More than 1.5 million computer users around the globe may have been exposed to harmful software or viruses because of a "critical" security flaw in Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer, the most widely used Web browser in the world. The software giant yesterday took the unusual step of releasing an unscheduled update, ...

FBI is actively finding the criminals who are being involved in phishing activities to obtain the sensitive data of consumers and then use it to gain personal benefits. The phishing is being practiced globally by the hackers. Called Operation Cardkeeper, the investigation has brought about the arrests of more than a ...

Guillaume Lovet, Senior Manager at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Global Security Research Team, advises the following ‘Top Five Tips’ to avoid becoming a victim of this potentially devastating attack: 1. Beware of messages with a link inside. 2. If you do detect any such messages, ask yourself if the message you're reading is from ...

Computer systems used by the Obama and McCain campaigns were reportedly hacked by an unknown "foreign entity," according to an account of the attacks published Wednesday. Tech experts at the Obama headquarters initially believed that the computer systems had been invaded by a computer virus. The next day, ...

Microsoft's Host Integration Server 2006 is under threat of attack following the release of malware into the wild. The software was released Wednesday as part of the Metasploit hacking toolkit. Microsoft released a patch for this flaw on Tuesday, as part of its monthly security updates. The bug ...

Computer attackers continue their relentless march in improving their tools and techniques. The simple scanning of yesteryear has given way to powerful suites of bundled, automated scanning and exploitation tools. Straightforward backdoors have evolved into powerful kernel-mode RootKits, manipulating the very hearts of our systems. Covert channels exfiltrate sensitive ...

The following list can help you to make sure your computer is protected by invader. 1. Physical security. Keep doors locked if feasible. Install locks on accessible but attended machines. Install locks and alarms on machines left unattended. 2. Back up files. This should be done on all computers. 3. Use a surge ...

A botnet is a number of Internet computers that, although their owners are unaware of it, have been set up to forward transmissions (including spam or viruses) to other computers on the Internet. Any such computer is referred to as a zombie - in effect, a computer "robot" or ...