Businesses need to take note of the increase in malicious cyber activity in emerging countries, particularly those offshore and outsourced operations, says Symantec.
Lower Merion School District in voyeur scrape over webcam
Administrators at Pennsylvania-based Harriton High School downloaded over 400 screenshots and webcam pictures of student Blake Robbins rather than the one or two previously estimated, according to a new motion filed in the court case between Robbins’ f…
Google Chrome used as trojan bait
A trojan has appeared posing as an extension to the Google Chrome browser. Delivered via email, the invitation to install the software tempts users with promises of a function to access documents from emails.
Israel blocks US iPad imports
Israel has banned Apple’s iPad from entering the country from the US and has threatened to confiscate the newly released devices from passengers at airports.
UK and France champion safe surfing
A report just released claims to show that the UK and French internet user community are leading the way when it comes to online security but are less bothered about data protection issues.
Daily Telegraph third-party website hacked and defaced
A Daily Telegraph third-party website is the latest high-profile site to be defaced by hackers apparently unhappy about the news organisation referring to Romanians as gypsies.
Toshiba Research Europe announces breakthrough in ultra-secure computing
Ultra-secure encryption of sensitive data sent by banks, hospitals and government organisations could be a reality within three to five years, says Toshiba Research Europe.
Porn sites top drive-by download list
Porn sites are still the most likely online destinations to be compromised with malware, in spite of increasing attacks on legitimate non-porn websites, according to a report released by security company Commtouch this week.
Former NSA official indicted for information theft
A former National Security Agency senior executive has been indicted for retaining classified information, obstructing justice and making false statements.
Researchers reveal Internet Explorer 8 XSS filtering flaw
A pair of security researchers have identified a way to use security tools within Internet Explorer 8 to compromise a website. The attack uses cross-site scripting filters implemented in the latest version of the Microsoft browser to execute cross-site…