Chuck Miller

Along with the updates to Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Apple's Safari fixes, and the latest Opera patches, Mozilla has released its own security updates ... Microsoft has issued a new security advisory, warning about potential attacks against a newly uncovered vulnerability in Internet Explorer. In less than nine months in 2007, a botnet-driven junk mail network earned US$7.5 million for its operators -- just one example of the polished, modern-day ... Victims infected with new malware may have their financial login credentials sent to a web address in Russia. Though worldwide spam levels are still diminished in the wake of the McColo hosting-company shutdown, it may only be a matter of time before they come ... In a victory for privacy advocates, an Orlando, Fla.-based company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware. Data will continue to be the primary motive for future cybercrime, according to a 2009 forecast from researchers at Georgia Tech. New changes in the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) version 1.2 have been disclosed prior to its release in October. The memory protections in Windows Vista are largely ineffective at preventing browser exploitation. DNS cache poisoning is not just for web browsers anymore. According to researcher Dan Kaminsky, there are a variety of programs that make requests of DNS ... US Federal authorities have busted the criminal ring responsible for the largest hacking and identity theft case in history. A new law in Congress would require every U.S. citizen to have electronic health records by 2014. A unique breach of bank information has hit one of the world's largest banks. Two crimeservers containing 500 megabytes of stolen data have been discovered in Argentina and Malaysia. Phishing attacks that target high-value assets are increasing, according to researchers at Verisign's iDefense Labs. During the past year, waves of attacks ... A joint project with the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Terrorism is hoped to increase the cyberdefense capacity of developing countries. The insidious Kraken botnet has been infiltrated and a way found to shut it down remotely. Personal data at another college has been exposed, allowing potential hackers to gain access to student information. The number of seemingly legitimate web pages affected by the latest SQL injection attack is growing. The federal Department of Homeland Security plans to establish a biometric exit program at all airports and seaports in the United States.