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    • China again tells Google to obey the law (AFP)

      A stand builder fixes a Google logo to a booth at the CeBit 2010 exhibition in Hanover, northern Germany in early March. China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks.(AFP/DDP/File/Ronny Hartmann)AFP - China on Tuesday again warned Google not to stop filtering its web search engine results, as speculation mounted about the company's plans following its threat to leave over censorship and cyberattacks.


    • Trusteer Rolls out Malware Forensic Tool for Banks (PC World)
      PC World - Security vendor Trusteer's latest product will allow banks to remotely investigate their customers' computers if it is suspected the PC has been hacked.
    • Microsoft's Boyd Questions Future of Online Privacy (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - Microsoft researcher Danah Boyd said Sunday during her SXSW keynote that consumers have no idea what they are sharing online, nor do the businesses that build social networks.
    • Troyak Takedown, Security Blues, ICANN Meets (PC World)
      PC World - The Troyak ISP, which has been linked to the Zeus botnet, was briefly taken down this week. The takedown occurred on the heels of the RSA Conference last week, where there was much talk about the "cat-and-mouse" game of trying to squelch cybercrime. Otherwise, things got a little testy at the ICANN meeting in Nairobi, and iPad pre-orders got rolling. Oh, and the Internet was nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Seriously.
    • Cybercrime surge pushes 2009 losses to 559 million dollars (AFP)

      Losses from cybercrime and online scams more than doubled in 2009 to 559 million dollars as Internet criminals used more sophisticated techniques, an FBI-led task force said Friday.(AFP/File)AFP - Losses from cybercrime and online scams more than doubled in 2009 to 559 million dollars as Internet criminals used more sophisticated techniques, an FBI-led task force said Friday.


    • It's Time to Finally Drop Internet Explorer 6 (PC World)
      PC World - A security researcher has published exploit code for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day flaw on the Web and Microsoft is warning that more attacks against the unpatched vulnerability can be expected in-the-wild. One thing seems to be more apparent with each passing Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability: its time to upgrade the Web browser.
    • Intego releases VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection (Macworld.com)
      Macworld.com - The perils of malware and viruses are everywhere, and Mac users shouldn’t be complacent, especially if they’re also running Windows via Boot Camp or other virtualization software. To those ends, Intego has released VirusBarrier X6 Dual Protection, which offers all the features of its X6 product for both Mac and Windows operating systems running on your machine.
    • Correction: Botnet Busted story (AP)
      AP - In a story March 2 about the arrest of three suspects in the virus infection of nearly 13 million computers, The Associated Press erroneously reported the spelling of the last name of a captain with Spain's Guardia Civil, which is investigating the case. The captain's correct name is Cesar Lorenzana, not Lorenza.
    • Limewire P2P Network Adds Anti-Malware Protection (PC Magazine)
      PC Magazine - LimeWire, one of the biggest peer-to-peer networks (and a traditional home for malware) has announced that the company is integrating AVG anti-malware protection into its LimeWire Pro service.
    • Hackers target freshly uncovered Internet Explorer hole (AFP)

      An attendee tries an interactive display at the Microsoft booth at the 2010 International Consumer Electronics Show, in January 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - Microsoft on Tuesday warned that hackers are targeting a freshly-uncovered weakness in some earlier versions of its Internet Explorer (IE) Web browser software.


    • Excel, Movie Maker Flaws Fixed by Microsoft (PC World)
      PC World - In a relatively light Patch Tuesday, Microsoft closed holes that could allow a poisoned Excel or Movie Maker file to install malware on a vulnerable PC. However, a new flaw involving VBScript and Windows Help files that can be targeted through Internet Explorer remains unfixed.
    • IE 6 and 7 Bug Allows for Attacks via Poisoned Sites (PC World)
      PC World - A new security hole in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 can be targeted via code on a poisoned Web site, Microsoft warned today. A successful attacker could install malware on a victim PC or run any other remote command.
    • Panda Discovers Malware on HTC Magic Phone (PC World)
      PC World - A Panda Security employee discovered three malware programs on a recently purchased HTC Magic phone when it was plugged it into a Windows computer.
    • Energizer USB Charger Software Contains Malware (NewsFactor)
      NewsFactor - Some Windows PC users may hope the Energizer bunny didn't keep going and going. It turns out the Energizer DUO USB battery charger is a vehicle for attacks on PCs, according to the Department of Homeland Security's Computer Emergency Readiness Team.
    • FDIC: Hackers Took More Than $120M in Three Months (PC World)
      PC World - Ongoing computer scams targeting small businesses cost U.S. companies US$25 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
    • US agencies needs clear cybersecurity roles: GAO report (AFP)

      Staff members attend an opening ceremony of the new US Computer Emergency Readiness Team/National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center facility in 2009, in Virginia. US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)AFP - US government cybersecurity efforts are being hampered by a need to better define the roles of the agencies responsible for defending against cyber threats, a US Congressional watchdog said Friday.


    • Cyber-terrorism a real and growing threat: FBI (AFP)

      Terrorists, crooks and nation states are ramping up cyberassaults that are eating away at data, cash and security in the US, according to the head of the FBI, Robert Mueller (pictured in February).(AFP/Getty Images/File/Alex Wong)AFP - Terrorists, crooks and nation states are ramping up cyber-assaults that are eating away at data, cash and security in the United States, the head of the FBI warned.


    • FBI director warns of growing cyber threat (Reuters)
      Reuters - Militant groups, foreign states and criminal organizations pose a growing threat to U.S. security as they target government and private computer networks, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Thursday.
    • NATO chief says enemy might be 'everywhere' in cyberspace (AFP)

      North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen speaks at a seminar on the alliance's comprehensive approach to crisis management in Helsinki.(AFP/LEHTIKUVA/Martti Kainulainen)AFP - NATO must be ready to address the security threats posed by potential enemies in cyberspace, the secretary general of the western military alliance, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, said Thursday.


    • Child porn, ID theft drive record cyber crime in Japan (AFP)

      A Japanese patrol car is pictured in Nagakute, Aichi prefecture. Internet crime in Japan jumped to a new record last year, led by ID theft and database attacks, child pornography posts and copyright violations, the national police agency said Thursday.(AFP/File)AFP - Internet crime in Japan jumped to a new record last year, led by ID theft and database attacks, child pornography posts and copyright violations, the national police agency said Thursday.