Hackers Aim to Sabotage Holiday Computing
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Hackers, spammers and spies go into overdrive in December and January, when unsuspecting neophytes unwrap new computers, connect to the Internet, and, too often, get hit with viruses, spyware and other nefarious programs.
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Malicious hackers tout a site with an strip show download to entice victims to download malware.
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A new virus strain masquerading as electronic Christmas cards is accounting for one in every 10 e-mails hitting in-boxes, security experts warned Wednesday.
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A security researcher demonstrates a way to use cross site scripting to remotely spam an internal network printer.
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Some digital picture frames and other devices sold over the holidays may include malicious software.
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The experts claim hackers have compromised these sites by exploiting scripting vulnerabilities in their guestbooks.
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Blog: The most serious vulnerabilities allow attackers to run code on compromised machines.
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Another type of wiki-fiddler Hackers are exploiting vulnerabilities in wiki software packages to establish networks of compromised computers.â¦
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With viruses, worms, spyware, spam and phishing, running a computer this year -- especially one with Windows -- has often been a colossal headache. -Rob Pegoraro
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Security experts are warning PC users to be on guard against viruses masquerading as Valentine's Day messages, which could damage computers.
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HELSINKI - Internet security experts are warning about a mass-mailing worm with the subject line &quot;Merry Christmas&quot; or &quot;Happy Holidays.
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Cyber criminals are cashing in on their expertise by offering tool kits that let anyone craft attacks.
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When most of us contemplate the holidays, we think of friends, family and fellowship. But Susan Larson has phishing on her mind. Larson works for SurfControl, an Internet and e-mail security company.
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An attack combining malicious codes on Web sites and end-user laziness could compromise millions of routers still configured with their out-of-the-box defaults.
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A Chinese security group has released sample code to exploit two new unpatched flaws in Microsoft Windows. The advisory comes in the week before Christmas, a time when many companies and home users are least prepared to deal with the problems.
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Memory space on components such as graphics cards, DVD drives and batteries can be used by miscreants to load malicious code onto PCs.
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Sneaky program takes a different tack to capture people's passwords and potentially steal money.