If you’ve got a PayPal account, you’re likely a target for phishers who’ll try to nab your login credentials by sending phony e-mails that lure victims to a bogus site so they’ll unwittingly give up the info. The solution?
There’s a new report out warning that hackers have become “industrialized” and represent an ever increasing threat to people, organizations and Government. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: botnets, cybercriminal, hackers, Imperva, industrialized, study
A massive botnet has been discovered by security researchers in Virginia who say the infestation is attacking computers at companies and governments around the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: attack, botnet, infected, NetWitness, researchers, security
Got a hacked copy of Windows 7? Don’t get too used to it. Microsoft’s about to issue a new update for Windows Activation Technologies that will detect more than 70 “activation exploits” — those crafty little hacks to Windows’ activation. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: activation, detect, hacks, Microsoft, update, Windows 7
The folks over at TechCrunch are reporting that the Chinese government is now blocking the popular tech site — and they think they know why. My question: How come the government in Beijing doesn’t see me as a threat, too? Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: block, China, TechCrunch, Tianament Square
How much pressure does it take to get Chinese officials to crack down on would-be cyber-criminals? Plenty, but there’s been modest movement recently with the shuttering of an alleged hacker training operation. Read the rest of this entry »
Google’s announced the end of support for some of the creaky old Web browsers out there. Among them: Microsoft’s Internet Explorer 6 (IE). Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: gmail, Google, Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft
Now here’s what I call customer service gone wild: A Texas bank has decided to sue one of its commercial customers that was robbed by a gang of international cyberthieves. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: cybertheives, Hillary Machinery Inc., lawsuit, PlainsCapital Bank, security, Texas
