Archive for March, 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
A Critical Update for Firefox
Mozilla, publisher of Firefox, has released an update for the browser, version 3.0.8. It fixes that flaw revealed last week at the CanSecWest security conference in Vancouver, British Colombia. The bug allowed a German computer science student to walk off with a $5,000 prize, as well as the laptop he had hacked into. It is [...]
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Monday, March 30th, 2009
Is Conflicker Coming to a PC Near You?
You have probably heard of that Conflicker/Downadup worm by now, also known as Kido. It is estimated to have infected some 10 million computers around the world. Curiously, it does not seem to have done much damage to these infected PCs. But the fear is, Conflicker could be set to go off on April 1, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Alerts by Syd Tash
Sunday, March 29th, 2009
Ghostnet Botnet is Found
Security researchers at the University of Toronto have found a botnet that has infected hundreds of government and private computers around the world, including those of the Dalai Lama, the exiled leader of Tibet. The malware, called Ghostnet, is being controlled from computers mostly based in China. Together with China’s long-standing opposition to the Dalai [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Security by Syd Tash
Saturday, March 28th, 2009
ID Theft is Serious Stuff
I have been writing about identity theft for years, talking about how to protect yourself online and off. Now it seems a woman in California has been killed for her laptop computer, which she had been using to steal personal information and corporate cash. The woman would break into businesses and copy credit card numbers. [...]
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
An Update for iTunes
There is an update available for Apple’s iTunes, bringing us to version 8.1. It is supposed to have many fixes, improvements and new features. Launch iTunes, and you will probably see a pop-up prompting you to update. If you do not get the pop-up, click Help, Check for Updates. The iTunes update is over 81MB. [...]
