Chuck Miller

A disgruntled software developer has been charged with launching attacks against Rolling Stone and Radar Magazine. After a prolonged beta period, Mozilla has officially released its new version of Firefox. Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released by Trend ... A researcher at IBM has developed a way to analyse encrypted data without decoding it, according to a statement from IBM. The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is looking for feedback on its payment industry guidelines and plans to roll out an online tool to make ... In response to an open letter from dozens of noted security analysts, Google this week said it intends to more broadly turn on security features in its ... The Cligs URL shortening site was hacked during the weekend to cause 2.2 million links to redirect to the same site. The Firefox web browser has been patched for security flaws, four of which were identified as "critical" by Mozilla. Google Chrome has been updated to fix security issues in the WebKit web browser engine. In the first of its regular security updates, Adobe has patched several "critical" vulnerabilities it has identified in Adobe Reader and Acrobat. In an inadvertent security breach, a document that detailed information on nuclear sites was posted on the US Government Printing Office's website. A website found by a security research organisation serves malicious files to people who are looking for cracks to software applications. A group of computer hackers based in Turkey breached the sites of two U.S. Army facilities, leveraging SQL injection attacks. Using financial information purchased from crooked bank insiders, a ring of thieves stole millions of dollars. A number of security organizations are offering tips to deal with the Gumblar drive-by exploit, which is growing ever more pervasive. Google has introduced its latest version of Chrome, and claims to have enhanced speed and privacy features. In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab. Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email, according to Kaspersky Lab Global Research. The final release candidate for Microsoft's newest version of Windows was made available last week, and already infected pirated versions of the software ... Adobe has released an update to address a potential vulnerability in versions of its Flash Media Server.