IDG News Service
Robert McMillan is a reporter for the IDG News Service.
Zune chokes on leap-year bug
Dec. 31, 2008
Microsoft's Zune 30GB music player just wasn't ready for a leap year.
Researchers devise undetectable phishing attack
Dec. 30, 2008
With the help of about 200 Sony Playstations, an international team of security researchers have devised a way to undermine the algorithms used to protect secure Web sites and launch a nearly undetectable phishing ...
Google, Apple, Microsoft sued over file preview
Dec. 24, 2008
A small Indiana company has sued tech heavyweights Microsoft, Apple, and Google, claiming that it holds the patent on a common file preview feature used by browsers and operating systems to show users small snapshots of ...
Fake antivirus peddlers helped by Microsoft, IRS
Dec. 24, 2008
Just weeks after the U.S. Federal Trade Commission shut down two companies accused of selling fake antivirus software, a new player has moved into the market, aided by glitches in the Microsoft and U.S. Internal Revenue ...
Microsoft warns of SQL attack
Dec. 23, 2008
Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software.
Software executive sentenced for hacking
Dec. 23, 2008
The president of a U.S. software company has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to stealing password-protected files from a competitor.
With lawsuit settled, hackers now working with MBTA
Dec. 22, 2008
Three Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who were sued earlier this year by the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) said Monday that they are now working to make the Boston transit system more secure.
NSA patents a way to spot network snoops
Dec. 20, 2008
The U.S. National Security Agency has patented a technique for figuring out whether someone is tampering with network communication.
Undersea cable cuts disrupt Internet access
Dec. 19, 2008
Internet and telephone traffic between Europe and the Middle East and Asia was hampered Friday after three major underwater data lines were cut, according to France Telecom.
Oracle profits drop slightly on strong US dollar
Dec. 18, 2008
Hurt by a strengthening U.S. dollar, Oracle announced earnings Thursday that were slightly below the company's previously issued guidance, and profits that fell slightly.
As phishing evolves, criminals switch to malware
Dec. 18, 2008
The scammers began to see serious problems with their phishing scams sometime around April.
With Web attacks increasing, Microsoft fixes IE bug
Dec. 17, 2008
Security experts say that Web surfers should immediately install a new bug-fix for Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser, released Wednesday morning.
Apple pushes out critical Mac OS X security patches
Dec. 15, 2008
Apple has released a major set of security patches for its Mac OS X operating system, fixing a number of critical flaws in the software.
Researcher: Chrome, Safari password managers need work
Dec. 13, 2008
Google's Chrome and Apple's Safari browsers could do a better job of protecting passwords, according to a security researcher who released a study of browser password managers Friday.
A 40-year-old demo that still amazes
Dec. 11, 2008
It's remembered as the "Mother of All Demos," and 40 years later, it got another standing ovation.
T-Mobile, AT&T agree to stop saying mobile voicemail is safe
Dec. 11, 2008
Mobile service providers AT&T and T-Mobile have been banned from saying that their voicemail systems are safe from sabotage after agreeing to permanent injunctions filed in a Los Angeles court.
HP, Symantec warn employees after laptop thefts
Dec. 11, 2008
Technology vendors HP and Symantec are warning employees that their names and Social Security numbers may have recently fallen into criminal hands following two separate laptop thefts.
New Web attack exploits unpatched IE flaw
Dec. 09, 2008
As Microsoft readies its latest set of security updates, online attackers have begun exploiting a new flaw in the company's Internet Explorer browser.
Google tests ActiveX alternative
Dec. 08, 2008
Google has released new software designed to let Web developers write more powerful programs that can work directly with an operating system, rather than having to be run through a browser.
Report: 21 million German bank accounts for sale
Dec. 08, 2008
Black market criminals are offering to sell details on 21 million German bank accounts for €12 million (US$15.3 million), according to an investigative report published Saturday.
FBI: Criminals auto-dialing with hacked VoIP systems
Dec. 06, 2008
Criminals are taking advantage of a bug in the Asterisk Internet telephony system that lets them pump out thousands of scam phone calls in an hour, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned Friday.
FTC has a message for vishing victims
Dec. 06, 2008
The e-mail looks important: "National 1st Credit Union temporarily suspended your account. Reason: Billing failure." Further down, it tells you to call this number to reactivate: 201-621-5813.
With Gaza conflict, cyberattacks come too
Jan. 01, 2009
The conflict raging in Gaza between Israel and Palestine has spilled over to the Internet.
Zune chokes on leap-year bug
Dec. 31, 2008
Microsoft's Zune 30GB music player just wasn't ready for a leap year.
Researchers devise undetectable phishing attack
Dec. 30, 2008
With the help of about 200 Sony Playstations, an international team of security researchers have devised a way to undermine the algorithms used to protect secure Web sites and launch a nearly undetectable phishing ...
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