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- Malwarebytes accuses rival of software theft
- Malwarebytes claims IObit stole from its database of malware samples that its software uses to detect malware on customer computers. Malwarebytes is accusing China-based computer security firm IObit of intellectual property theft, but IObit denied the allegations and said there were problems with its malware submission site....
- Tags: Software, Malware, Malwarebytes, IObit, Cyberthreats, Tools & Techniques, Viruses And Worms, Security, Management, copyright, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-03
- Scams surfacing on Twitter, Facebook
- Twitter users warned about direct messages that said: "I make money online with google. i learned how here [link]." Facebook users were getting a bogus link from a friend. Twitter and Facebook users were getting hit with scams on Monday. Twitter users warned about direct messages...
- Tags: Facebook, Twitter Inc., Phishing, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-02
- New Trojan encrypts files but leaves no ransom note
- Symantec is warning about a new Trojan horse that encrypts files on compromised computers but offers no ransom note like other software designed to hold data hostage for a fee. Symantec is warning about a new Trojan horse that encrypts files on compromised computers but offers no ransom note...
- Tags: Symantec Corp., Trojan Horse, File, Trojan.Ramvicrype, Microsoft Windows, Spyware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, malware, Symantec, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-11-02
- Kaspersky tool detects malware in Twitter links
- The "Krab Krawler" analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. Kaspersky unveiled a new tool on Thursday called "Krab Krawler" that analyzes the millions of tweets posted on Twitter every day and blocks any malware associated with them. ...
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Tool, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Kaspersky, Twitter, malware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-29
- Facebook users targeted by Zeus banking Trojan
- Users of the popular social network are being tricked into revealing their passwords and downloading a Trojan that steals financial data. Here's how... On the heels of one fake Facebook e-mail scam, a researcher warned on Wednesday of another such campaign in which users of the popular social network...
- Tags: Facebook, Banking, Trojan Horse, E-mail, Spyware, Phishing, Social Networking, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications, Spam And Phishing, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, trojan, malware, scam, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-29
- Infected sites rising at alarming rate
- More than 640,000 websites and about 5.8 million pages are infected with malware, according to Dasient - nearly double what Microsoft estimated in April. The number of websites hosting malicious software, either intentionally or unwittingly, is rising rapidly, according to statistics to be released on Tuesday from Dasient. ...
- Tags: Malware, Web Site, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, infected sites, Dasient, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-28
- US Defense Department to partially lift flash drive ban
- The U.S. Department of Defense ban on USB thumb drives will be partially lifted to allow authorized people to use official flash drives for mission-critical functions. The U.S. Department of Defense ban on USB thumb drives instated nearly a year ago will be partially lifted to allow authorized people...
- Tags: USB Flash Drive, U.S. Department Of Defense, Flash Memory, thumb drives, ban, defense, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-27
- Windows 7 security default worries experts
- Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the UAC feature. Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk...
- Tags: User Account Control, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, security, Windows 7. UAC, Vista, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-22
- Microsoft to fix Bing spam bug
- Microsoft announced that it is fixing a bug in Bing that previously allowed spammers to bypass spam filters and distribute malicious links. Microsoft announced on Wednesday that it is fixing a bug in Bing that previously allowed spammers to bypass spam filters and distribute malicious links. ...
- Tags: Spammer, Webroot Software Inc., Spam Filter, Microsoft Corp., Security, Spam And Phishing, Microsoft, spam, Bing, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-22
- Attackers could steal crypto keys from mobile devices
- Security researchers have discovered a way to steal cryptographic keys that are used to encrypt communications and authenticate users on mobile devices. Security researchers have discovered a way to steal cryptographic keys that are used to encrypt communications and authenticate users on mobile devices by measuring the amount of...
