Israeli researchers have uncovered a network of one hundred thousand machines, which are being used to harvest internet banking details from UK bankers, a new report has revealed. (more…)

Recent attacks on Windows XP’s help system are showing that there is a bug within the software which is making it vulnerable to hacking. So far, 10,000 machines have been penetrated by malicious attack, and Microsoft have admitted that they are yet to develop a fix for the flaw in the software. (more…)

After all the recent drama regarding internet safety and the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser hacking debacle it is refreshing to hear news that the internet security in the UK is rated as one of the best in Europe. (more…)

The idea of ‘scareware’ sounds a lot more intimidating than it actually is. It refers to fake programs, normally imitation anti-virus software that has been plastered all around the web in the hope of conning the less internet savvy users. (more…)

Okay, we all know that email spam is a big problem. We realise that a large percentage of the messages we receive these days are going to be spurious mail-shots, scams or adverts. However, you might be surprised to realise exactly how much. According to a report released earlier in the week by Symantec, the percentage of email that could be classified as spam is over 90 percent (90.4 to be precise). (more…)

If you’ve been paying attention to the tech press over the last few days, you might have seen the slightly sensationalised claims about the Conficker.c Worm. For the uninitiated, the Conficker.c Worm is the computer security threat that has been built into an apocalyptic scare over the last few days. The Conficker.c Worm is a risk, in fact it’s the largest botnet ever seen though people’s fears have been overblown over the last few days.
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Computer security professionals are warning the world’s computer users that hacking and other forms of internet crime is on the rise amongst the world’s teenage population. According to these analysts, a worrying number of online forums are filling up with young people exchanging phishing kits, credit card details and hacking tips as if it was nothing unusual.
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Security software provider, Intego, have this week claimed to have discovered Trojan software for Mac OS X. The Trojan was found on a pirated copy of iWork 09, it installs itself along with iWork and connects to a remote server potentially allowing the malware creator to steal information and/or control the computer remotely. According to Intego around 20,000 people have downloaded the Trojan so far.
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Occasionally unfortunate individuals come to us and say that they have either received word from Google that there may be ‘badware’ being distributed from their site, or they have actually received a badware warning when browsing their own site. This is not a nice thing to happen, not least because it immediately presents you with two equally thorny problems; firstly, getting rid of the badware and secondly convincing Google that you have gotten rid of the badware.

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