Taiwan opposition says computers hacked by Chinese – Yahoo Finance
“Some of the computers have been planted with Trojan horse viruses so hackers could monitor … Citing the conclusions of a computer security firm, Huang says one source of Chinese attacks was the Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, bureau of China’s official Xinhua …
Symantec Announces July 2011 Symantec Intelligence Report – Yahoo Finance
Further analysis also reveals that phishing attacks have been seeking various means to exploit vulnerable cell phone users. According to Wood, “Two key areas in which we can see this trend are, firstly, the increase in phishing against wireless application …
Anti-Virus Software Failures Key Culprit in Spear Phishing Attacks – Yahoo Finance
EDISON, NJ–(Marketwire – 06/21/11) – “Anti-virus software is the key culprit in the success of spear phishing attacks, not innocent users,” says Mark Kay, CEO for StrikeForce Technologies (OTCQB: SFOR) (Pinksheets:SFOR – News). “Every compromised …
Microsoft Fuels Security Innovation With New Twist on Security Research Rewards – Yahoo Finance
LAS VEGAS , Aug. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Microsoft Corp.’s Trustworthy Computing Group today announced the BlueHat Prize competition to reward security researchers with more than $250,000 in cash and prizes for developing innovative, new computer security …
Security holes discovered in iPhones, iPads – Yahoo Finance
Germany’s Federal Office for Information Security called the flaws “critical weaknesses” in Apple’s iOS operating system. Internet-connected mobile devices are still subject to fewer attacks than personal computer, but they could eventually prove a juicy …
AVG Warns of Malicious Crank Calls Coming to Your Computer Phone – Yahoo Finance
–(BUSINESS WIRE)– AVG Technologies, a leading provider of internet and mobile security, today warned of newly emerging social engineering attacks on users of the … saying their PCs have been checked for viruses and that a ‘fatal virus’ was found.
APWG Report: More than One Third of Web Host Victims Repeatedly Exploited By Cybercrime Gangs – Yahoo Finance
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)– The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is reporting this week that more than one-third of respondents to a new Web Vulnerabilities Survey were repeat victims of phishing attacks that resulted in a successful establishment of …
Will the Attack on the IMF Compromise Cloud Computing? – Yahoo Finance
The hackers carried out the attack using a method known as “spear phishing”, where an individual is tricked into opening a phony email link carrying a virus. The infiltration had utilized sophisticated code designed specifically to attack the IMF.
Symantec to Acquire Clearwell – Yahoo Finance
The leading computer security company, Symantec Corp. (NasdaqGS: SYMC – News ) recently declared its intention of acquiring privately held legal discovery solutions provider Clearwell Systems Inc. for $390.0 million. The acquisition will enable Symantec to …
Computer Wars: Cyber-Attacks “Can Get Very Scary Very Quickly,” Expert Says – Yahoo Finance
Less than a year after the ‘Stuxnet’ virus hit its nuclear facilities … Is the risk of ‘cyber-attack’ great enough to warrant more government control of the Internet and computer networks? Or is this ‘threat’ being hyped as a way for the ‘military …
