News tagged with trojan horse program

'Phishing' drops; are scammers switching tactics?

(AP) -- Internet criminals might be rethinking a favorite scam for stealing people's personal information.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0




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Hackers for hire put corporate security systems to the test

Most weekdays, Jarrad Sims and Tin Tam, a pair of college buddies, ride their bikes to a computer center and try to hack into computer security systems belonging to Boeing Co.

Technology / Internet

created Apr 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study establishes importance of tracking diseases associated with illegal wildlife trade

An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified ev ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New cyber attack on Japan parliament

Japan's parliament has come under cyber attack again, apparently from the same emails linked to a China-based server that have already hit several lawmakers' computers, an official said Wednesday.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hacker group accuses German government of using illegal Trojan horse

(PhysOrg.com) -- Governments all over the world are wrestling with the legalities of computer snooping in their efforts to catch people doing illegal things, or to prove that wrongful acts have been committed after the fact. ...

Technology / Internet

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast report

With likely 'Kindle' tablet, Amazon takes on Apple

(AP) -- So far, no company has been able to even come close to rival the success of Apple's iPad, but with the expected unveiling of its version of a tablet computer Wednesday, analysts say Amazon has a real chance.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Foreign hardware could be designed to launch cyber attacks against US companies and consumers

(PhysOrg.com) -- A security official at the Department of Homeland Security recently released a statement that confirmed the idea that some foreign-made computer components are actually being designed to make the job of launching ...

Technology / Other

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

Unconventional idea for antiviral contraceptive gel wins Gates Foundation grant

A vaginal gel that affords both contraception and HIV protection using nanoparticles that carry bee venom is one of the bold, unconventional ideas that won a 2010 Grand Challenges Explorations grant from the Bill & Melinda ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Smartphones tempting new targets for hackers

Software security experts warn that mobile phones are tempting targets for hackers in a world where people eagerly invite strange applications onto handsets packed with personal data.

Technology / Software

created Jul 30, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists find new way to attack cancerous cells

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered a new way to target and destroy a type of cancerous cell. The findings may lead to the development of new therapies to treat lymphomas, leukemias, and related cancers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Chemist refines treatment of prostate cancer with light

There's more than one way to kill a cancer cell. Cliff Berkman is working on a better way -- one that specifically targets prostate cancer cells and causes a type of natural death that spares surrounding tissues ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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