Zeljka Zorz
US House of Representatives passes CISPA
In a move that took the opponents of the proposed Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) by surprise, the US House of Representatives has voted on the bill a …
Hotmail remote password reset 0-day bug found, patched
A critical security flaw affecting Microsoft’s Hotmail has been detected almost simultaneously by Vulnerability Lab researchers and a Saudi Arabia hacker and, until a …
Facebook partners with security vendors, offers free AV
Facebook has announced that it’s partnering with five top security companies and it will be offering downloads of their anti-virus solutions on a newly created AV …
One in 10 secondhand hard drives contains personal information
One in ten secondhand hard drives contains residual personal data of its previous owner, revealed an investigation commissioned by the UK Information Commissioner’s …
VMvare confirms server hypervisor source code leak
VMware has confirmed that a file from the VMware ESX server hypervisor source code has indeed been leaked by a hacker that goes by the handle “Hardcore Charlie” . …
Macs harbor both Mac and Windows malware
Have the predictions made yearly by many security firms finally come true? Will Mac users be forced to invest in a good antivirus solution? According to the latest numbers …
Google raises bug bounty to $20,000
Google has announced that it will be updating the rules for its bug bounty program and will start handing out bigger amounts to the researchers participating in it. According …
Fake warning about Olympic-themed scams carries malware
It’s three months to go until the start of the London Olympics 2012, and sports fans are searching for and buying tickets to the various events online. Unfortunately, …
Securing embedded devices
Like with computers, mobile phones, cars and many other things that man created, thermostats, automatic doors, insulin pumps, control panels for a great many instruments and …
New WordPress update a must for users
A new stable version of the popular free open source blogging tool WordPress is available for download, and users are advised to do get a move on and install it, as it’s …
India becomes top spamming country
“If you have a spam in your inbox, there’s an almost one in ten chance that it was relayed from an Indian computer,” says Sophos’ Graham Cluley. …
SpyEye botnet for sale at bottom price
A drop in the price asked for the latest version of the SpyEye botnet has security researchers worrying that users might soon be targeted with an increasing amount of …
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