http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A Dutch man was sentenced to 12 years in a US prison on Friday for being an online "broker" for credit card numbers stolen in a computer hacking conspiracy. http://phys.org/news279007536.html Technology Sat, 02 Feb 2013 06:50:01 EST news279007536 Detecting and stopping malicious attacks on computer networks is a central focus of computer security these days. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is asking for comments on two updated guides on malicious computer attacks: one on preventing, detecting, and responding to attacks and one on preventing and mitigating the effects of malware, a potent tool in an attacker's arsenal. http://phys.org/news262526425.html Technology Thu, 26 Jul 2012 13:00:35 EST news262526425 Apple on Friday released a software update to patch a vulnerability that hackers could use to break into the company's popular iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets. http://phys.org/news230007710.html Electronics Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:02:37 EST news230007710 Apple on Friday said it was working to patch a vulnerability that hackers could use to break into the company's popular iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch gadgets. http://phys.org/news229363856.html Electronics Fri, 08 Jul 2011 17:11:44 EST news229363856 Hackers are following prey onto smartphones and social networking hotspots, according to reports released Tuesday by a pair of computer security firms. http://phys.org/news221215572.html Technology Tue, 05 Apr 2011 10:20:02 EST news221215572 (AP) -- A malicious computer attack that appears to target Iran's nuclear plants can be modified to wreak havoc on industrial control systems around the world, and represents the most dire cyberthreat known to industry, government officials and experts said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news209214177.html Technology Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:03:21 EST news209214177 (AP) -- Iran claimed Tuesday that a computer worm found on the laptops of several employees at the country's nuclear power plant is part of a covert Western plot to derail its nuclear program. http://phys.org/news205481180.html Technology Tue, 05 Oct 2010 07:30:03 EST news205481180 (AP) -- A powerful computer code attacking industrial facilities around the world, but mainly in Iran, probably was created by experts working for a country or a well-funded private group, according to an analysis by a leading computer security company. http://phys.org/news204735100.html Technology Sun, 26 Sep 2010 15:52:16 EST news204735100 (AP) -- Hundreds of computers that caused a wave of outages on U.S. and South Korean government websites last July launched new attacks on the same sites, but no major damage was reported, police said Thursday. http://phys.org/news197780925.html Technology Thu, 08 Jul 2010 04:09:14 EST news197780925 Self-propagating worms are malicious computer programs, which, after being released, can spread throughout networks without human control, stealing or erasing hard drive data, interfering with pre-installed programs and slowing, even crashing, home and work computers. Now a new code, or algorithm, created by Penn State researchers targets the "stealthiest" of these worms, containing them before an outbreak can occur. http://phys.org/news184257466.html Technology Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:38:21 EST news184257466 (AP) -- When swine flu broke out, the government revved up a massive information campaign centered on three words: Wash your hands. The Obama administration now wants to convey similarly clear and concise guidance about one of the biggest national security threats in your home and office - the computer. http://phys.org/news173874690.html Technology Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:50:01 EST news173874690 Korean computer scientists have developed a security policy specification for home networks that could make us more secure from cyber attack in our homes. They report details in the International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing. http://phys.org/news172486203.html Technology Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:50:32 EST news172486203 (AP) -- Hackers extracted lists of files from computers that they contaminated with the virus that triggered cyberattacks last week in the United States and South Korea, police in Seoul said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news166768093.html Technology Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:28:41 EST news166768093