Unsafe On Blogger: Star Wars, Girlfriends, Drugs
Security firm Fortinet has found a lot of malicious code posted on Google’s Blogger service, with a mass mailer worm directing spam recipients to it in some instances. Fortinet described how a phishing...
View ArticleGoogle Sells AdWords First, Asks Questions Later
Google finds itself under fire again for helping to spread viruses and malware through AdWords. Researchers at security software maker Exploit Prevention Labs have uncovered evidence that malware...
View ArticleOnline Threats Concerning More Americans
Internet users are becoming increasingly concerned about online threats such as viruses, spam and identity theft, according to survey by the American Consumer Institute. Consumers also report...
View ArticleHackers Buying AdWords Now?
Gotta hand it to the Web bandits. Buying AdWords is a brazen new realm for them. A paid link leading to a dangerous malware-laden download targeted President-Elect Obama’s sweeping victory. The ad,...
View ArticleWorm Rains on Facebook’s Parade
Just as Facebook unleashes its Facebook Connect program that ties the site in with any other site who wants to be involved, some virus has to come along and rain on the parade. The Koobface virus,...
View ArticleJournalists Not Protecting Themselves Online
BPM Forum and AVG Technologies released some interesting findings from the Protect the Press Poll, a survey of the cyber security habits of the working press. The biggest takeaway is that the...
View ArticleFBI: Massive Fraudulent Online Ad Scheme Affected More Than 4 Million Computers
According to the U.S. Attorney’s office in Manhattan, at least 4 million computers in over 100 different countries fell victim to a giant fraud scheme that involved a sophisticated virus that...
View ArticleMcAfee Reports That Malware Is On The Rise
It seems like there’s a report of some new kind of malware hitting PCs and Mac every day now. Hackers are getting smarter and security companies are playing catch up. Even then, the regular computer...
View ArticleYosemite Virus Still a Danger For Campers
Two weeks ago it was announced that an outbreak of a rare disease had been linked to a campsite at Yosemite National Park. At the time, one man had died and a woman was gravely ill from hantavirus...
View ArticleFlu Season Could Improve, Thanks to New Virus Study
New research into the evolution of viruses could change the way humans control infectious diseases such as the yearly flu. The new study, published this week in the journal Current Biology, reports...
View ArticleMysterious Virus Spreads to a Second U.K. Patient
The U.K.‘s Health Protection Agency (HPA) this week confirmed that a patient receiving intensive care treatment at a Manchester hospital has been diagnosed with a new type of coronavirus. The patient,...
View ArticleGiant Virus Thawed Out By Global Warming?
What has been described as a “giant mystery virus” has been discovered in a largely desolate region of Siberia. The virus is thought to have been buried in Siberian permafrost untouched for over 30,000...
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