Archive for the 'Security' Category

Vista Hotfix Packs Leaks to Web

Windows Vista hotfixes leak to the Internet after being offered to Windows Server 2008 beta testers this weekend.

Two substantial collections of Windows Vista hotfixes leaked to the Internet after being offered to Windows Server 2008 beta testers this weekend, leading some users to speculate that the pair are actually the foundation of the future [...]

Early Patch For Windows Cursor Vulnerability

Microsoft plans to release a patch for the Windows animated cursor vulnerability on Tuesday April 3.

According to the Microsoft Security Response Center Blog, attacks exploiting the vulnerability have increased over the weekend, and proof-of-concept code has begun circulating publicly.

Free Antivirus Software From Google

Anti-virus software is a necessary evil for anyone who owns a computer. But, sometimes the software doesn’t come cheap and even more than that you have to upgrade every year and purchase the software again! Norton Anti-virus is the most trusted anti-virus software out there, and it is also one of the pricier ones. But, [...]

SXSW sets stage for open-source DIY hacking

AUSTIN, Texas—If you went to the keynote speech at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival here Sunday and found your cell phone not working, it wasn’t your carrier’s fault.

You can blame the SXSWi keynote speakers, Make magazine Senior Editor Phil Torrone and do-it-yourself electronics pioneer Limor Fried. During their on-stage conversation, the pranksters [...]

New airport X-ray is a virtual strip search

U.S. authorities in Phoenix on Friday began testing a controversial new X-ray machine to screen air passengers for weapons, a process that critics likened to a “virtual strip search.”

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration rolled out an X-ray machine that uses so-called backscatter” technology at one checkpoint at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The machine peers [...]

Thousands of PCs Infected by Nasty Trojan Horse

One in 200 e-mail messages sent today carry the vicious software, expert says.

Malicious Trojan horse software claiming to provide information on topics like the deadly storms that have battered Europe this week has infected thousands of computers over the past 24 hours, security vendor Sophos warned today.

The e-mail tries to entice victims into clicking on [...]

‘Storm Worm’ rages across the globe

“Storm Worm”, one of the larger Trojan horse attacks in recent years, is baiting people with timely information about a deadly, real-life storm front, security researchers said Friday.

Over an eight-hour period Thursday, malicious e-mails were sent across the globe to hundreds of thousands of people, said Mikko Hypponen, chief research officer for F-Secure.

People who open [...]