Recent articles by Matt Chapman

ID thieves more likely to be men, claims study

ID thieves more likely to be men, claims study

Race and sex play a part in identity theft, reveals a study of the US Secret Service cases completed between 2000 and 2006..
Matt Chapman Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Security
Identity theft costs an average of US$31K

Identity theft costs an average of US$31K

The average cost of identity theft and resulting fraud in cases solved by the US Secret Service over a six-year period was more than US$31,000, according to a study..
Matt Chapman Oct 25 2007 2:19PM Security
Intel settles Transmeta patent battle

Intel settles Transmeta patent battle

Intel has settled its patent dispute case with Transmeta and will pay US$250 million to the rival chip maker.
Matt Chapman Oct 25 2007 7:40AM Software
Alienware opens computer recycling exchange

Alienware opens computer recycling exchange

High-end PC manufacturer Alienware has opened an exchange website that allows users to trade in their electronic kit for payment or credit towards a new gaming computer..
Matt Chapman Oct 24 2007 2:59PM Hardware
China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

China behind daily internet attacks on Germany

China is conducting almost daily spying attacks on businesses and government agencies in Germany, according to one of the country's intelligence officers..
Matt Chapman Oct 24 2007 7:58AM Security
Storm Worm may have blown itself out

Storm Worm may have blown itself out

A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data..
Matt Chapman Oct 23 2007 3:26PM Security
Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws, welcomes Leopard

Mozilla fixes Firefox flaws, welcomes Leopard

Mozilla has released version 2.0.0.8 of its Firefox browser, which patches a number of known security vulnerabilities and prepares the software for the launch of Apple's Leopard operating system.
Matt Chapman Oct 23 2007 7:29AM Security
Storm Worm may have blown itself out

Storm Worm may have blown itself out

A security researcher at the University of California says the Storm Worm could be coming to an end, based on his tracking data.
Matt Chapman Oct 23 2007 6:53AM Security
Boffins develop wind-powered USB charger

Boffins develop wind-powered USB charger

Boffins have created a small fan-based charger that can help boost the battery life of consumer technology goods..
Matt Chapman Oct 22 2007 6:34AM Hardware
Adobe eyes move to software-as-a-service

Adobe eyes move to software-as-a-service

Adobe plans to shift its business away from selling boxed software to a web-based distribution model..
Matt Chapman Oct 22 2007 6:34AM Software
SuSE patches 'highly critical' Java flaw

SuSE patches 'highly critical' Java flaw

Remote system access possible unless update is applied.
Matt Chapman Oct 19 2007 6:49AM Security
Kaspersky 'was aware' of scanner flaw

Kaspersky 'was aware' of scanner flaw

Security firm Kaspersky was aware of the flaw in its online scanner and had issued a patch on 9 October, despite comments made to vnunet.com by its staff.
Matt Chapman Oct 15 2007 10:08AM Security
Adobe admits to critical software flaws

Adobe admits to critical software flaws

Adobe has admitted that some of its software contains vulnerabilities that could leave computers open to attack, following information published on the Heise Security website.
Matt Chapman Oct 12 2007 9:59AM Security
Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

Kaspersky falls through Online Scanner flaw

A flaw in Kaspersky's Online Scanner could be exploited by malicious hackers to compromise a user's system.
Matt Chapman Oct 12 2007 7:22AM Security
Hacker spam poses as old school friend

Hacker spam poses as old school friend

Hackers are attempting to infect PCs with malware using a 'long-lost female school friend' to lure gullible internet users, a security vendor has warned.
Matt Chapman Oct 8 2007 10:17AM Security
Sun patches 'critical' Java flaws

Sun patches 'critical' Java flaws

Sun Microsystems has patched a number of flaws in its Java products that affect users running Windows, Linux and Solaris.
Matt Chapman Oct 8 2007 10:16AM Security
Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw

Fedora patches old OpenOffice flaw

Fedora has fixed a 'highly critical' flaw in the OpenOffice suite of products more than two weeks after it was first discovered.
Matt Chapman Oct 8 2007 7:28AM Software
Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

Yahoo and eBay hook up on phisher blocker

Yahoo and eBay are joining forces to block phishing messages that specifically target PayPal users.
Matt Chapman Oct 5 2007 7:20AM Security
Tape still the 'best' storage option

Tape still the 'best' storage option

Advances in computer storage are being ignored in favour of 'tried and trusted' solutions, according to a network administrator at the Cern particle physics laboratory in Geneva.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 11:51AM Storage
Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Europe beating US in virtualisation uptake

Stricter European privacy controls have helped virtualisation to achieve greater uptake in Europe than in North America, according to a networking vendor.
Matt Chapman Oct 2 2007 11:49AM Software

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