Security

Are Hollywood hackers bogus or bright?

Hackers are treated pretty well by movie-makers, a researcher says

Baidu: Registrar ‘incredibly’ changed our e-mail for hacker

Register.com agreed to change Baidu's e-mail on file to 'antiwahabi2008@gmail.com', Baidu alleges

IBM: Vulnerabilities fell in 2009, but other risks abound

IBM's latest X-Force report says there are fewer software bugs overall, but many in document and multimedia applications

Court order helps Microsoft tear down Waledac botnet

Microsoft says Verisign's .com registry had 277 command-and-control domains, now disabled

Guilty plea for hacker who took Comcast off Web

He called a Comcast employee after taking control of the company's domain.

Microsoft launches ‘phone home’ anti-piracy update

Critic says Windows 7 users should block KB971033, now arriving via Windows Update (see what to look for, below)

ATM Skimming: How to Recognize Card Fraud

Microsoft recruited top notch guns for Waledac takedown

Four days after the assault started, the botnet has nearly been killed off, researchers said

Microsoft retreats from demand that killed whistleblower site

Never meant to knock Crytome.org offline, says Microsoft; whistleblower wants his day in court

Where does Palm go from here?

Weak sales of its smartphones raise questions about Palm's future, possible sale