Google reports huge rise in fake antivirus software 

Google reports huge rise in fake antivirus software

In Web/client - By Iain Thomson, 28 April 2010 1:34 PM
Fake AV now accounts for 15 per cent of online malware.
Banking crisis putting data at risk 

Banking crisis putting data at risk

In Risk - By Ian Williams, 9 October 2008 9:33 AM
IT managers are facing a tough time ahead as the economic crisis leads to the consolidation of several major banks and their respective IT systems.
Yahoo Mail has huge hole 

Yahoo Mail has huge hole

In Messaging - By Nick Farrell, 2 October 2008 12:15 PM
Yahoo's Zimbra client has a security hole so big you can fly an entire Borg collective through the middle of it and not worry about the cubes touching the sides.
Apple issues huge bundle of fixes 

Apple issues huge bundle of fixes

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 2 June 2008 9:35 AM
Apple has released an update to its Leopard operating system, including long-delayed patches for the iCal application..
Florida man arrested after huge data theft 

Florida man arrested after huge data theft

In Hackers - By Matt Chapman, 6 December 2007 12:40 PM
A senior database administrator in the US has admitted stealing the details of 8.5 million customers over a period of five years..
Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach 

Settlement reached on huge N.Y. privacy breach

By Dan Kaplan, 13 March 2006 10:01 PM
Following what could be the largest privacy breach in the nation’s history, a leading email marketer will pay New York state $1.1 million for improperly using the personal ...
New mobile virus runs up huge bills 

New mobile virus runs up huge bills

By René Millman, 1 March 2006 2:46 PM
Hackers have a created a new trojan that infects Java-based mobile phones and sends text messages to premium rate phone numbers costing unwitting users $6 each time.
Huge rise in defacements prompts fiery debate 

Huge rise in defacements prompts fiery debate

By David Quainton, 26 April 2005 3:48 PM
Web defacements rose by over a third in 2004, according to a new report. But security guru Bruce Schneier has claimed the attacks are just the action of “kids playing politics.”
Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier 

Huge security breach hits Reed Elsevier

By David Quainton, 9 March 2005 5:13 PM
Publishing company Reed Elsevier admitted today that around 32,000 US individuals had their personal data revealed to hackers in a suspected case of identity theft. The ...
E-voting survey shows huge perception gap 

E-voting survey shows huge perception gap

By Marcia Savage, 3 August 2004 11:39 PM
The general public has a more positive take on e-voting systems than computer security specialists, according to a survey released Tuesday.
Florida man charged in huge database break-in 

Florida man charged in huge database break-in

By Marcia Savage, 23 July 2004 6:56 PM
A federal grand jury indicted a 45-year-old Florida man in connection with a scheme to steal a huge amount of personal information from a database belonging to Acxiom.
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