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PandaLabs reports Navy Federal name used for phishing launches
PandaLabs reports Navy Federal name used for phishing launches
PandaLabs has warned internet users to be aware of a new type of phishing attack, following its investigation of a clone of the Navy Federal company's website, which is being used by criminals to harvest user credentials.
May 18, 2010
Microsoft pays $200m to VirnetX in patent lawsuit
Microsoft pays $200m to VirnetX in patent lawsuit
Microsoft is to pay $200m in settlement of a patent infringement case brought by VirnetX.
May 18, 2010
Texas man pleads guilty to hacking medical center computers
Texas man pleads guilty to hacking medical center computers
A former night-shift security guard pleaded guilty to two counts of transmitting malicious code for his role in hacking into computers at a Dallas area medical facility.
May 18, 2010
Facebook users hit by 'Candid Camera' prank attack
Facebook users hit by 'Candid Camera' prank attack
Facebook is once again in the news, as large numbers of users are being hit by a prank video posted to their Facebook walls.
May 17, 2010
Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Reports are coming in that Facebook has identified the self-proclaimed hacker who was offering to sell batches of 1000 Facebook accounts – up to 1.5 million in total – and it appears that the Russian hacker was wildly overstating the account numbers.
May 17, 2010
Google says Street View cars collected WiFi data by mistake
Google says Street View cars collected WiFi data by mistake
Google has admitted that it mistakenly collected data sent over WiFi networks using its Street View cars gathering images for Google's controversial Street View service.
May 17, 2010
Chinese man convicted of encryption equipment smuggling attempt
Chinese man convicted of encryption equipment smuggling attempt
Earlier this week a San Diego jury convicted a Chinese national for attempting to smuggle communications equipment out of the country, including encryption devices used by the US military and NATO.
May 14, 2010
Stolen laptop exposes New Mexico Medicaid client information
Stolen laptop exposes New Mexico Medicaid client information
The New Mexico Human Services Department informed users of its Salud! Medicaid plan that an unencrypted laptop containing personal health information was stolen back in March.
May 14, 2010
SAP to acquire Sybase for $5.8bn
SAP to acquire Sybase for $5.8bn
German enterprise software maker SAP has agreed to acquire US database and mobility software producer Sybase for $5.8bn.
May 13, 2010
F-Secure CRO gives thumbs up to increased cybercriminals arrests
F-Secure CRO gives thumbs up to increased cybercriminals arrests
Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure's chief research officer, says he applauds the actions of law enforcement offices around the world in bring increasing volumes of cybercrminals to justice in the first four months of 2010.
May 13, 2010
Sophos: no changes, no layoffs and investing for the future
Sophos: no changes, no layoffs and investing for the future
Earlier this month the co-founders of anti-virus software vendor Sophos agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to private equity group Apax Partners in a deal worth $300 million.
May 13, 2010
Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups
Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups
Cybercriminals are using Google Groups to distribute rogue anti-virus software and other malware, according to researchers at security firm eSoft.
May 13, 2010