…and Twitter fixes their site

Sept. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Web-based portal repaired

Twitter gets hacked

Sept. 21, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Watch what you click

Searching for “Lost” spoilers could end up ruining your computer

May 20, 2010   Leave a Comment  

Don’t click everything you Google

Conficker what?

April 2, 2009   1 Comment  

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Well, if you’re reading this, you’ve apparently survived the Conficker Disaster of 2009. Congratulations! Actually, the Conficker worm, which has been quietly distributing itself across Windows PCs since 2008, was supposed to start phoning home Wednesday. Reports are conflicted whether or not anything has actually happened yet. Most experts agree that it could be a [...]

Do you have a digitally transmitted disease?

Feb. 6, 2009   1 Comment  

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Security software vendor PC Tools says that February presents a new risk to consumers who frequent virtual networking websites and who are searching for love online-a group otherwise known as the “digitally active.” On January 23, PC Tools reported on a new computer worm disguised as a Valentine’s Day program: Waledac worm victims can be [...]

Worm found on Google Orkut

Dec. 20, 2007   Leave a Comment  

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Almost 400,000 members of Google’s social networking site, Orkut, were victimized by a new spam worm spreading around the site, said McAfee’s Avert Labs. “While the worm doesn’t appear to harm users’ PCs, it does impact their profile and spread from friend to friend,” said McAfee. “This virus will add the user to a community [...]