MySpace Hack Reveals Profile Visitors

Thursday, April 17th, 2008

A security problem with MySpace has the potential to botch up law-enforcement efforts to track bad actors on the social-networking site. An increasing number of MySpace profiles contain a few lines of code that automatically subscribe people to the profile's video channel, said Chris Boyd, security research manager for FaceTime Communications. After ...

‘Pro-Tibet’ Rootkit Attacks Windows PCs

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

A cartoon that ridicules the efforts of a Chinese gymnast at the Olympic games is the latest ploy used by cyber-criminals to infect Windows PCs, according to McAfee Avert labs. While the movie files, which show the cartoon followed by images supporting a free Tibet, are playing, a keystroke logging tool, ...

Crack Rar, 7z, and zip files with RarCrack in Ubuntu Linux

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Ever run into the problem where you created a password protected zip/rar file and you forgot the password or accidentally deleted it? Or just dont know the password at all? Well I have come across a nice solution for cracking zip/rar files. Its called rarcrack, If you forget your password ...

Do a Cloud Scan for Malware and Try for a Prize

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

Is your PC infected with malware? Panda Security says it is, and they're putting their money where their mouth is. Submit to their free online scan and be found totally malware-free, and your company could bring in a cool $7,500. Or, if you're a consumer and you clear the scan, ...

ISPs accused of tampering with web pages

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

About one percent of the Internet web pages are being changed in transit, sometimes in a harmful way, according to researchers at the University of Washington. In a paper, set to be delivered Wednesday, the researchers document some troubling practices. In July and August they tested data sent to about 50,000 ...