Network Security

IE zero-day vulnerability exploited more widely than previously thought

Security researchers identified attacks that exploited the vulnerability to target organizations in Taiwan since at least July

Cisco IOS updates fix 10 denial-of-service vulnerabilities

The vulnerabilities can be exploited by unauthenticated, remote attackers to cause connectivity loss, hangs or reloads

After a week, iOS 7 runs more than half of Apple’s mobile devices

14% faster uptake than last year's iOS 6

FTC for first time spanks illegal text messenger with $1M fine

Debt-collectors tactics have been under scrutiny this year

‘Icefog’ spying operation targeted Japan, South Korea

Kaspersky Lab says the Icefog attackers appeared to know what files they needed from victims

Google among ad networks doing business with shady injector services

New report sketches picture of still-thriving adware industry

Google gets kudos for tossing older Chrome plug-in API

Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app store

People who probed the app's innards suspected it was harvesting Apple ID credentials

Cancel data sharing deal with US, EU politicians urge

Allegations that the NSA spied on banking data anger European Parliament members

Apple is a tempting phishing target for scammers

Spam levels fell in August, but phishing attempts rose, including a focus on Apple, according to Kaspersky Lab