Nimble spammers exploit Boston bombings, Texas disaster
Junk mail gang spreading botware by tapping interest in American calamities
John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Apr | Read more
Junk mail gang spreading botware by tapping interest in American calamities
John P. Mello Jr. | 19 Apr | Read more
Paying for an app in Google's online store, Google Play, will banish nagging in-app ads, but it won't dam the flow of personal information from your phone to marketers.
John P. Mello Jr. | 15 Apr | Read more
When a security researcher announced this week that he'd written an Android app that allowed him to hijack a jet with his Samsung Galaxy smartphone, he acknowledged an important caveat to his exploit: It had been tested only on a simulator.
John P. Mello Jr. | 14 Apr | Read more
A lawsuit could put a crimp in Microsoft's reported plans to implement two-factor authentication for users of its consumer cloud services.
John P. Mello Jr. | 13 Apr | Read more
You may arrive at some conflicting conclusions about reported cyber attacks in recent filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission by some of the largest companies in the nation.
John P. Mello Jr. | 08 Apr | Read more
Fear of discovery fuels sneakier tactics by writers of persistent malware
John P. Mello Jr. | 08 Apr | Read more
Google could be facing penalties and fines from across the Atlantic, as the search giant's failure to bring its policies in line with European privacy rules has prompted six nations to pursue enforcement actions against the company.
John P. Mello Jr. | 02 Apr | Read more
Annenberg Lab reports Internet advertising networks placing government and corporate ads on dens of IP iniquity
John P. Mello Jr. | 29 Mar | Read more
Adware targeted at devices running Google's Android operating system has increased 61 percent globally, security software maker Bitdefender says.
John P. Mello Jr. | 28 Mar | Read more
Leak probe steps on sanctity of the inbox, could have 'chilling' effect
John P. Mello Jr. | 25 Mar | Read more
Congressional gridlock has stalled action on electronic privacy rights, so a California senator is saying it's time for the states to take the lead in pushing privacy law into the 21st century.
John P. Mello Jr. | 25 Mar | Read more
New report details cyberwar rules, puts hackers in crosshairs
John P. Mello Jr. | 22 Mar | Read more
86% of all vulnerabilities in 2012 pinned to non-Microsoft apps
John P. Mello Jr. | 18 Mar | Read more
Intelligence agencies eye use of financial crime data to fight terrorism
John P. Mello Jr. | 15 Mar | Read more
Researchers find correlation between 'likes' and sexual preference, drug use and race
John P. Mello Jr. | 13 Mar | Read more