Tim Gray

Apple Computer released security patches Wednesday to fix 20 vulnerabilities affecting its Mac OS X operating system. The flaws could be exploited by remote or local attacks and enable the execution of arbitrary commands, Denial-of-Service attacks or elevated privileges, according to the company. The company recommends users install Security Update 2005-005 to patch flaws in […]

One of the biggest sporting events in the world may be more than a year away, but the games have already begun on the Internet. It seems scammers are gearing up for the June 2006 multi-national soccer event, to be held in Germany, by sending out millions of virus-carrying e-mails advertising ticket confirmations for the […]

Media conglomerate Time Warner said Monday that a contracted data storage firm it uses to store computer back-up tapes containing current and former employee information had lost a shipment en-route to its facility. The personal data of as many as 600,000 current and former employees of the company may have been lost, according to a […]

Security firm Kaspersky Lab today announced the availability of its Internet security software through North American value-added resellers (VARs). The launch of the company’s new channel sales program will provide customers with rapid response time to combat rapidly spreading viruses and Internet threats, according to company President Steve Orenberg. “SMB channel partners will be our […]

Verizon Wireless is pulling the plug on its free wireless Internet access service that uses New York City phone booths as “hotspots” for its DSL subscribers. The company’s wireless unit says it will phase out the service over the next two months and begin concentrating on the deployment of a fee-based cellular Internet service for […]

Trend Micro continues to review its development processes nearly a week after accidentally releasing a faulty antivirus update that caused thousands of customers’ systems to bog down or lock up completely last weekend. The difficulties for the Tokyo-based security firm began last Friday when the company released a fault in an update file that caused […]

New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed a civil suit against a major Internet marketing firm Thursday, claiming the company installed spyware and adware onto millions of PCs and bombarded users with ubiquitous pop-up ads. The suit, filed in New York City, charges Los Angeles-based Intermix Media with installing a wide range of advertising software […]

Spyware authors and phishing fraudsters yanked an old scam out of the playbook Wednesday by directing malicious code at Internet users who may be prone to typing or spelling deficiencies, according to security researchers. Finnish security firm F-Secure said they discovered an attack aimed at Web surfers attempting to land on Google’s homepage, but who […]

Yahoo took another step toward providing customized online services to its users Wednesday, when it launched its latest personal search feature to keep pace with rival Google . Yahoo said the beta of My Web is a “personal search engine” that extends users’ search experience by allowing them to create an online archive to save […]

The Gabby-A virus is no longer impacting users of America Online’s instant messaging network, according to the IMlogic Threat Center. The worm had been spreading through AOL’s IM service. When users clicked on a URL that linked to a Web site containing malware, it would then send similar messages to all of the users on […]

SurfControl announced plans to join the growing enterprise anti-spyware market early next month when it starts shipping software to businesses trying to keep unwanted programs off corporate desktops. The Scotts Valley, Calif.-based company, a provider of messaging security services that operates a global network of 19 centers to analyze e-mail traffic to identify scams, spam, […]

Most Americans believe bloggers should enjoy the same Constitutional protection as traditional journalists, but a majority said they still prefer to get their information from the mainstream media, according to a recent survey. Fifty-two percent of those surveyed in a poll conducted by Web hosting company Hostway said bloggers should have the same protection under […]