack
Facebook is once again in the news, as large numbers of users are being hit by a prank video posted to their Facebook walls.