- Tags: Cryptography Research, Attacker, Mobile, Radio Frequency, Radio, Mobile Device, Advertising & Promotion, Network Technology, Wireless And Mobility, Marketing, Networking, security, crypto, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-21
- Adobe fixes 28 holes in Reader and Acrobat
- Adobe released a security bulletin that includes fixes for 28 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, including a critical hole that has reportedly been exploited. Adobe on Tuesday released a security bulletin that includes fixes for 28 vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat, including a critical hole that has...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Adobe, security, vulnerability, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-14
- Typo takes down Internet in Sweden
- A period was dropped at the end of DNS domain name system records for the Swedish top-level domain, breaking the entire DNS lookup chain. A problem during routine maintenance of Sweden's top-level domain, .se, took down the internet for the country for about an hour on Monday night. ...
- Tags: Sweden, DNS, Typo, Domain Names, Networking, Internet, outage, Elinor Mills CNET News
- News items 2009-10-14
Additional Resources
- Researchers exploit SSL and domain flaws
- Researchers exploit SSL and domain flawsI read in an article earlier that read Dan Kaminsky's website hacked.It was an interesting read earlier this morning, 5 A.M. July 29, 2009 3:13 PM PDTSecurity experts' sites hacked on eve of Black Hat conferenceby Elinor Millshttp://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10299126-245.htmlVeriSign Responds to Black HatTim Callan, vice president...
- Tags: SSL/TLS, Authentication/Encryption, Network security, SECURITY, domain flaw, SSL, Black Hat
- Discussion threads 2009-07-30
- Conficker wakes up, updates, drops payload
- The Conficker worm is finally active, updating via peer-to-peer between infected computers and dropping a mystery payload on infected computers, Trend Micro said on Wednesday. CNET's Elinor Mills reports that researchers are analyzing the code of the software that is being dropped onto...
- Tags: Researcher, Trend Micro Inc., Worm, Computer, Conficker Worm, Conficker/Downad P2P Communication, Productivity, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-04-09
- A phone that tells you what to do
- Researchers from the Palo Alto Research Center PARC have developed a software code-named Magitti for the Japanese company Dai Nippon Printing DNP. When this software is installed on your GPS-enabled mobile phone, Magitti starts to suggest you what to do in your area. You don't need to start a Web...
- Tags: Deployment, Software, Phone, Xerox PARC, Magitti, Tools & Techniques, GPS, Management, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-14
- Google's new mashup feature
- My Maps tool makes customized mashups easyCNET News.com reporter Elinor Mills finds she can create a My Maps mashup with no coding experience.
- Tags: Google Inc., mashup
- Videos 2007-04-05
- From Yahoo to pretexting--what's up?
- Reorganization at one of the original Internet companiesThis week there was a major shuffle at the top and in the structure of Yahoo. What does this mean? Where is this company headed? We talk with CNET News.com's Elinor Mills and Jim Kerstetter. Meanwhile, the U.S....
- Tags: pretexting
- Videos 2006-12-09
- How Google's giving Microsoft a new fit
- Google is again making life difficult for Microsoft--this time tGoogle is again making life difficult for Microsoft--this time taking heart at the company's bread and butter, office applicationsMicrosoft makes billions of dollars each year from its Office franchise. But now Google has launched a spreadsheet and word processor on its...
- Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.
- Videos 2006-10-13
- Burning Man: What's the fascination for Silicon Valley?
- Reporters' roundtable: Tech industry and Burning ManIn 1986, on a San Francisco beach, about 20 participants got together to burn an 8-foot structure of a man, and thus was born Burning Man. Twenty years later, the festival, which now takes place in the northern Nevada desert, is expected to attract...
- Tags: Burning Man
- Videos 2006-08-25
- Does privacy still exist in the Internet age?
- AOL under the magnifying glassAfter this week's big security flub at AOL, the answer to the privacy question is a lot less clear. Tune in to a discussion between Elinor Mills, Declan McCullagh and Charlie Cooper on this week's edition of the CNET News.com Reporters' Roundtable.
- Tags: SECURITY, Internet
- Videos 2006-08-11
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