The Lulzsec hacking group continues to cause headaches for IT staffers. On Monday it published data it obtained from servers belonging to the U.S. Senate and Bethesda Softworks, a Rockville, Maryland, game maker.
Robert McMillan | 14 Jun | Read more
For any company that makes its living selling security, it's a nightmare come true. This week, RSA Security admitted that <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/031811-rsa-warns-securid-customers-after.html">hackers who broke into its network</a> three months ago had stolen information about its SecurID tokens and then used that information to attack a customer, Lockheed Martin.
Robert McMillan | 11 Jun | Read more
Security vendor Sophos plans to buy Astaro, a maker of network security software.
Robert McMillan | 07 May | Read more
Sony has made a promised "Welcome Back" promotion available to PlayStation Network users who lost access to the company's online gaming service, some for more than a month.
Robert McMillan | 04 Jun | Read more
A 26-year-old U.K. man was arrested Thursday on charges that he tried to hack into the Facebook social-networking site.
Robert McMillan | 04 Jun | Read more
Facebook seems unable to stop scammers from circulating malicious Web links that install fake antivirus software on victims' computers.
Robert McMillan | 02 Jun | Read more
Google has disrupted what it believes to be a targeted phishing campaign aimed at stealing e-mail from government officials, contractors and military personnel.
Robert McMillan | 02 Jun | Read more
Computer users seem to be getting better at spotting fake websites that are trying to steal their passwords, but when it comes to mobile phones, the deck is most definitely stacked against them.
Robert McMillan | 28 May | Read more
Criminals recently spent more than a week siphoning e-mail messages from Hotmail users' accounts, thanks to a programming bug in Microsoft's website.
Robert McMillan | 25 May | Read more
The problems keep coming for Sony. On Tuesday the company confirmed that someone had hacked into its website and stolen about 2,000 customer names and e-mail addresses.
Robert McMillan | 25 May | Read more
Siemens is working on a fix for some serious vulnerabilities recently discovered in its industrial control system products used to manage machines on the factory floor.
Robert McMillan | 20 May | Read more
A planned presentation on security vulnerabilities in Siemens industrial control systems was pulled Wednesday over worries that the information in the talk was too dangerous to be released.
Robert McMillan | 19 May | Read more
Nothing comes easy to Sony these days. The company was forced to take part of its Sony PlayStation Network offline briefly on Wednesday as it fixed a Web glitch that gave hackers a way to take over users' accounts.
Robert McMillan | 19 May | Read more
Sony has hit a few glitches as it pushes the reset button on its hacked gaming networks; apparently it's not easy to reset 102 million passwords.
Robert McMillan | 17 May | Read more
After hackers knocked its PlayStation Network offline for nearly a month, Sony is now trying to make amends by giving customers free video games.
Robert McMillan | 17 May | Read more