Lenovo to recall 526,000 notebook batteries

The batteries were designed by Lenovo, but Sony produced the lithium ion cell. The recall impacts notebooks produced from Feburary 2005 to September 2006. More...

Zero-day attacks continue to hit Microsoft

Microsoft issued a rare, out-of-cycle Windows patch on Tuesday that fixed one flaw, but attacks through other known, yet-to-be-plugged holes continue. More...

New Firefox 2 Release Candidate

Today the Mozilla Foundation released another milestone towards a final Firefox 2. This release candidate is more polished than the last beta download. More...

Predictions About the Impact Of Tech On The Future

Interestingly, the 742 handpicked "technology thinkers and stakeholders" who responded to the survey were largely in agreement about the ways that technology will evolve. More...

Number of browser vulnerabilities rising

Leading the way was Firefox, with 47 bugs discovered. Researchers and hackers discovered 38 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, 12 in Safari, and seven in Opera. More...

Hackers fire up anonymous Torpark browser

An international group of computer security experts and human rights workers has released an anonymous, fully portable web browser based on Mozilla Firefox. More...

Online Banking Keypads Vulnerable to Hackers

Gartner security analyst Avivah Litan said screen-capture programs that attacked virtual keypads emerged as early as 2003, when banks in Brazil fell prey. More...

ATM reprogrammed to give out 4 times more money

Last month, a man reprogrammed an automated teller machine at a gas station on Lynnhaven Parkway to spit out four times as much money as it should. More...

Flaming LAX laptop was a ThinkPad

A burning laptop that frightened passengers at Los Angeles International Airport over the weekend was a ThinkPad, Lenovo confirmed Wednesday, and that notebook ships with Sony's battery technology. More...

new Internet Explorer flaw

Microsoft has warned users of Internet Explorer, the world’s most popular web browser, that a newly discovered flaw in the programme could let hackers take control of their computers. More...

Toshiba to Replace 340,000 Sony-Made Batteries

Toshiba Corp. said on Tuesday it would replace about 340,000 laptop computer batteries worldwide, the third recall of faulty batteries made by Sony Corp. in less than 40 days. More...

displays become reality, making cards more secure

in growing digital-transaction real-world scenario, where more and more purchases are made online, the party on the other end receives your card number and security code. More...

displays become reality, making cards more secure

in growing digital-transaction real-world scenario, where more and more purchases are made online, the party on the other end receives your card number and security code. More...

IE At Risk To New Unpatched Bug

Exploit code for an unpatched vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer is circulating, but the danger remains low as the current attack only crashes the browser. More...

Data breaches yield few ID thefts

Contrary to popular perception, computer data breaches are less likely to result in identity theft and other fraud than off-line causes such as lost or stolen wallets and checkbooks. more...

Mozilla plugs critical Firefox holes

The Mozilla Foundation has released a new version of its Firefox browser to address seven security vulnerabilities. More...

Laptop turns 'firecracker'

More airlines are cracking down on the use of laptops in the air in the same week that a new incident was reported to have turned an IBM laptop into a "firecracker" at a US airport. More...

Chip sandwich will light up data speeds

The advance will make it possible to use laser light rather than wires to send data between chips, removing the most significant bottleneck in computer design. More...

No let up in Barclays phishing attacks

The phishing threat against customers of Barclays Bank shows no sign of easing following the sighting of eight new variants of the spoof emails. More...

Cyber Crime Getting Organized

Cyber scams are increasingly being committed by organized crime syndicates out to profit from sophisticated ruses rather than hackers keen to make an online name for themselves. More...

No guarantees when it comes to Web privacy

Can people really tell what I search for over the Internet? You may be searching from the privacy of your home, but when it comes to just about anything online, there's no guarantee of privacy. More...

Bugging the boardroom

Industrial spying is estimated to cost global business more than $200 billion a year, according to US security experts. More...

Exploit released for unpatched ActiveX flaw

Code for exploiting a vulnerability in Microsoft's scripting control for handling multimedia animation in Web pages was released on Thursday, the software giant warned in an advisory. More...

U.S. Unprepared for Internet Attack Recovery

The United States is not prepared to effectively coordinate a public/private recovery from a major attack on the Internet, cyber security officials told Congress today. More...

Insider threats cost businesses millions

Insider threats are costing US businesses millions of dollars a year in lost revenues, new figures have revealed. More...

Podcasting Makes the Grade

In the calendar year 2004, the Hart Hall Media Distribution Lab at the University of California, Davis checked out 17,307 recordings of campus lectures, all of which were on cassette tape. More...

