Spam & Hackers

Gmail’s AI Hack Scare: Security Warning For 2.5 Billion Users

Phishing attacks are one of the oldest tricks in an attacker’s handbook that has proven effective time after time. We usually consider that these attacks would only work on uninformed, or not-too-educated ...

by Michael Smith

Internet Archive Hacked: Sensitive Data Leak Affects 31 Million Users

The Internet Archive has recently undergone an unpleasant event in its history. According to the latest news available, an anonymous hacker successfully hacked the Internet Archive, and this news was later confirmed ...

by Mark McDonnell

Adobe Resets Passwords after Massive Data Breach

The massive breach into Adobe’s networks may have been the work of the same attackers who compromised LexisNexis and other organizations, using the same techniques. Security professionals around the world should be ...

by Michael Smith

Sarah Palin Testifies in E-Mail Hacking Case

Sarah Palin has testified against her accused e-mail hacker. A 22-year-old man allegedly hacked into Palin’s Yahoo e-mail account during the 2008 presidential race. The former Alaska governor said she used the ...

by Michael Smith

Google Hackers Reportedly Targeted Password System

Hacker attacks on Google traced to China appear to have been directed at Gaia, a Google system now named Single Sign-on, which allows cloud users to access apps with one password. Access ...

by Michael Smith

CIOs Battle Hackers Using Olympic-Themed Attacks

Hackers are changing tactics, with e-mails identifying with the Olympics but hiding malicious Trojans that elude most antivirus programs. Where hackers formerly favored Microsoft Word documents, now they are turning to other ...

by Michael Smith

MySpace Still Denies Security Holes

Following widespread reports that the MySpace pages of music bands are regularly being infected with malware, Andrew Storms, director of security operations for nCircle said he agrees that there is a yet-to-be-reported ...

by Michael Smith

Stopping Today’s PC Spies at the Gate

“If you want to avoid spyware, there are certain parts of the Web you should stay away from,” says Dave Cole, director of Symantec Security Response. “They’re the dark alleys of the ...

by Michael Smith