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AutoRun worms got “smarter”

Over time, users have become more careful when handling removable, external drives and devices such as iPods and other MP3 players, flash drives, USB sticks, digital cameras …

Check the privacy level of your Facebook account

If you have been worried lately about what information that you have included in your Facebook account might be accessible to people other than your Facebook friends, wonder …

Q&A: Anti-phishing training game

Norman Sadeh, CEO or Wombat Security, is also a Professor in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University where he developed Wombat’s anti-phishing …

Phishing page steals prepaid debit card account information

Many people don’t have a regular or a big enough income to receive a debit card, but would still like to have one since it can be really handy when settling bills or …

Zeus-friendly ISP taken down

The latest in the string of “bulletproof” ISPs has been taken down on Friday, after its upstream service provider (DIGERNET) has been disconnected. PROXIEZ-NET …

The telephony denial of service attack

While you’re wondering why your phone is ringing incessantly and every time you answer it you hear nothing, a recorded message or an advertisement, thieves are likely …

Google encrypts Google Search

Following the unintended collection of payload data from open WiFi networks performed by the cars mapping streets for Google Street View, Google claims that there is no reason …

Four things about Facebook most people aren’t aware of

With all the security bugs that Facebook has lately been experiencing and the new privacy settings changes it has made, you might be wondering if it isn’t the time to …

Facebook rolls out new security features

If you have wondered why you have lately been asked to register the computer from which you access your Facebook account, wonder no more! Facebook has announced new tools and …

Latvian “Robin Hood” hacker’s identity revealed

The identity of the Latvian hacker who, earlier this year, hacked and publicly disclosed tax office data showing that state officials were still getting a enormous salaries in …

Attack detectors on CPUs expose backdoors

How can you be sure that the CPU on your computer hasn’t been tampered with and is not stealthily collecting your data for someone else to use? Adam Waksman and Simha …

Counterfeit consumer electronics

Most people believe that if you want to be sure that you got an original product, you must buy it from a reputable retailer – especially if that product is an electronic …

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