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South Korea's Power Structure Hacked, Digital Trail Leads to China

South Korean intelligence claims China-based hackers stole confidential material from the country's diplomatic and security services throughout 2010. If a new report is correct, hackers inside the People's Republic of China gained access to personal computers and PDAs belonging to much of South Korea's power structure.READ»

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Cameron Diaz Ranked as the Internet's Riskiest Celebrity

McAfee's Most Dangerous Celebrities list came out today, and it's got a couple of surprises. Sorry to Ms. Diaz, who was excellent in at least one movie, but searching her name is just asking for trouble.READ»

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Intel Expands its Empire: Buys McAfee for $7.7 Billion

Intel has just announced it's going to buy one of the most well-known PC security firms, McAfee. It's going to be handing over $7.68 billion to seal the deal, too.READ»

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Never Mind Facebook, Smartphones Ripe for Privacy Violations

Malware targeting smartphones has been in the news a bit recently, thanks to some Windows snafus. But did you ever stop to think that the really scary thing about smartphones, according to security folk, is all your lovely data aboard ...READ»

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Malware Tracker Map Gives Live Worldwide Coverage of Infected Computers

Right now, there are 1.5 million computers in the U.S. that are suspected to be infected with malware, although that figure seems inordinately low, but we'll come to that in a bit. I know this because of Malware Tracker, a Google Maps ...READ»

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McAfee Update Causing Tens of Thousands of Spontaneously Broken Computers

A flawed update from anti-virus software maker McAfee is causing tens of thousands of Windows computers to become inoperable--and McAfee's response time is not inspiring.READ»

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Chinese Attack on Google Aimed at Universal Password System

Some more information about the hack on Google's servers a few months back has come to light, and it's a little scary: The hackers were going after Google's universal password system, Gaia. READ»

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10 Riskiest American Cities for Cybercrime, 5 Reasons Norton's Study Is Flawed

Norton, one of the leading makers of anti-virus software, used their access to cybercrime data to rank the riskiest cities in the country--and they're not always what you'd think.READ»

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First look: Protect your business computer with Symantec's new Norton 360

Symantec, this morning, is announcing its new 360 anti-virus and security software. It goes way beyond what Symantec has offered in past to protect your computers. Here you get the first look at the new service/software.READ»

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What About IT Security on the Internet

First, the Internet amazed us with all the things we could do online, but as time passed by, threats started to appear. Nowadays, we’re getting scared and scared of the fact that at any time when we’re surfing the web, we can ...READ»

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IT Security – Something to Think About

The internet has opened many doors for business development, doors which send us to rooms full of knowledge and answers but also it has given hackers great opportunities to make millions of dollars on the work of others. IT ...READ»

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Bi-curious? Going Mac for the Holidays

My elusive quest for an operating system ended with AppleREAD»

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List Of Computer Virus Exposition

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Badvertising: Stop the 5 Biggest Threats to Online Privacy

Behavioral tracking and ad targeting have everything to do with the pesky "Warning!" pop-up blinking behind your browser window right now. The one that could shatter your online privacy.READ»

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Spyware Blockers and Spyware Removers Best Practices and Uses.

Discover leading spyware blockers and spyware removers.READ»

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Did Sinking Pirate Bay Cause More Piracy? And Does It Matter Anyway?

Pro-copyright activists celebrated while file-sharers cried at rulings on the Pirate Bay's illegality, and the subsequent attempts to sink the site. But some new data suggests piracy sites tripled in the aftermath, which really ...READ»

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Kanye West is Alive, But Memes May Be In Danger

Even if you hate the jackass who stole Taylor Swift's spotlight, it pays to know that Kanye lives. Why? Because the rabble have turned it into a Google-beating malware scheme that could punk you into downloading some bad ...READ»

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Is Your Startup a Nice to Have or Must Have?

With the downturn in the economy, numerous people are talking about starting a new business or company. Whether it’s a technology startup or new restaurant idea, I’ve heard of more and more people meeting to brainstorm and ...READ»

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Removing Windows Police Pro from your computer

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Another member of the so called "scareware" viruses is the "Personal Antivirus" malware which infected millions of computers worldwide. The Personal Antivirus is a fake antivirus application which gets installed on user's computers ...READ»

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Hacking, Like The Weather, Is Seasonal

A survey of the hackers attending this month's Defcon 17 conference turned up these rather interesting results: About 81% of the hackers say they're more active during the winter holidays. READ»

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Fast History: Storm Botnet Sends 57 Million Emails in One Day, 2007

For computer viruses everywhere, today is something akin to the day Michael Phelps won his eighth gold medal. Two years ago today, the Storm botnet (sometimes called the Storm worm botnet) had a career day, sending a record 57 million ...READ»