Prosecutors call it the biggest identity theft bust in US history. On Friday, 111 bank tellers, retail workers, waiters and alleged criminals were charged with running a credit-card-stealing organization that stole more than $US13 million in less than a year-and-a-half.
Robert McMillan | 08 Oct | Read more
It's the last thing McAfee would want users to hear about one of its products, but the Firefox browser is advising users to disable McAfee's ScriptScan software, saying that it could cause "stability or security problems."
Robert McMillan | 05 Oct | Read more
Something has gone terribly wrong on the plant floor at ACME Specialty Chemical International Inc.
Robert McMillan | 02 Oct | Read more
The website for the open-source MySQL database was hacked and used to serve malware to visitors Monday.
Robert McMillan | 27 Sep | Read more
A California man who dug up sensitive information belonging to U.S. service members on peer-to-peer networks, and then used it to order iPods, cameras, and even washing machines from an online store, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison Thursday.
Robert McMillan | 16 Sep | Read more
Nearly seven months after Intel shelled out $US7.68 billion for antivirus vendor McAfee, the two companies are offering a glimpse of their future.
Robert McMillan | 14 Sep | Read more
Hackers calling themselves the Script Kiddies took control of the NBC News Twitter account on Friday afternoon and used it to send out a series of hoax Twitter messages claiming there was a repeat terrorist attack on New York's Ground Zero.
Robert McMillan | 10 Sep | Read more
The hackers who broke into EMC's RSA Security division last March used the same attack code to try to break into several other companies, including two U.S. national security organizations, according to data provided by the VirusTotal website.
Robert McMillan | 09 Sep | Read more
Following the high-profile hack of DigiNotar, the makers of the Firefox browser are asking issuers of digital certificates to take a hard look at their internal security and to report back in a week.
Robert McMillan | 09 Sep | Read more
Browser makers have generally been quick to react to the computer compromise at digital certificate issuer DigiNotar, but that hasn't been the case for all mobile phone makers.
Robert McMillan | 07 Sep | Read more
1. <strong>Nobody's in charge.</strong> "We are Anonymous. We are legion." This cryptic slogan is used by a band of hackers who call themselves Anonymous. Active for nearly a decade now, the group catapulted into prominence in the past year with attacks on PayPal, Visa, HBGary and Sony. Often called a hacking collective, Anonymous is essentially a movement. There is no central authority. From time to time, participants band together to launch "operations," led by a small group of trusted associates. The operation leaders write up orders and invite anyone who is interested to participate. Operations can happen online or in the real world.
Robert McMillan | 31 Aug | Read more
"I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it."
Robert McMillan | 26 Aug | Read more
Photobucket has a cool mobile application that allows users to automatically upload mobile pictures to the company's photo-sharing website. That's something that Korey Heess is unlikely to forget anytime soon, after allegedly snapping a picture of himself that was used by police to identify him as a smartphone thief.
Robert McMillan | 24 Aug | Read more
A lot of the software written for Google's Android mobile phones falls short when it comes to user privacy and security.
Robert McMillan | 13 Aug | Read more
A July cyberattack on Booz Allen Hamilton will not materially harm the company's bottom line, its CEO said Tuesday.
Robert McMillan | 10 Aug | Read more