Consumers are being warned that they may get an ad instead of a music or video file on several file-sharing sites in what security firm McAfee says is the most significant malware outbreak in three years.
Security vendor Trend Micro's UK and Japanese Web sites were hacked last week; attackers managed to inject malicious iFrames into their "virus encyclopaedia" pages.
A million search queries have been "poisoned" at dozens of well-known Web sites over the past several weeks, according to security analyst Dancho Danchev.
Google has flagged the Web sites of 10 AFL clubs as potentially dangerous, preventing visitors from accessing the teams' sites via the search engine.
An alleged Russian malware hosting gang has abruptly disappeared, according to security experts.
This week I learned about a "trick" that you can do in Windows which, as far as I am concerned, is a serious security risk.
With Apple's impressive record on security, few people seem to be questioning how the iPhone will perform.
The software giant's patching process reveals a lack of attention to detail -- and that's the bigger problem because it represents a glaring shortcoming in the company's Trustworthy Computing initiative.
After the Download.Ject attack, Microsoft on Friday released a "configuration change" it wants people to apply to installations of the Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 operating systems.
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
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