PluggedIn: Hackers control PCs while users unaware
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A few weeks ago Candace Locklear&#39;s  office computer quietly started sending out dozens of instant  messages with photos attached that were infected with malicious  software.
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Hackers can wield malicious Windows Media Player files to exploit any unpatched Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability on a PC, even if IE isn't the browser of choice.
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How spyware, a program that creeps onto a computerÂs hard drive unannounced, is wrecking the Internet.
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Ingenious hacks abound for the game console's input device. Plus: The
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Internet Security Systems' intrusion prevention software on Crossbeam Systems security switches.
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Security researchers release code that shows how a pair of widely used technologies could be misused to take control of a victim's Web browsing experience.
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Program isn't entirely benevolent: it also downloads files to infected PCs.
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and doing nothing else â-xposes your PC to non-stop, automated break-in attempts by intruders looking to take control of your machine surreptitiously.
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This paper discusses the use of NetFlow, a traffic profile monitoring technology available on many routers, for use in the early detection of worms, spammers, and other abnormal network activity in large enterprise networks and service providers.
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A new device capable of detecting and throttling encrypted BitTorrent traffic hits the shelves. The game of cat and mouse between ISPs and BitTorrent users continues. In Monkey Bites.
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User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.
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Hackers have come up with a way to get around one of Microsoft's antipiracy mechanisms for Vista.
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Researchers show how objects with multimedia attributes within Second Life can unleash malware on unsuspecting users.
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Attackers can trick browsers into releasing password information.
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Users of the music player should watch out for hacked themes; a flaw allows would-be intruders to take control of PCs.
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Flawed ActiveX controls used to upload photos on the popular social networking sites Facebook and MySpace can be used by hackers to snatch control of Windows PCs, according to security researchers.