Speedy malware infects more than 6 million Web pages
In less than two weeks, a malware injection that targets e-commerce Web pages has ballooned from 90,000 infected pages to more than 6 million.
John P. Mello Jr. | 07 Aug | Read more
In less than two weeks, a malware injection that targets e-commerce Web pages has ballooned from 90,000 infected pages to more than 6 million.
John P. Mello Jr. | 07 Aug | Read more
Using data collected from its Mobile Threat Network, Lookout today released a full report on the state of mobile malware and security. The report covers both Android and iOS, and compares the risks that both platforms face. You can view and download the full report on Lookout's blog, but here are a few of the highlights:
Armando Rodriguez | 04 Aug | Read more
Remembering all of your passwords may not seem difficult...until you think about just how many passwords you have. One for each email account. One for each bank account. One for each shopping site. The list goes on, and on. If you want to make your life simple, you can choose the same password for every account. But if you want to keep things secure while making life simple, you need a password manager like LastPass. This free software comes in a <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,77152/description.html">32-bit</a> and a <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,169129/description.html">64-bit version</a>.
Liane Cassavoy | 31 Jul | Read more
KeePass solves an increasingly important dilemma: How to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/221505/the_wrong_way_to_manage_your_passwords.html">keep track</a> of all of your passwords, whether they be for email services, Web sites, bank accounts, or what have you. Increasingly, we are inundated with passwords, with no easy way to keep track of them. The free <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,157063/description.html">KeePass</a> does the job neatly.
Preston Gralla | 25 Jul | Read more
The Department of Defense says it was hit by a cyberattack by a "foreign intelligence service" that managed to pilfer 24,000 sensitive files.The attack, which occurred in March, was perpetrated by an unnamed "nation state," according to Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III. Lynn who disclosed the breach during a speech Thursday outlining the Pentagon's new cyber strategy for dealing with cyber-breaches.
Sarah Jacobsson Purewal | 16 Jul | Read more
If you use the Internet or own a credit card, the threat of having your identity stolen is omnipresent. Now, leading Internet service providers, financial institutions, and companies such as Sony are offering customers peace of mind with free <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/221595/ftc_id_theft_again_tops_consumer_complaints.html">identity theft</a> protection. Other companies such as Debix are offering a free bare-bones version of ID theft protection to anyone online.
A top Homeland Security Official admitted to Congress that electronics and software sold in the United States are sometimes preloaded with spyware, malware, and other nasty security-compromising components by unknown foreign parties.
Paul Suarez | 11 Jul | Read more
Arizona State Police recently fell victim to a <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231067/lulzsec_said_it_leaked_arizona_police_documents.html">second embarrassing data dump</a> that included information stolen from the personal e-mail accounts of 12 Arizona police officers. The stolen data, according to the hackers, includes names, addresses, phone numbers, passwords, Social Security numbers, online dating account info, voicemails, chat logs, internal police reports, and racist chain e-mails. Hackers also say they nabbed the personal data of Stephen Harrison, a spokesman for the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Since 1997 identity theft and fraud has affected more than 5.4 million people in the United States. And that number is on the rise with, more than 1.3 million complaints to the <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/">Consumer Sentinel Network</a> (CSN) between January and December of 2009 alone. <a href="http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/reports/sentinel-annual-reports/sentinel-cy2009.pdf">According to the Federal Trade Commission</a> (PDF), of the 721,418 fraud-related complaints to the CSN in 2009, this has cost customers [of various products and services] more than 1.7 billion dollars at a median payout of $399. But what can companies do to prevent fraud and identity theft?
James Mulroy | 30 Jun | Read more
Access to the Internet is vital for doing business, but without safeguards in place, malware and data leaks can be a mouse click away from disaster. Network firewalls and <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/reviews/collection/6706/top_paid_antivirus_for_2011.html">antivirus software</a> are common in workplaces, but more small companies are increasingly turning to Web filtering tools for additional protection.
Elsa Wenzel | 29 Jun | Read more
The <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/231215/lulzsec_a_short_history_of_hacking.html">hacker group LulzSec</a> made headlines recently with its smash and grab data breaches against Sony, the U.S. Senate, Arizona's Department of Public Security and PBS. But it turns out that attacks like these are often avoidable, according to a new report sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security.
Hacking season is not over yet. Even though LulzSec, the group of hackers who made a name for themselves by hacking Sony, Nintendo, and <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/228983/hackers_deface_pbs_site_promise_more_lulz.html?tk=rel_news">PBS</a> among others, <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/231201/lulzsec_says_goodbye_with_new_data_dump.html?tk=rel_news">called it quits</a> on Saturday, another group wants to pick up the slack.
Daniel Ionescu | 28 Jun | Read more
Hacking Sony apparently didn't stop George Hotz from landing a job at Facebook.
Brennon Slattery | 27 Jun | Read more
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231198/lulzsec_calls_it_quits_after_50_days_of_mayhem.html">LulzSec</a> , the hacker group that has been a thorn in the side of major institutions ranging from Sony to the CIA, says it is going away -- but not quietly.
Lulz Security's hacking continues to get political: on Friday the group attacked the Arizona Department of Public Safety in retaliation for immigration laws.
Jared Newman | 25 Jun | Read more