Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:05 AM/CST
Researchers have found new evidence that America still has an addiction to online steroid sales.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008 1:59 PM/CST
Spam king Scott Richter is going to be paying for that fake ham, er unwanted e-mail that he's been sending to all your MySpace pals... $8 million to be exact.
Thursday, April 24, 2008 3:21 PM/CST
The latest refresh of Opera's flagship Web browser comes with several crucial security features. With Opera 9.5 Beta 2 (code-named Kestrel), the Norwegian company has added fraud-protection capabilities and support for EV SSL (Extended Validation Secure Sockets Layer) Certificates...
Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:31 PM/CST
Software engineers at Microsoft will get a front-row seat to hear about an unpatched Windows security hole that was once pooh-poohed as a "design issue" that shouldn't be seen as a security vulnerability. At the Spring edition of Redmond's...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:28 PM/CST
LendingTree, an IAC subsidiary that connects online borrowers with mortgage, credit card and auto loans, has suffered a major insider breach that exposed sensitive user files to lenders. The company sent out e-mails to customers affected by the breach,...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008 9:13 AM/CST
Apple's Safari browser is beginning to look like a bullet-ridden car in Iraq. According to a warning posted to security mailing lists, there are multiple security flaws in Safari 3.1.1 that put users at risk of ID-theft spoofing attacks or,...
Monday, April 21, 2008 11:58 AM/CST
The notorious Rock Phish gang is pushing the envelope again, adding a sophisticated crimeware Trojan to its identity theft arsenal. The Russian group, which is responsible for about half of all phishing attacks, is now doing browser-based drive-by attacks...
Saturday, April 19, 2008 3:33 PM/CST
Over on Twitter, during a discussion on PayPal's plan to ban "unsafe browsers," I suggested there was no way the company would risk blocking Safari connections. Can't afford to alienate iPhone and the mobile transaction market. Woke up this...
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:37 PM/CST
As I mentioned in this eWEEK story on the conspicuous absence of information on security-themed goodies in Internet Explorer 8, it looks like the browser refresh will have some form of malware protection. This screenshot from Microsoft showing the new...
Monday, January 28, 2008 3:02 PM/CST
PayPal, the online payments platform owned by eBay, has shelled out $170 million in cash to snap up Fraud Science, an Israeli company that markets fraud management technology. PayPal, which is high on the list of phishing and ID...