SAN FRANCISCO - Adobe is recommending that users update their Flash Players immediately - especially those who frequent Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. The company released an emergency security bulletin on Tuesday that addresses vulnerabilities in Flash, which could be exploited by hackers. "This vulnerability could allow an attacker to remotely take control of the
LONDON, United Kingdom - A British spy unit turned a cyberattack method favored by Anonymous against it and other hacktivist groups, according to an NBC report based on documents Edward Snowden removed from the National Security Agency. A division of the Government Communications Headquarters, the UK's communications intelligence agency, used distributed-denial-of-service attacks to disrupt communications
SAN FRANCISCO - Eleven students accused of using keyloggers to spy on their teachers' computer systems, infiltrate the school's network, and change their grades electronically were expelled from their California high school. Six of the students have left the district, and five have been transferred to other schools. The students in question allegedly worked with
WASHINGTON DC - The National Security Agency's warrantless surveillance program received a highly charged constitutional challenge last week. This first-of-its-kind challenge comes via a motion filed by attorneys for an accused terrorist. The NSA targeted Jamshid Muhtorov, an Uzbek refugee, Colorado resident, whose e-mail and possibly other communications were secretly gathered by the US government.
SAN FRANCISCO - Looking for a reliable security app for your Android device? AV-Test recently checked out 30 different apps, awarding many of them good grades. The January 2014 report lists all the apps included in AV-Test's analysis. One column shows how the app fared at basic protection, while another column displays its record at
WASHINGTON DC - The Target data breach that has affected up to 110 million people is now under scrutiny by the US Justice Department. Speaking before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on Wednesday, US Attorney General Eric Holder said his office is evaluating and enforcing "privacy protections and other safeguards concerning data possessed by
SAN FRANCISCO - The alleged architect of the bank-hacking malware SpyEye, which is said to have infected 1.4 million computers, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud. The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Russian national Aleksandr Andreevich Panin was the primary developer and distributor of SpyEye. "As several recent
LANSING - Former Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis has been promoted to president of technology consultant Dewpoint. He will retain his role as chief operating officer. Former President Andrew Kotarba will remain as Dewpoint?s chief executive officer. ?Dewpoint is experiencing positive growth in many ways ? from new customers, to new employees, to new
NEW YORK - Prosecutors have charged 13 defendants with using card skimmers installed at gas stations to steal more than $2 million from customers throughout the southern United States. The ring allegedly used card readers installed inside gas pumps to record payment card data and PINs from customers, CNET News.Com reported. The skimmers were installed
SAN FRANCISCO - One security researcher has proven how Snapchat's new verification system can be hacked, just days after its Captcha-style image verification debuted. Steve Hickson used his knowledge of how computers recognize images and template matching to show how a computer could fool the new security tool, CNET News.Com reported. "I spent around 30