Viruses infect executables. Worms are executables. So viruses can, and are, infecting worms. The result, claims anti-virus company BitDefender, is a new category of threat: Frankenmalware.
Use of Google Docs is illegal in Norway
The Open Digital Policy Organization reports that the Norwegian Data Inspectorate has effectively declared use of Google Apps in Norway to be illegal.
New York utilities disclose third-party unauthorized access to customer data
Two New York power companies, which have 1.8 million customers, have disclosed that customers’ personal information, including social security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account data, may have been compromised by third-party unauthorized ac…
MegaUpload typosquatting exposed
The MegaUpload take-down is one of the hottest stories on the net, involving the FBI, illegal file-sharing, hackers’ revenge, the specter of SOPA and more. But don’t be too curious…
CyberSource releases its 8th annual UK fraud report
CyberSource, a payment management company working in e-commerce and providing a fraud management system to e-commerce merchants, has published its latest report: UK Online Fraud Report 2012.
Scammers offer “free” $500 Amazon gift card on Facebook
Facebook scammers are offering a “free” $500 Amazon.com gift card as part of a premium rate mobile phone service and affiliate marketing site scheme.
Microsoft names the man behind the Kelihos botnet
Last September, Microsoft and Kaspersky Labs took down the Kelihos botnet. While Kaspersky now has control of the botnet, in a court filing in Virginia, Microsoft yesterday named Andrey Sabelnikov as the owner and operator of Kelihos.
Spy-approved secure version of Android released
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has released a secure version of Google’s Android platform, dubbed secure enhanced (SE) Android, which is based on an application-level permissions model.
Law Society tougher than the ICO on Andrew Crossley
Andrew Crossley was the solicitor behind the ACS:Law scandal. His firm sent out some 20,000 speculative letters to ‘illegal file sharers’ demanding payment of £500 in reparation to his rightsholder clients (in this case MediaCAT, which represented the …
Ransomware pretending to be law enforcement
Recent months have seen the arrival of a new type of ransomware based on a legal threat from supposed law enforcement agencies.