Burrowing worm borrows Windows vuln Security researchers have discovered one of the most subtle and sophisticated examples of Windows rootkit software known to date.… Read more…
Microsoft Corp. and the state of Washington this week filed lawsuits against a slew of “scareware” purveyors, scam artists who use fake security alerts to frighten consumers into paying for worthless computer security software. The case filed by the Washington attorney general’s office names Texas-based Branch Software and its owner James Reed McCreary IV, alleging [...]
Streaming hebegeebees A security bug in Adobe’s software means users were able to access Amazon’s video streaming service without payment, Reuters reports. The flaw was a rare example of a bug that gives extra functionality to users.… Read more…
If you thought your wireless network was too remote or obscure to find, you might want to think again. There’s a non-trivial chance that the name of your network and its precise geographic coordinates are already mapped out and searchable by anyone with a Web browser. At least for U.S.-based networks, probably the best place [...]
How the transport bods silenced security researchers The annual DEFCON conference in Las Vegas in early August got a bit more interesting than usual when three graduate students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were enjoined from giving a presentation by a court in Boston.… Read more…