Flickr issues security (phishing) alert
Flickr users, beware. Identity thieves are using fake "photo packages" to trick you into giving up your Yahoo username and password.
Zero Day
Staying on top of the latest in software/hardware security research, vulnerabilities, threats and computer attacks.
Ryan Naraine
Ryan Naraine is a journalist and social media enthusiast specializing in Internet and computer security issues.
Dancho Danchev
Dancho Danchev is an independent security consultant and cyber threats analyst, with extensive experience in open source intelligence gathering, malware and cybercrime incident response.
Latest Posts
How lucrative is pump-and-dump spam?
Are pump-and-dump spammers really making money from hyping penny stocks in e-mails? Paul Moriarty has the answer and it's an eyebrow-raising sight.
ICANN: Anycast saved DNS root servers during attack
The two DNS root servers "badly affected" by last month's intense denial-of-service attack were the only two targeted that have not yet installed the Anycast load balancing technology, according to a report (.pdf) released by ICANN.
Microsoft: No security patches this month
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday train will be empty this month.A advance notice from Redmond says there are no security updates on tap for Tuesday, March 13, the day set aside for software fixes.
Talkative botnet herder taunts security researchers
The botnet operator behind the virulent Nirbot Trojan is having a field day taunting anti-virus researchers. While it is common to find messages and shout-outs buried in virus code, the person(s) behind Nirbot is rather talkative, leaving hostile threates directed at specific individuals, a strange apology for something involving "hospital computers" and even a mock CNN interview that discusses the bot's intent.
Symantec buys risk management start-up
Symantec has snapped up a tiny software start-up in Virginia to help with its big plans in the compliance and security risk management space.
Hacker builds tracking system to nab Tor pedophiles
Amidst concerns that pedophiles are using public Tor (the Onion Router) servers to trade in child pornography, über-hacker HD Moore is building a tracking system capable of pinpointing specific workstations that searched for and downloaded sexual images and videos of kids.
McAfee gets fourth CEO in six years
Looking to recover from a stock-options backdating scandal that ripped apart its management team, McAfee is giving the corner office to EMC executive David DeWalt.
Serious QuickTime bugs bite Windows Vista, Mac OS X
Multiple flaws in Apple's QuickTime media player could put millions of Windows and Mac users at risk of code execution attacks, Apple confirmed in an advisory issued today.
U.S. government's NOAA site hacked by pill pushing spammers
The U.S. government's NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Web site has been hijacked by spammers peddling prescription pills.