Security

Yahoo Implements Latest Antispam Defense

Yahoo is rolling out the DMARC system this week, which helps email providers eliminate bogus messages

Facebook Joins Google, ISPs in Notifying DNSChanger Victims

Facebook alerts owners of DNSChanger-infected computers that they need to take action before July 9

Adobe Patches Critical Vulnerabilities in Photoshop and Illustrator CS5.x

Adobe keeps its promise and releases security patches for older Photoshop and Illustrator versions

Researchers Find Ways to Bypass Google’s Android Malware Scanner

Mobile security researchers devised methods that could allow Android malware to detect when it's being analyzed by Google's Bouncer system

Facebook Wants to Sell Kids’ Personal Info, Asks Parents for Approval

Facebook Wants to Sell Kids’ Personal Info, Asks Parents for Approval

Facebook is asking for permission from pre-teen-Facebook users' parents to sell those kids' personal information, in order to protect itself from "regulatory risks."

Finance Services Leaders Appeal for Limited Government Aid to Fight Cyber Attacks

Industry experts seek limited action from feds in areas such as sharing information about threats and securing the supply chain.

‘SwaggSec’ Claims Hack of China Telecom, Warner Bros.

The alleged data haul includes internal documents and administrator login credentials

Weekly Cybersecurity Roundup: Tinba Trojan v Flame Malware; Obama’s Cyber Attacks on Iran; and More

This week's cybersecurity roundup has stories on the Tinba Trojan and Flame malware; increased U.S. cyber attacks on Iran; a popular tool meant to provide online anonymity that's installing spyware on users' machines; and more.

Microsemi Denies Existence of Backdoor in its Chips, Researchers Disagree

Researchers who claim that ProASIC3 chips have a built-in backdoor respond to Microsemi

Flame’s Bluetooth Functionality Could Help Spies Extract Data Locally, Researchers Say

Attackers could pinpoint the physical location of infected computers using Flame's Bluetooth functionality