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Facebook malware scam takes hold
A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and...
Apple removes, than replaces products from German online store
Apple on Friday removed some of its products from its online store serving Germany due to a court injunction in its dispute with Motorola, but...
PHP 5.3.10 fixes critical remote code execution vulnerability
The PHP Group released PHP 5.3.10 on Thursday in order to address a critical security flaw that can be exploited to execute arbitrary code on servers...
Symantec warns of Android Trojans that mutate with every download
Researchers from security vendor Symantec have identified a new premium-rate SMS Android Trojan horse that modifies its code every time it gets...
Google finally scans malware-ridden Android Market
The Bouncer service analyzes apps in Android Market for known malware, spyware, and trojans
Dual-mode 3G M2M asset tracking can span regions
Enterprises can track assets all over the world using one M2M (machine-to-machine) device with both CDMA and GSM radios, announced on Thursday by...
Sprint to sell $100 tablet from ZTE
Sprint is rolling out one of the lowest cost tablets on the market -- a ZTE tablet with midrange specs -- but you'll have to sign a two-year...
Microsoft team discovers malicious cookie-forwarding scheme
Microsoft researchers checking how easy it is to identify users by analyzing commonly collected Web-log data incidentally discovered a...
Lease program would offer users new phone every year
Wish you could have the latest hot smartphone even with a year left on your contract? TMNG Global has devised a leasing program that could let you...
Ice IX banking Trojan steals info that enables fraudsters to hijack phone calls
New variants of the Ice IX online banking Trojan program are tricking victims into exposing their telephone account numbers so that fraudsters can...
The business of making apps for your business
Have a business and want to tap into the burgeoning market for mobile apps? Kyle Richter, iOS developer and founder of Dragon Forged Software,...
IRS helps bust 105 people in massive identity theft crackdown
The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of Justice teamed up for a coast-to-coast crackdown on identity thieves this week.
Hackers infect WordPress 3.2.1 blogs to distribute TDSS rootkit
Hackers are compromising WordPress 3.2.1 blogs in order to infect their visitors with the notorious TDSS rootkit, according to researchers from Web...
EU launches antitrust investigation of Samsung patent licensing
The European Commission is investigating the way Samsung Electronics licenses its patents on technology essential to mobile communications networks,...
Industry group makes fresh push to eliminate phishing
Companies such as Facebook, Google and PayPal are pushing for widespread use of a new technical specification, DMARC, that could make it harder for...
McAfee Mobile 2.0 moves beyond virus protection
Intel-owned McAfee has released Mobile Security 2.0, which allows users of Android-based smartphones and tablets to keep better track of what...
Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing
Can industry heavyweights Google, PayPal, Microsoft and AOL -- along with 11 others in high-tech such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as the...
Adscend denies Facebook, AG allegations
Adscend Media, the defendant in lawsuits filed this week by Facebook and the Washington attorney general, on Friday denied the allegations in the...
Rubinstein leaves HP
Jon Rubinstein, known for his role developing the original iPod for Apple and for running Palm, has left Hewlett-Packard, where he's worked since...
Security roundup: The triumph of hactivists, the sorrow of Symantec
It was another busy week for hactivists attacking the online targets of their ire. This time, hackers under the banner AntiSec appeared to have...
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