REDMOND - Microsoft's regular Patch Tuesday rolls around next week. But one flaw that won't be fixed in the mix is the latest zero-day exploit in Internet Explorer. Last Saturday, Microsoft warned about the zero-day flaw in IE 6, 7, and 8 that could allow attackers to gain control of Windows computers to host malicious
REDMOND, Wa. - Microsoft issued a fix this week for a zero-day vulnerability on Tuesday in older versions of Internet Explorer that could allow attackers to gain control of Windows-based computers to host malicious Web sites. The company confirmed Saturday that it was investigating a remote code execution vulnerability in IE 6, IE 7, and
BEIJING, China ? China will now require all citizens to use their real names when signing up for an Internet account and force Internet providers to delete posts deemed illegal. A decision approved today by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress institutes an "identity management policy," according to China's official Xinhua news agency,
SAN FRANCISCO - Mobile and Mac malware burbles noxiously, data breaches and data mining will cause more havoc with your privacy, and the Web will continue to suffer the ignominy of poorly-written, Swiss-cheesed code as security experts predict lessons from 2012 go unlearned in 2013. The Internet is slowly changing, and security experts say that
SAN FRANCISCO - Two US whistleblowers, Syria's president, a Mexican drug lord ? and Evgeny Kaspersky, the founder of Kaspersky Lab., one of the biggest international malware-fighting companies ? make it into the list of Wired magazine's Most Dangerous People. �Why dangerous though? What brings together Paula Broadwell whose book cost the CIA?s director David
TEL AVIV - Israel is developing a national program that trains young people for cyber warfare to boost its ability to deal with the increasing number of online attacks. According to The Jerusalem Post's report Wednesday, the program named "Magshimim Le'umit" has been in development for the past three years and targets outstanding pupils aged
SAN FRANCISCO - A suspected security hole affecting a handful of Samsung smartphones could give apps access to user data and leave the handset vulnerable to malicious apps and bricking, according to a developer. The vulnerability, which was discovered and detailed by an XDA member with the handle "alephzain," lies in Exynos 4, the ARM-based
BEIJING - China has begun reinforcing its infamous firewall with new tech designed to prevent encrypted communication. To prevent the more enterprising citizens of China from exploiting holes in the country's firewall through the use of virtual private networks and circumventors, the Chinese government is using new technology to block encryption, according to The Guardian.
WASHINGTON DC - FBI credits the social-networking giant with helping take down the suspects behind one of the largest cybercrime hauls in history. Facebook helped the FBI take down an international crime ring that used a botnet to infect 11 million computers and steal more than $850 million, one of the largest cybercrime hauls in
SAN FRANCISCO - The threat is minimal, but perhaps costly for those who fall for it. The Russian security firm Dr. Web has uncovered another malware attempt on OS X systems that tries to exploit users with SMS fraud. The new malware is a Trojan horse, dubbed "Trojan.SMSSend.3666," and is part of a family of