Security

PWC: No evidence of breach in Romney tax return extortion case

A group is threatening to release the presidential candidate's tax returns prior to 2010 unless it receives US$1 million

Android: Everyone’s favorite new malware target

McAfee's recently released Threats Report for the second quarter shows startling growth in malware targeting Android devices.

Banking execs won’t find prison nearly as easy to scam as their ATM racket

ATM company owners sentenced for role in $4.8 million bank scam

Does a Cyber-9/11 Loom?

FBI denies it was source of leaked Apple device ID data

Hacking group AntiSec had earlier claimed it had accessed 12 million UDIDs from an FBI agent's computer

Executive order would not allow ‘meaningful leap’ on cybersecurity

Sidestepping Congress would not allow comprehensive change, but would give 'enough meat to set some standards,' says one expert

BitCoin exchange loses $250,0000 after unencrypted keys stolen

BitFloor's founder wrote that he failed to encrypt a digital wallet containing the secret encryption keys

Big smartphone, tablet news expected from Nokia, Motorola, Amazon & Apple in coming week

Apple rivals to get jump with news in advance of probable iPhone 5 news

McAfee: New malware is proliferating

Malware increases generally in Q2 but particularly against Android mobile devices

Fiber optic “magic carpet” network could help predict falling injuries

University of Manchester project maps walking patterns to predict future problems