Microsoft warns of 1 "critical" security flaw

The world's biggest software maker said the single flaw rated at critical -- the highest level -- related to Microsoft Publisher, which is included with some editions of Office. More...

Microsoft's Live Search is unveiled

In a move that throws down the gauntlet to Google and Yahoo, Microsoft has announced that its Live Search service is out of beta. More...

Search comes to mobile phones

Mobile phones offer plenty more than just voice these days. They can provide news, video clips, local weather and even restaurant recommendations. More...

Record number of phishing sites seen for July

Cybercriminals created a record number of phishing Web sites in July and also hijacked a record number of brands to help them do their work, a consortium that monitors online fraud said Monday. More...

'Second Life' Gaming Site Suffers Security Breach

The online fantasy gaming Web site known as "Second Life" admitted Friday that it had been attacked by hackers who may have gained access to some of the unencrypted customer information stored in its database. More...

Free conference calls in store for Yahoo Messenger

The ConFreeCall plug-in from Vapps will be available for download through Yahoo Messenger with Voice service. More...

Malware scrambles to evade defenses

A Trojan horse program designed to compromise systems uses the Microsoft Windows' Encrypted File System to scramble its payload and evade detection. More...

Credit card companies forge security alliance

American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa International announced on Thursday the creation of an organisation to develop and maintain security standards for credit and debit card payments. More...

'Critical' patch for Office coming

Microsoft has had its share of zero-day exploits, or malicious software released the same day a flaw is made public, in applications in Office. More...

Intel Intros vPro Technology

Intel Corp has introduced the vPro technology, a package of hardware and software that promises to change what consumers and businesses can expect from their PCs. More...

Anti-spam vendors clash on tactics

Antispam providers this week locked horns over which technology is better, blocking or combined filtering. More...

Microsoft Investigates Word 2000 Trojan

Potentially, Windows users could open a specially crafted Word file enabling a hacker to corrupt system memory and execute "arbitrary code," according to Microsoft. More...

The State Of Surveillance

Artificial noses that sniff explosives, cameras that I.D. you by your ears, chips that analyze the halo of heat you emit. More scrutiny lies ahead. More...

Spreadsheets Seen As Security Hole

The security efforts are taking on a new urgency as more workers gain access to BI tools and spreadsheets used for BI functions. More...

Matsushita recalls 6,000 notebook PC batteries

Matsushita Electric Industrial said on Tuesday it had started recalling 6,000 PC batteries as they could overheat when subjected to a strong impact. More...

Alert over "extremely critical" Word flaw

The vulnerability affects systems running Windows 2000 and occurs when processing malicious Word 2000 documents. More...

Microsoft Research Builds 'BrowserShield'

Microsoft researchers are experimenting with an automatic code zapper for the company's Internet Explorer Web browser. More...

SMS phishing attacks hit mobile users

A security firm has warned that malware writers are attempting to fool mobile phone users with bogus text messages. More...

Wi-Fi guidance becomes law in California

From 1 October 2007, manufacturers must place warning labels on all equipment capable of receiving Wi-Fi signals, according to the new state law. More...

'Adware' attack on privacy tool

Software that claimed to provide increased privacy whilst surfing the web has been criticised by computer experts and the blogging community. More...

Mozilla Updates Firefox 2.0 Beta

Firefox 2.0 Beta 2, released yesterday, features an improved user interface and a limited version of the phishing protection feature that Mozilla is developing for the browser. More...

Rush Testing Is Under Way for MS' New System

With pressure mounting to squeeze out final bugs, Microsoft asked testers to give Vista an urgent shakedown — even as they headed into a long holiday weekend. More...

Hackers crack Apple, Microsoft music codes

In the continuation of a long-running arms race, both Apple Computer and Microsoft have seen their music protection technologies come under fire in recent days. More...

Web giants accused of privacy violations

Internet giants Amazon, Friends Reunited and eBay have come under fire this week over privacy concerns. More...

Two years on, Netsky-P tops virus charts

Netsky-P led the top 10 chart for malicious software threats in August, retaining its rank despite the availability of fixes for more than two years. More...

Cell phones won't keep your secrets

Selling your old phone once you upgrade to a fancier model can be like handing over your diaries. More...

Microsoft releases latest version of WMP 11

One of the new features in the latest beta version of Windows Media Player 11, released Thursday, allows a user to share content with multiple devices within a home. More...