Researchers declare war on cyberwar 

Researchers declare war on cyberwar

In Web/client - By Liam Tung, 18 January 2011 9:12 AM
Catastrophic accidents more likely.
Security researcher gets bail in India 

Security researcher gets bail in India

In Hackers - 30 August 2010 3:20 PM
Voting machine exploit case.
India chases leak of e-voting machine: report 

India chases leak of e-voting machine: report

In Applications - 23 August 2010 3:45 PM
Security researcher arrested over tests on anonymously-provided box.
Disgruntled researchers take aim at Microsoft 

Disgruntled researchers take aim at Microsoft

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 7 July 2010 11:33 AM
Disclosure campaign launched as protest to handling of reports.
Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint 

Researchers dissect ZeuS botnet blueprint

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 8 March 2010 10:14 AM
Malware startup costs put at $2,753.
Researchers warn of chip and PIN flaws 

Researchers warn of chip and PIN flaws

In Risk - By David Neal, 15 February 2010 9:37 AM
Open to attacks.
Google offers bounty for Chrome vulnerabilities 

Google offers bounty for Chrome vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 1 February 2010 10:46 AM
Up to $1521 per flaw.
Scientists promise an end to web attacks 

Scientists promise an end to web attacks

In Risk - 8 December 2009 9:53 AM
New technology could make cyber attacks 'computationally impossible'.
Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability 

Researchers fret over new Microsoft SMB vulnerability

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 10 September 2009 9:04 AM
Microsoft has recognized a zero-day vulnerability in its SMB protocol that, experts say, might warrant an out-of-band patch.
Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds 

Researchers crack WPA encryption in 60 seconds

In Applications - By V3.co.uk staff, 28 August 2009 9:28 AM
Newer WPA2 devices safe... for now.
Apple patches iPhone SMS flaw 

Apple patches iPhone SMS flaw

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 3 August 2009 10:37 AM
Issues fix for texting vulnerability.
Researchers hijack Torpig botnet 

Researchers hijack Torpig botnet

In Hackers - By Shaun Nichols, 5 May 2009 9:43 AM
In an effort to better understand the workings of cybercrime, a group of researchers recently hijacked and dissected a massive botnet.
Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker 

Domain-hoarding may have hamstrung Conficker

In Applications - By Shaun Nichols, 6 April 2009 10:13 AM
Prior to the April-1st update for the Conficker worm, security researchers scrambled to snatch up domains which the botnet's controllers were thought to be targeting.
Researchers hack spam network for study 

Researchers hack spam network for study

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 11 November 2008 10:17 AM
Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD) have published a report detailing how they hacked a spamming network to collect data on the ...
Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees 

Newly discovered TCP flaw brings devices to their knees

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 3 October 2008 10:35 AM
A Swedish security company announced Wednesday that two of its researchers have discovered a 'generic' flaw in the TCP stack that could result in denial-of-service attacks.
'Korset' antivirus technique boasts no commercial strings 

'Korset' antivirus technique boasts no commercial strings

In Risk - 17 September 2008 1:16 PM
A newly released Open Source security program claims to have the potential to put antivirus software companies out of business.
Security researchers 'aiding' cyber-crooks 

Security researchers 'aiding' cyber-crooks

In Hackers - By Andrew Charlesworth, 31 July 2008 9:44 AM
Security researchers should stop publishing vulnerabilities in the traditional way because cyber-criminals are using the code to generate zero-day exploits at record speeds, ...
Researchers map out web badlands 

Researchers map out web badlands

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 6 June 2008 10:08 AM
Domains in Hong Kong, China and the Philippines have been named as the most potentially dangerous on the web.
Researchers simplify quantum cryptography 

Researchers simplify quantum cryptography

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 3 June 2008 10:16 AM
Quantum cryptography, the most secure method of transmitting data, has taken a step closer to mainstream viability with a technique that simplifies the distribution of keys..
Researchers determine source of SQL attacks 

Researchers determine source of SQL attacks

In Applications - By Jim Carr, 21 April 2008 9:51 AM
Security researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center (ISC) have discovered a utility that served as the foundation for a series of attacks that compromised thousands of ...
Researchers warn of chip and Pin flaws 

Researchers warn of chip and Pin flaws

In Risk - By Robert Jaques, 29 February 2008 2:20 PM
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have warned that chip and Pin machines are not as secure as the banking industry claims.
Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets 

Georgia Tech researchers break down botnets

In Web/client - By Jack Rogers, 18 December 2007 9:33 AM
Warning that botnets are a "dynamic, evolving threat," researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology have proposed the classification of botnet structures to provide an ...
Researchers warn of serious Windows flaw 

