Researchers manage to get malware published in Apple's iOS App Store
While the posting of malware remains a rare occurrence on Apple’s iOS App Store, a team of security researchers figured […]
Apple, Security
Software
Chrome challenges Firefox, may become No. 2 browser
Mozilla’s Firefox browser has lost more than 11 percent of its user share in the last two months, giving Google’s
Security
Malware hijacks mobile ad networks to siphon money
Asian cybercriminals have figured out an unusual way to use the architecture of a mobile ad network to siphon money
Technology
This Week in Tech 418: C is for Chicken
Spying consequences, Lavabit, chicken vision, Bezos’ old media, vat meat, and more.
Hardware, Technology
SATA 3.2 finalized, includes SATA Express for 2 GB/s of bandwidth
SATA-IO, the group in charge of maintaining the SATA specification, has announced (PDF) that revision 3.2 of SATA has been
Hardware, Technology
Acer will have a tough time using Chrome OS and Android to offset sliding PC sales
In response to a surprise second quarter loss of NT$343 million (US$11.4 million), Acer CEO JT Wang said in a
Networking, Security
Security team pries open secrets of Chinese hacker gang
A Chinese hacker gang whose malware targeted RSA in 2011 infiltrated more than 100 companies and organizations, and was so
Security, Social Media
Password thieves target blogs, content management sites
Brute force attacks to pry login credentials from content management sites like blogs have been growing as more data robbers
Linux, Security
“Hand of Thief” banking trojan doesn’t do Windows—but it does Linux
Signaling criminals’ growing interest in attacking non-Windows computers, researchers have discovered banking fraud malware that targets people using the open-source
Hardware, Technology
Acer: Expect more Android and Chromebooks, less Windows
Acer has shied away from venting its frustrations with Windows 8. The company is taking things a step further by