Carrier IQ and partners hit with lawsuits – TG Daily

CNET Carrier IQ and partners hit with lawsuitsTG DailyCarrier IQ is finding itself under even greater scrutiny than its clients' customers, following allegations that its mobile tracking software is invading the privacy of phone users. Two class-action lawsuits have been filed against it and various other …Carrier IQ, T-Mobile, Sprint, RIM face class-action suitsLos Angeles [...]


Half of China’s Internet attacks came from foreign countries – People’s Daily Online

Nearly half of Internet attacks China encountered … held by the China National Computer Network Emergency Technical Team (CNCERT) in Dalian on Aug. 9. In 2010, the CNCERT detected 480,000 IPs with Trojan horse viruses, of which 221,000 were from foreign …


Huff: The importance of IT security in an insecure world – Summit Daily News

The infection Jerry worked to unravel was meant to extort money and is commonly referred to as a fake anti-virus. It was probably mounted … was included and shortly afterwards a massive computer attack was launched against defense contractors like …


How safe are Britain’s cyber borders? – Daily Telegraph

Cyber attacks include acts of cyber war … The potential damage caused by highly sophisticated computer viruses was underlined last year with the discovery of the Stuxnet virus, which disrupted Iran’s uranium enrichment programme.


Stuxnet virus: US refuses to deny involvement – Daily Telegraph

His initial response was to discuss the general problem of tracing cyber attacks … to deliver virus to the Natanz systems, pointing to Israeli intelligence, which is known to be very active inside Iran. Graham Cluley , of the British computer security …


‘Cyber attacks are an act of war’: – Daily Mail

China was suspected to be behind the attack. Stuxnet: Iranian nuclear facilities came under attack from a virus designed to specifically target their computer hardware. Israel and/or the U.S. were strongly suspected of launching the attack. Moonlight Maze …


How to protect yourself from email phishing attacks – Arizona Daily Star

Q: I all of a sudden started receiving emails from a loan-advance company, the past two or so months, in my spam folder. A few of them said things like we need more information to complete your application. I keep unsubscribing, and I put a fraud alert for …


Security breach at Westminster as MP Keith Vaz has computer stolen – Daily Record

SECURITY at the Houses of Parliament has been questioned after a computer and iPod were stolen from MP Keith Vaz’s Westminster office. The incident occurred last night, just days before a major security operation as the Palace of Westminster prepares for …


Salesforce Jumps 8% On FYQ1 Beat; Q2, Year View Tops Estimates (Tiernan Ray/Tech Trader Daily)

Tiernan Ray / Tech Trader Daily:Salesforce Jumps 8% On FYQ1 Beat; Q2, Year View Tops Estimates  —  Hosted software vendor Salesforce.com (CRM) this afternoon reported fiscal Q1 revenue and earnings per share ahead of estimates, and forecast the current quarter well ahead of consensus.  —  Q1 revenue came in at $504 million …


Experts warn of bin Laden malware scams – The Daily Star

Computer security experts warned that online scammers have already started to exploit the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden to spread malware. “Watch out for the links you’re likely to come across in email or on social networking sites offering you …