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Microsoft denies claims of Xbox Live hacks

Microsoft denies claims of Xbox Live hacks

Despite claims of Microsoft Xbox Live user account fraud, Redmond executives this week denied any major security breaches in its multiplayer gaming system.
Ericka Chickowski Mar 26 2007 12:18AM Security
Trio of security holes found in OpenOffice

Trio of security holes found in OpenOffice

Open source app becomes a little more like its Microsoft counterpart.
Shaun Nichols Mar 23 2007 2:52PM Security
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Frank Washkuch Mar 23 2007 1:34AM Security
Police warn of PS3 launch mugging danger

Police warn of PS3 launch mugging danger

Game and HMV cancel midnight launches.
Clement James Mar 22 2007 10:55AM Security
Lack of Mac malware baffles experts

Lack of Mac malware baffles experts

Exploit authors continue to ignore OS X.
Shaun Nichols Mar 22 2007 10:55AM Security
Half of corporate web traffic not work related

Half of corporate web traffic not work related

Gambling, music, porn and webmail clogging networks.
Robert Jaques Mar 21 2007 8:40PM Strategy
Half of corporate web traffic not work related

Half of corporate web traffic not work related

Gambling, music, porn and webmail clogging networks.
Robert Jaques Mar 21 2007 12:29PM Training & Development
Creator of Fortran dies

Creator of Fortran dies

John Backus dies aged 82.
Iain Thomson Mar 21 2007 12:29PM Training & Development
Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Hackers threaten month of MySpace vulnerabilities

Two hackers are planning to fill April's calendar with a month's worth of MySpace vulnerabilities - if the project isn't an April Fools' Day prank.
Frank Washkuch Mar 20 2007 1:40AM Security
Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Experts warn of Mother's Day hacking attack

Hackers are expected to exploit the mass-dispatch of Mother's Day emails this weekend to launch malware attacks, experts have warned.
Fiona Raisbeck Mar 19 2007 1:00AM Security
2006 was 'worst of times' for Intel

2006 was 'worst of times' for Intel

Analyst reveals tale of two chip companies.
Robert Jaques Mar 16 2007 10:21AM Hardware
Update: CD with personal data of 75,000 medical services members found

Update: CD with personal data of 75,000 medical services members found

Magellan BehavioUral Health Services has located a CD containing the personal and medical information of about 75,000 customers of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
Frank Washkuch Mar 16 2007 8:24AM Security
Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files

Major US medical services company loses 75 000 personal files

Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a division of WellPoint a medical services company in the US , has begun notifying 75,000 members that a compact disc holding their personal and medical information has been lost, according to published reports.
Frank Washkuch Mar 15 2007 8:52AM Security
Apple fixes 45 flaws on its own version of Patch Tuesday

Apple fixes 45 flaws on its own version of Patch Tuesday

Apple made up for Microsoft's rare patch skip Tuesday when the computing giant itself released fixes for 45 vulnerabilities in the Mac OS X.
Dan Kaplan Mar 14 2007 4:34PM Security
Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Experts: Be aware of new Microsoft exploits

Network administrators shouldn't schedule a nap for the time they usually patch Microsoft operating systems today.
Frank Washkuch Mar 14 2007 7:43AM Security
Wii critic backtracks on 'piece of s**t' comment

Wii critic backtracks on 'piece of s**t' comment

Wii now described as 'well priced' and showing 'innovative controller'.
Tom Sanders Mar 13 2007 12:01PM Hardware
DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

DDoS attack 'badly damaged' two root web servers

Last month's DDoS attack on the systems-regarded as the backbone of the internet-badly damaged two of the web's 13 root servers, according to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
Frank Washkuch Mar 13 2007 9:36AM Security
US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

US$3m frozen after pump-and-dump hacking

A US federal judge froze US$3 million in assets from a Latvian bank's US trading account accused of orchestrating what the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) is calling "a modern-day, technological version of the traditional ‘pump-and-dump' market manipulation scheme."
Ericka Chickowski Mar 13 2007 1:16AM Security
US halts trading of 35 stocks for pump-and-dump spam scams

US halts trading of 35 stocks for pump-and-dump spam scams

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today halted trading on shares of 35 companies believed to be involved in recent pump-and-dump spam campaigns.
Dan Kaplan Mar 9 2007 10:43AM Security
Experts warn of rootkit explosion

Experts warn of rootkit explosion

'Alarming increase' reported by PandaLabs.
Robert Jaques Mar 9 2007 8:24AM Security

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