Security

Proof-of-concept malware can share USB smart card readers with attackers over Internet

The malware uses a special driver to share local USB devices over TCP/IP with the attacker's computer, researchers say

“Outwar” outlaw hacker indicted over gaming attack

UD Dept. of Justice charges hacker brought down “Outwar” game, stole code and created his own system called “Outcraft”

Google will not be prosecuted for Street View Wi-Fi sniffing in Germany

Scanning Wi-Fi networks in Germany is not a criminal offense, a prosecutor concluded

Palo Alto Networks founder: Our competitors are on ‘death row’

At security firm's first user conference, Palo Alto founder and CTO Nir Zuk takes shots at Check Point, Cisco, Sourcefire

30 years later: Imagine if the famous Harvard-Yale football game balloon prank was tried this Saturday

If that MIT fraternity pulled the same hack in 2012, well …

Majority of popular EU websites don’t ask permission to install cookies, report says

Better check your Skype password after hack is exposed

Microsoft is forced to pull password reset function due to a vulnerability that could allow an account to be hacked.

Email lessons from Gen. Petraeus’ downfall

It may be easier than you think to trace emails, so be mindful of what you're sending

Antivirus startup linked to infamous Chinese hacker

'This may all be a strange coincidence or hoax,' the reporter who discovered the link warned

Small-time ID fraud goes big time

Study finds more than 10,000 ID fraud rings, many among friends and family