TJX Maxx hacker banged up for 30 years
Maksym Yastremskiy, the Ukrainian accused of being a key figure in the infamous TJX Maxx Wi-Fi hack of 2005, has been sentenced to 30-years in prison by a Turkish court.
Stories by John E. Dunn
New 'Wind' netbook pairs SSD with hard disk
MSI, the makers of the much vaunted U100 'Wind' netbook, have announced a new version of the machine featuring both an SSD drive and a conventional hard disk.
Nokia offloads security business to Check Point
Nokia has finally found a buyer for its profitable security appliance business. From the first quarter of 2009, the division will belong to partner Check Point, the companies have announced.
Internet needs global regulation, says researcher
The Internet needs to be globally regulated if it is to have any chance of stopping scams such as security 'scareware', a researcher has suggested.
'PC killer' Pano cube reaches UK
In the age of cloud computing what will replace the desktop PC? One U.K. reseller thinks it has found the answer in an innocuous silver cube with the footprint of a CD case.
Apple Trojan returns to haunt Mac users
A nasty Trojan that first hit Mac users just over a year ago has returned with sharpened teeth, a security company has revealed.
CBS website bitten by iFrame hack
TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported.
Anti-virus no defence against botnets, says vendor
A new analysis of botnets has come up with a possible reason for their prodigious ability to infect PCs - many anti-virus programs are near to useless in blocking the binaries used to spread them.
Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks
The dramatic fall in spam traffic reported last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken offline will only be a temporary reprieve and could actually generate a new wave of Trojans, experts have warned.
Facebook hit by Nigerian 419 scam
Scammers are trawling Facebook for victims using a convincing twist on the notorious 'Nigerian 419' scam.
Security behavior varies by country, Cisco finds
The risks taken by employees with company data can vary by nation and culture, a Cisco study has suggested.
Cambridge lab sets quantum key world record
The hugely promising security technology of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) has moved an important step closer to commercialization with the announcement by UK-based researchers that they can now shift encryption keys around at speeds of 1Mbps.
More OOXML trouble as Norwegians quit
Thirteen members of Norway's International Standards Organisation (ISO) body, Standard Norway, have resigned over the country's approval for the controversial Microsoft OOXML document format.
Police 'find' author of notorious virus
The infamous Gpcode 'ransomware' virus that hit computers in July was the work of a single person who is known to the authorities, a source close to the hunt for the attacker has told Techworld.
New Linux phone can 'pwn' Wi-Fi
Open source developer NeoPwn has built what it claims is the first Wi-Fi penetration testing platform to run from a mobile phone.