Researchers warn of serious Windows flaw

In Applications - By Robert Jaques, 14 November 2007 10:21 AM
A group of Israeli researchers claims to have discovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows 2000 operating system..
Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw 

Researchers reveal Windows buffer overflow flaw

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 19 September 2007 1:52 PM
Researchers last week revealed an unpatched buffer overflow bug in Windows that could allow an attacker to take control of an affected machine.
Researchers ponder cause of Trend Micro port scanning 

Researchers ponder cause of Trend Micro port scanning

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 24 August 2007 10:43 AM
Security experts believe increased scanning today of a TCP port related to Trend Micro's anti-virus solution is not the result of two product vulnerabilities announced this ...
Researchers spot ZIP spam spike 

Researchers spot ZIP spam spike

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 2 August 2007 9:54 AM
Spammers have turned to ZIP files to push pump-and-dump scam emails past filters, researchers said this week.
Researchers release LinkedIn bug 'o-day style' 

Researchers release LinkedIn bug 'o-day style'

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 July 2007 9:48 AM
In a move sure to fuel the debate over responsible disclosure, a pair of security researchers have posted public exploit code for a severe vulnerability affecting users of the ...
Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam 

Image spam drops again, but researchers see more PDF stock spam

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 10 July 2007 9:35 AM
Levels of image spam dropped again in June, but researchers also saw increased use of PDF spam.
Researchers warn of bogus Microsoft patch spam 

Researchers warn of bogus Microsoft patch spam

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 28 June 2007 9:59 AM
Users are being warned of a new phishing scam falsely telling recipients they need to download a Microsoft patch.
More Safari bugs found after Windows release 

More Safari bugs found after Windows release

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 14 June 2007 7:33 AM
Bug hunters have claimed numerous flaws in Apple's Safari web browser just hours after its release for Windows.
Beware fake Microsoft security advisories 

Beware fake Microsoft security advisories

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 12 June 2007 10:28 AM
Windows users are being warned of fake Microsoft security advisories that actually link to a malicious website.
Researchers find similar unpatched flaw in IE and Firefox 

Researchers find similar unpatched flaw in IE and Firefox

In Applications - By Ericka Chickowski, 16 February 2007 11:32 PM
Security researchers have discovered a rare flaw affecting both Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer that can allow a hacker to read sensitive files on users' computers with ...
Researchers spot first mobile spyware 

Researchers spot first mobile spyware

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 7 December 2006 10:19 AM
Researchers with McAfee claim to have found a first spyware application that targets the Symbian operating system for mobile phones.
Researchers cite risks in swipe-free credit cards 

Researchers cite risks in swipe-free credit cards

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 26 October 2006 11:17 PM
Swipe-free credit cards are gaining in popularity, but there are significant information security risks associated with the cards' radio frequency identifier (RFID) technology, ...
Researchers take VoIP security back to school  

Researchers take VoIP security back to school

By William Eazel, 13 April 2006 2:30 PM
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has issued four awards totaling $600,000 to the University of North Texas (UNT) to lead a multi-university collaboration to develop a ...
Researchers detail why phishing works 

Researchers detail why phishing works

By Ericka Chickowski, 6 April 2006 9:57 PM
Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley released a paper last week on why users fall for phishing scams, concluding that current ...
Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves 

Researchers pioneer digital fingerprint forensics to nab cyber thieves

By William Eazel, 10 March 2006 9:51 AM
Researchers have demonstrated a new forensics technology designed to help catch cyber thieves and digital pirates. The digital fingerprinting technology, which was developed by ...
Toronto researchers claim encryption breakthrough 

Toronto researchers claim encryption breakthrough

By William Eazel, 6 March 2006 10:24 AM
A new system of protecting sensitive data while it is being transmitted over fiberoptic cables has been described by its University of Toronto inventors as “the protective ...
Researchers issue warning over Princess Diana spam scam 

Researchers issue warning over Princess Diana spam scam

By Wiliiam Eazel, 9 December 2005 2:01 PM
Security firms warned of a spam campaign which pretends that the recipient has won a charitable grant set up to create a living memorial to the late Diana, Princess of Wales.
Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning  

Security researchers warn of DNS poisoning

By Marcia Savage, 8 April 2005 10:10 PM
Researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have been tracking domain name system (DNS) cache poisoning attacks that redirected users to malicious web sites.
Researchers find vulnerabilities in anti-virus software  

Researchers find vulnerabilities in anti-virus software

By Dan Ilett, 14 January 2004 3:18 PM
Anti-virus software can be exploited to corrupt IT systems, according to a report by a group of researchers.
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