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Some Net Crimes Still Easy Money

Time machine alert: I'm still working to unload my Black Hat bloggers' notebook, as I was caught up doing work for my day job...

Apple’s Rotten Decision

One of the more hotly-discussed topics among attendees of this year's Black Hat conference in Las Vegas was Apple's last minute decision to cancel...

The Heartbeat of Wireless Medical Security

Here's a cool one: a pair of researchers held a presentation on the security implications of implantable medical devices that feature wireless connectivity today...

What’s on Tap at Black Hat

As Chuck D, an expert wise enough to retain his own personal security force (S1W) at all times, once famously said: "Here we go...

Panda Takes Pause to Reconsider AV

Panda Security is doing something interesting, publicly scrutinizing the viability of its own anti-virus technologies (and those of its rivals to an even greater...

Spam, Hacks, Attacks and Vulnerable Macs

Following on the heels of a plethora of other research reports that have arrived over the last week (I guess it takes about a...

Phishers Casting More Lures than Ever

Phishing shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new research report issued by brand monitoring specialist Cyveillance.According to the company's Online Financial...

NASA Hacker to Touch Down in U.S. Court Soon

Gary McKinnon, one of the most notorious and curious hackers brought out of the shadows over the last several years, has lost his appeal...

Vulnerability Adds to Trend’s Tough Week

Just days after AV vendor Trend Micro was forced to issue a warning that Chinese hackers were distributing an attack disguised as, and packaged...

Websense: More Hacked Sites than Ever

Another research report has been issued that finds continued growth in the use of hacked Web sites among cyber-criminals and other electronic scammers looking...