Antivirus scammers posing as Microsoft were taken for a ride after a misplaced call to a security researcher. When a group of scammers inadvertently called Sourcefire software engineer Noah Magram on his home phone, Magram...

China is the country feared most for privacy violations, a new survey executed by open source security software developer AlienVault has found. In the survey, which questioned 300 IT security experts at the InfoSec conference in...

Enabled by the Obama administration, America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is on the brink of rolling out a specialist electronic surveillance unit with the power to spy on Skype conversations and other Internet...

Security experts have warned that smartphones running on AT&T and at least 47 other carriers are vulnerable to hijacking. iPhones and Android devices are particular targets for malicious hackers, who can intercept information...

Yahoo's first venture into the world of web browser production was always likely to be memorable, but in the end it stood out for its glaring security glitches rather than its slick operation. On Wednesday evening, Yahoo launched...

Threat mitigation specialist Cryptzone has welcomed the news that the Department of Health plans to relocate NHS patient data and services online in the near future, but is warning the government that a high-level of...

Antivirus company Bitdefender has detected a scam targeting three million people expecting tax refunds in the UK, via emails impersonating an officer of HM Revenue & Customs. The emails include the HMRC logo at the top and...

Kim Dotcom is refusing to hand over passwords to protected data on the machines seized during a raid on the Megaupload offices, while demanding the computers be returned to him so that he can use them in his defence. According to...

Google has gone to town with an interactive doodle this morning, celebrating the 78th anniversary of the birth of Robert Moog. Robert Moog, born in New York on this day in 1934, was the inventor of the famous Moog synthesiser,...

A real-life enigma machine used in World War II was on display at the Earls Court InfoSec Conference. Dr James Grime of Cambridge University explained how the iconic device was used by Nazi Germany to send secret messages during...

PC malware is higher than it has ever been in the last four years, McAfee revealed in a threat report covering the first quarter of 2012. Despite previous reports citing Android as a primary target, McAfee researchers now warn...

Imperva, which provides security solutions for high-value business data, has released its May Hacker Intelligence report, which focuses on the dangers exposed by a recent attack on a social networking site for lonely members of...

Computer security firm Trusteer has uncovered a new criminal scheme targeting customers of several German banks. The complex Tatanga Trojan conducts a "Man in the Browser" attack that intercepts online transactions and bypasses...

Paysafecard PINs sold over the Internet are increasingly being linked to fraud, the Vienna-based company warns. The electronic payment method billed as "cash for the Internet" uses a pre-paid system and does not require debit or...

IT security firm NCC Group has announced the launch of DDoS Assured, a new product that aims to combat distributed denial of service attacks (DDoS). DDoSs are the world's most common cyber attacks, and function by overwhelming a...