Archive for the ‘Internet News’ Category

Unstoppable Hackers: Breaking Into Email Accounts

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

It seems hackers are virtually unstoppable when it comes to hacking into email accounts lately. You have probably heard about the latest attack on Sarah Palin’s yahoo email account and you are probably wondering if your yahoo account is safe. Many security experts believe it was a matter of various ...

Hackers Delight: “Forgot your password” links give hackers easy access

Monday, September 8th, 2008

Have you recently forgotten your password and clicked on a "Forgot your password" link to obtain or reset it? Did you ever think that this would be a way that a hacker could get a hold of your password? Do you know that it is easier for a hacker to get ...

Vista Vulnerabilities Uncovered by Security Researcher

Monday, August 25th, 2008

Security Researcher finds Windows Vista memory corruption Vulnerabilities and recommends solutions Windows Vista is suppose to be a newer version of Windows that looks better, performs better and is more secure than older consumer versions such as Windows XP. When it comes to hackers attacking the Vista operating system it was ...

MSNBC.com and CNN.com Targeted by Spam Campaigns

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Spammers are using different methods to spam computers users by switching their emails to impersonate online news services. It was reported that emails with the titles "CNN.com Daily Top 10", "CNN Alerts: My Custom Alert" and "MSNBC.com Breaking News" were all a form of malspam messages that redirected users to a ...

Beware of Fake Flash Downloads! It Has Malware

Monday, August 11th, 2008

Fake Flash downloads are downloading and installing rogues and malicious files over the internet. Have you heard about new malicious files or programs being spread through Flash downloads? It is apparent that hackers are taking advantage of this new trick because it is working effectively. Fake Flash downloads are now spread ...

Twitter Attacked To Spread Malware

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Hackers using Twitter to spread malware disguised as Adobe Flash files Social networks are under attack as well as the micro-blogging site Twitter with the intent to spread malicious malware to users of those services. We recently posted that worms were discovered to have come from the popular social networks MySpace ...

Social Worms Discovered: Facebook and MySpace Worms Take Over Your Computer

Monday, August 4th, 2008

Networm.Win32.Koobface.b and Networm.Win32.Koobface.a spread via MySpace and Facebook. Do you use MySpace or Facebook on a regular basis to network or socialize with friends, business partners and meet new people? Would you still use MySpace or Facebook if you knew it could lead to a worm infection that spreads to the ...