For those of you who still use Internet Explorer to browse the Web, you should know that attack code exploiting an unpatched IE flaw has been released on publicly accessible websites last week. When integrated …

An accounts clerk has been charged with causing an unauthorised modification to a computer, under the Computer Misuse Act.
He got a two months curfew, and it is the first time anyone has been convicted …

Microsoft has released two patches for its Vista operating system, saying that it too is affected by flaws that were disclosed during the company’s Aug. 8 security updates.
The patches, which were released earlier this week, …

The BBC has discovered that thousands of Britain’s are unaware that their Bank details are being sold in West Africa for less than £20.00
There is a genuine market for second hand PC’s in Nigeria, but …

The US Department of Homeland Security took the unusual step of issueing a security alert yesterday, warning users of Windows-based personal computers to patch a flaw in the Microsoft operating system.
On Tuesday, Microsoft issued it’s …

Despite being touted as the most secure version of the Windows operating series to date, Microsoft’s upcoming Vista has already been hacked reports CNET News.com.
Microsoft handed out early copies of their new operating system to …

Apple Computer issued on Tuesday updates for its Mac OS X operating system to fix 26 security flaws, some serious.
The story published at news.com details that several of the vulnerabilities affect the way in which …

Hackers have been able to exploit a critical flaw in Mozilla’s Firefox browser. The Infostealer.Snifula programme which is normally installed when a user opens an unknown attachment sent on e-mail, installs Trojans that are …

Microsoft announced today that it will distribute Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP as a “high priority” item in its Automatic Updates system — most commonly used for security patches.
However, if you don’t want the …

A couple of weeks ago we wrote about teenagers who were unwittingly pushing Zango on Myspace resulting in thousands of users being infected with adware.
More recently, security company iDefense has confirmed that another dodgy site, …

A ring of “Myspace profile edit” sites encourage Myspace users to add their “free videos” to their profiles. What they don’t mention, is that these videos pop open a box that tries to install Zango …

Blu-ray and HD DVD are supposed to be highly secure. There is AACS and HDCP, which when enforced make it impossible to copy movie data from a disc.
Now, having said all this, a German …

Looks like the reputation of Microsoft Windows Genuine Advantage tool will be taking another battering as IT security experts warn of a worm that purports to be Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) anti-piracy tool.
Recently …

According to a recent associated press report, Spammers are increasingly sneaking their messages past email filters by sending their pitches as images rather than text.
The report said images fooled some filters because they had no …

Microsoft today began expanding its anti-piracy program by quietly pushing out a software update that in many cases automatically scans Windows computers and reports on whether they are powered by unlicensed software.
I recon the thought …

PayPal the online payments firm is launching its new mass-market mobile payments system to its 10 million account holders in the UK.
The PayPal Mobile service, which was launched in the US last month, enables …