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Next-generation banking malware emerges

New attack that combines pieces of the Zeus and SpyEye online banking malware is now underway

Feb 3, 2011 3 mins

Data and Information Security Hacking Malware

Google bets $20K that Chrome can’t be hacked

Google is the first browser vendor to put money in the prize kitty for Pwn2Own's browser hacking contest -- a mark of its confidence Chrome can't be hacked

Feb 3, 2011 4 mins

Hacking Technology Industry

Waledac botnet poised for a comeback with stolen credentials

Botnet was crippled last year by legal action from Microsoft, but now has managed to collect a trove of high-quality email accounts for spam

Feb 2, 2011 2 mins

Data and Information Security Hacking Malware

Scareware impersonates legit antivirus software from AVG

The days of malware makers fearing copyright infringement appear to be over

Feb 2, 2011 3 mins

Malware

Oracle’s StorageTek unit releases 5TB tape drive

StorageTek T10000C drive uses Fujifilm's new Barium-Ferrite particle technology

Jan 31, 2011 3 mins

Data Management Security Technology Industry

SourceForge speeds move to new security model after attack

Open source site SourceForge is scanning all its development projects to ensure code wasn't tampered with during a targeted attack last week

Jan 31, 2011 3 mins

Data and Information Security Open Source Software Development

What Microsoft didn’t say about the latest Windows zero day flaw

On Friday Microsoft issued a Security Advisory warning about a previously unreported hole in the way all versions of Windows handle MHTML. Here's the rest of the story

Jan 31, 2011 3 mins

Browsers Malware