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Microsoft disrupts millions of botnet connections after discovering PCs with preloaded malware
Microsoft revealed this week that it has helped disrupt more than 500 different strains of malware Continue reading…
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Verizon launches Mobile Security app for Android as antivirus companies target carriers
Verizon has introduced a McAfee-based Mobile Security app for its line of Android devices, with Continue reading…
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The Wild West of hacking: Symantec hunts down the 'Elderwood Gang'
The hackers behind "Operation Aurora" — a highly coordinated cyber attack against 34 companies, Continue reading…
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Apple's leaked iOS device IDs: what's scary and what's not
Security experts and privacy groups have long criticised Apple’s decision to have their mobile Continue reading…
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Facebook increases efforts to keep fake Likes off of Pages
Facebook has announced that it's stepping up efforts to keep its Pages free of fraudulent Likes. The Continue reading…
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Frankenstein: turning legitimate software into invisible malware
Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas are developing Frankenstein, a new way to create Continue reading…
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Malware targeting energy sector raises specter of Flame virus
Security researchers have identified a new variety of malware which appears to be targeting the Continue reading…
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Researchers discover five new samples of ZitMo malware for Android and BlackBerry
Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered five new samples of the ZeuS-in-the-Mobile Continue reading…
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How the world's largest spam botnet was brought down
Eight months ago, the Grum botnet was estimated to be the largest in the world, pumping out a third Continue reading…
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Neal Stephenson on cyber warfare and our self-fulfilling sci-fi future
Legendary cyberpunk prophet Neal Stephenson is an author well known for his eerie imaginings of the Continue reading…
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Boost Mobile launches mobile wallet app, offers prepaid Visa card for in-store purchases
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Sprint ups bid for Clearwire in continued effort to bolster its LTE spectrum
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A month after launch, have we forgotten about Twitter #Music?
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Crack babies: The New York Times chronicles public hysteria over a 1980s 'crisis'
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'Tumblr is David, and David is Tumblr:' the man behind Yahoo's new blogging platform
