Where's my gnome?
Tuesday December 30, 2003
Is it a joke or fraud? It seems Travelocity is lurking behind a fictitious story regarding a missing - and presumably well-traveled - gnome. The intended (but unstated) goal seems ... Read More
PC-cillin2004 review UPDATE
Tuesday December 23, 2003
In the PC-cillin Internet Security 2004 review, I noted that I had reinstalled ZoneAlarm and was running it alongside PC-cillin on Windows 2000. Many of you asked if I had ... Read More
Sober worms cause headache
Monday December 22, 2003
Two new variants of the Sober worm began spreading in Europe over the weekend and security experts fear this may mean a headache for the rest of the world in ... Read More
Cayam worm targets eBay users
Tuesday December 16, 2003
The Cayam worm is designed to trick users into releasing critical financial details that can then be used for credit card and identity theft. In an ironic twist, the worm ... Read More
F-Secure's 2003 Virus Summary: The Year of the Worm
Tuesday December 16, 2003
Calling it the worst year in virus history, F-Secure has released a comprehensive report summarizing the threats witnessed during the year 2003, along with detailed analysis for the year's heavy ... Read More
World Summit attendees bugged
Sunday December 14, 2003
Bug-implanted badges tracked attendees at the World Summit on the Information Society, The Washington Times reports. Unknowingly worn by high-ranking officials from 174 countries, including the U.S., the RFID chips ... Read More
IE Flaw could lead to phishing expedition
Friday December 12, 2003
A vulnerability in Internet Explorer has had the news media talking and security experts worrying. The vulnerability causes a spoofed URL (web address) to appear in the browser's address bar, ... Read More
Scold worm another ho-hum mass-mailer
Thursday December 11, 2003
Antivirus vendor F-Secure aptly describes the newly discovered Scold worm as 'simple'. The worm makes no attempt to mask the executable type .SCR attachment, and thus should be an easy ... Read More
Homeland Security, Justice Department fail security audits
Wednesday December 10, 2003
The U.S. government's fourth annual security report card shows some pretty grim statistics. The Department of Homeland Security, charged with (among other things) making cyberspace safer, was one of 7 ... Read More
'Teddy Bear' virus a hoax
Tuesday December 9, 2003
The JDBGMGR.EXE hoax is 30 months old but still scaring users into deleting a perfectly legitimate file.
SoBig author #42 Agenda Setter
Friday December 5, 2003
What do Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Linus Torvalds, Jeff Bezos, Michael Dell and the SoBig worm author have in common? Each are included in the 4th annual Silicon.com Top 50 ... Read More
Mimail.m promises nude photos, delivers worm
Thursday December 4, 2003
A new variant of Mimail arrives via a suggestive email, carring an attachment masquerading as nude photos. Instead of images, the attachment carries a mass-mailing email worm that does double-duty ... Read More