Items tagged with security

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No Joke in April Fool's Day Computer Worm Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 - 10:01:53 - Sarah Gingichashvili A computer-science detective story is playing out on the Internet as security experts try to hunt down a worm called Conficker C and prevent it from... read more

RFID Quirks Make Cheap Security Scheme Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 - 12:33:43 - Anuradha Menon Radio frequency identification (RFID) chips are everywhere today: in credit cards, driver’s licenses, and passports, and stuck to pallets of... read more

Koobface, Other Worms Target Facebook Saturday, March 7th, 2009 - 14:25:27 - Anuradha Menon As Facebook works to make itself more relevant and timely for its growing member base with a profile page makeover, attackers seem to be working... read more

IBM New USB key for secure Internet Banking Wednesday, March 4th, 2009 - 12:14:58 - Iddo Genuth Security on a stick is the tongue-in-cheek reference given to a new device IBM has placed on display at the Cebit tradeshow this week. The device... read more

Facebook Users Suffer Viral Surge Monday, March 2nd, 2009 - 14:03:59 - Sarah Gingichashvili Facebook has been targeted by malicious hackers seeking to steal valuable data from members. The social network site has been hit by five separate... read more

UK Unveils Future Defense Technologies Sunday, March 1st, 2009 - 12:13:03 - Sarah Gingichashvili The Ministry of Defense has lifted the lid on its Defense Technology Plan, the latest gadgets it hopes could help equip troops in the future. Cameras... read more

EWeek Ads Infect Users Thanks to Adobe Flaw Thursday, February 26th, 2009 - 14:23:08 - Anuradha Menon It’s hard to deny -- hackers love Adobe. Adobe has over the last several years claimed many of the top security vulnerabilities due to its rich... read more

Idle Hotmail Accounts 'Eat' Xbox Gamertags Monday, February 23rd, 2009 - 16:32:42 - Sarah GIngichashvili A small but potentially disastrous glitch has hit users of the Xbox Live service who may not be checking their Hotmail accounts as often as they... read more

Hackers Target Xbox Live Players Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 - 13:30:32 - Sarah Gingichashvili Xbox Live is being targeted by malicious hackers selling services that kick players off the network. The booting services are proving popular with... read more

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