Malware spreading via Skype

The Trojan is a variant of the Warezov/Stration code which arrived at the end of last month. Skype users receive a message from a contact suggesting they check out a URL. More...

One Flaw And a First For Latest Firefox Update

Typically when Mozilla updates its Firefox browser, it includes a number of security updates. For Firefox 2.0.0.3 and 1.5.11, that number is one. The update also marks the first time Firefox has benefited from an expanded community effort. More...

VoIP phreakers establish thriving black market

Hackers are breaking into gateway servers used to connect a carrier's phone network to the internet and reselling this access to smaller, unscrupulous operators, sometimes via web-based wholesale minutes markets. More...

Real-time data could help car wreck victims

General Motors Corp.'s OnStar service is working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to help emergency responders more effectively treat crash victims. MOre...

Engineers tout 'morphable' computers

Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, a developer of sensor systems for the US military, claimed today that it has developed the world's first computers that can morph into different forms. More...

Protect yourself from hacking and bandwidth theft

BUSINESS owners have to combat crime on many fronts. While the physical threat of theft of stock is easy to identify, fraud can be more difficult to detect. Even more so when it comes to the theft of an “unseen” commodity such as bandwidth. More...

'Surge' in hijacked PC networks

The number of computers hijacked by malicious hackers to send out spam and viruses has grown almost 30% in the last year, according to a survey. More...

Internet crime gets personal

Internet pirates have begun to turn away from traditional attack modes such as viruses and worms and are increasingly using targeted emails and other techniques to swipe critical personal information. More...

Internet Explorer flaw leads to phishing attack

Security firm Secunia said that the flaw lies in the way Internet Explorer handles failed page loadings. When a page fails to load or cannot be found, a default HTML file known as 'navcancl.htm' is normally displayed. More

Daylight saving bug has companies scrambling

Those computers, like those of all but the most recent vintage, probably were programmed to believe that daylight-saving time begins the first Sunday in April and ends the final Sunday in October. More...

Lenovo recalls 100,000 laptop batteries

The battery recall was the second for the company in the past six months and comes as Lenovo, the world's No. 3 computer maker, tries to gain ground on its better-known competitors. More...