Trojan Lurks, Waiting to Steal Admin Passwords
The Coreflood Trojan program has used a Microsoft administration tool to infect corporate networks.
$1B Market for Meddling With DNS Poses Security Problem
Commercial pressures are weakening the security of the domain name system that helps route Internet traffic, according to a security expert at ICANN.
CNET Employees Notified After Data Breach
CNET employees and relatives are being notified after a data breach at the company's health plan administrator.
Dilbert on workplace surveillance
See what happens when Catbert, evil director of human resources, orders the deployment of surveillance cameras.
Microsoft Fix Clobbers 2 Million Password Stealers
Microsoft's latest security update has detected and removed more online game password-logging software from 2 million PCs.
Groups: Ad Firm Used by ISPs Spies on Users
A targeted advertising vendor being used by several U.S. broadband providers hijacks browsers, spies on users and employs man-in-the-middle attacks, according to a report released Wednesday by two advocacy groups.
State Worker's Child Porn Charges Dropped; Virus Blamed
The government has dropped child pornography charges against a state employee after determining that his laptop was badly configured and infected with malware.
Obama Campaign Hopes for Better Web Security
Barack Obama's campaign is looking for a Web security expert to help lock down Obama's official site.
Spear-phishing Attacks Hook 15,000
Verisign estimates that spear-phishing attacks have taken in 15,000 victims over the past 15 months.
Researchers: Notification Laws Not Lowering ID Theft
Over the past five years, 43 U.S. states have adopted data breach notification laws, but has all of this legislation actually cut down on identity theft? Not according to researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.
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