Recent articles by Tom Brewster

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

European Parliament hit by cyber attack

A cyber strike hits European Parliament, yet there is no confirmation on whether it was related to the EC attacks.
Tom Brewster Mar 31 2011 1:28PM Security
MySQL hit by irony attack

MySQL hit by irony attack

SQL injection exposes weak passwords.
Tom Brewster Mar 29 2011 5:44AM Security
Analysis: Life after Rustock

Analysis: Life after Rustock

Is this the end of spam as we know it?
Tom Brewster Mar 28 2011 9:51AM Security
Secondhand smartphones sold with bank details

Secondhand smartphones sold with bank details

Many people are flogging their mobiles but leaving valuable data, such as bank account details, on the device.
Tom Brewster Mar 28 2011 9:50AM Security
British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

British Zynga hacker jailed for two years

Stole $11.4m of virtual chips.
Tom Brewster Mar 22 2011 11:47AM Security
Firefox gets second release candidate

Firefox gets second release candidate

Invalid HTTPS certificates blacklisted.
Tom Brewster Mar 22 2011 11:47AM Security
Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

Mega-botnet Rustock stops spamming

Rustock, the once dominant spam botnet, seems to have been taken out of contention.
Tom Brewster Mar 18 2011 6:50AM Networking
Businesses ‘plagued’ by missing encryption keys

Businesses ‘plagued’ by missing encryption keys

Afflicts digital certificates, too.
Tom Brewster Mar 17 2011 1:38PM Security
Twitter boosts security with HTTPS

Twitter boosts security with HTTPS

Combats account hijacking tools.
Tom Brewster Mar 17 2011 6:37AM Security
Admins doubt employee security awareness

Admins doubt employee security awareness

IT administrators are not convinced by workers' understanding of corporate security policy.
Tom Brewster Mar 16 2011 2:29PM Security
Twitter rogue app hits thousands

Twitter rogue app hits thousands

Scammers try to lure Twitter users into becoming part of their dirty game.
Tom Brewster Mar 15 2011 10:56AM Security
Google patches WebKit flaw after Pwn2Own contest

Google patches WebKit flaw after Pwn2Own contest

Rewards hack team.
Tom Brewster Mar 15 2011 5:44AM Security
Apple releases iOS 4.3 early

Apple releases iOS 4.3 early

Contains security updates.
Tom Brewster Mar 11 2011 5:33AM Software
Google promises better Android security

Google promises better Android security

DroidDream fallout.
Tom Brewster Mar 8 2011 5:56AM Security
Crackers target French Government's G20 plans

Crackers target French Government's G20 plans

Over 150 computers compromised.
Tom Brewster Mar 8 2011 5:56AM Security
WordPress recovers after massive DDoS attack

WordPress recovers after massive DDoS attack

WordPress was hit by a huge denial of service attack, but appears to have recovered.
Tom Brewster Mar 7 2011 12:28PM Security
Twitter 'crime' rate up 20 percent

Twitter 'crime' rate up 20 percent

Illicit activity spikes.
Tom Brewster Mar 4 2011 11:12AM Security
Twitter crime up 20%

Twitter crime up 20%

Illicit activity on Twitter spiked during 2010.
Tom Brewster Mar 4 2011 7:26AM Security
Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust

Cyber crime teens jailed in GhostMarket bust

Two teenagers have been jailed for their part in running a massive online cyber crime forum.
Tom Brewster Mar 4 2011 6:36AM Security
Sneaky Android threats still rising

Sneaky Android threats still rising

Android threats are becoming increasingly prevalent, Symantec warns, with one notable piece of malware hiding in a Steamy Window app.
Tom Brewster Mar 2 2011 12:21PM Security

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